Anti-copyright

According to Deborah G. Johnson, in the case of Franklin v. Apple, Franklin copied Apples operating code without any alterations, this was a clear copyright infringement act. However, these cases aren’t always obvious, that’s where fair use comes in and is disputed in the federal courts. There are four factors of fair use and a fifth, unofficial factor. According to Rich Stim, the first factor is: The Purpose and Character of Your Use. The court will examine if the material taken from the…

Blown to Bits is a very interesting chapter. Chapter six dives into the often undefined world of copyright rights in computing. Copyright laws allow people to have full rights over their creative works and ideas, but this concept does not translate very well into the world of technology. Because information can be transferred with unparalleled ease in the computing age, intentional and unintentional copyright violations have become common. Should people be able to record television shows? Who…

Hactivism as a process has a dual-edged character. The organised activity exposes the “transparency and accountability” (Diamond 71) of global power exploitation. However, such methods are seen questionable in the accountability and transparency of their practice(s). The main concern with hactivism is the preconceived notions of its values are translated offline as vigilantism. However, the whole concept of vigilantism is based on the idea of not condoning individual action to exercise…

This can be applied in two major ways; that represented by a physical item, such as an invention of “equipment, or machinery”, and that represented by ideas, such as artwork, dance, and literature. This type of property is protected by patents and copyright, though the age of the internet makes it difficult to completely protect one’s property, and proving that a similar idea or product is infringement is a costly process. With all of these factors, intellectual property is a hotbed of activity…

There are millions of illegal downloads made every day. If one Piracy sight gets closed two more will pop back up. The internet is so full of piracy sights that there is no way to shut them all down. With internet constantly evolving copyright protection will not mean anything. Anyone who knows enough about computers can download what they want for free. Piracy is not an actual crime. When someone pirates, they didn’t actually steal it because the creator still has it. People get the…

Theft in Music Counter Although some suppose that illegally downloading music is detrimental to an artist’s and the music industry’s monetary gains, many can argue that illegal downloads do not damage earnings, but in fact allows profits to expand.With the widespread diffusion of illegal downloads, the excessive growth of piracy leads an artist's income to plummet (qtd. in The Theft) and in turn corrupts the revenue earned by the music industry (qtd.in Developing an Argument). With an artist…

Does the Sharing of Music Files Through the Internet Violate Copyright Laws? Michael Gibbons, October 6, 2015, Issue 6 Facts: The issue at hand is to determine if sharing music files through the internet violates copyright laws. It was found to be illegal to share music through the internet. In the case MGM Studios v. Grokster a unanimous decision was held that Grokster was to “be held liable for violating copyright laws by providing peer-to-peer file sharing software to the public,” (Katsh 98)…

central message of Lawrence Lessig's video "Do copyright Laws Stiffle Creativity" describes how copyright infringement is impeding the centuries old practice of people coming together, and dancing and singing to the popular music of the day. Illustrating his point, Lawrence shows scenes from YouTube videos, created by average people, showing themselves or people they know, emulating the dance moves of recording artists while that recording artist's copyright song is playing. In some instances…

Copyright has many rules when it comes to the music industry. If producers aren’t careful then they may just end up with copyright penalties ranging from $200 to $150,000 for each stolen piece, court costs, the song can be taken down and the person that illegally used someone’s original work can go to jail. Music sampling can easily violate copyright terms if producers don’t get the correct permission. Music Sampling is when a music producer takes a few notes or maybe even a whole course from an…

I remember at an early age receiving my first cassette tape, which happened to be a gift from my mother. This tape contained the album “Surfin’ Safari” by The Beach Boys and was a life-long favorite of my mothers. I would play this tape over and over again, singing along with the band and dancing around to the sounds of the guitar. This was the earliest memory I have where I can clearly recall when my obsession with music began. From this early point, I began diverging into many different genres…