Anti-copyright

foundation for what our country is but the Anti-Federalists are those who argued for better. Both the Federalists and Anti-Federalists had an opinions on how the nation should exist. However, these proposals for the future of our country conflicted on multiple levels between the two groups. Originally, the first draft for a constitution was established by the Articles of Confederation in 1778 (Kramnick, pg155). Those who supported this document were the Anti-Federalists. Patrick Henry, George…

Many people these days are guilty of being “software pirates”. “Software piracy is the unauthorized copying or distribution of copyrighted software. This can be done by copying, downloading, sharing, selling, or installing multiple copies onto personal or work computers.” (Business Software Alliance) They justify their actions by claiming they are stealing from the huge corporate company’s that are out there making money off of us and do not care about their customers. This way of thinking…

states that you can use it for criticism, parody, news reporting, and teaching. Which this video is following for education purposes. Although he is using clips from different disney movies and such, the clips are not too long to be considered copyright infringement. And he didn't use enough clips for it to be copying too. He made the video a mashup of different disney movie clips, which had made this into a transformative way to explain fair use. Even though the video contained disney clips…

Monkey Selfies: Questioning Copyright Laws and Constitutional Applications Last week, American animal rights organization the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, more commonly known as PETA, filed a novel lawsuit in San Francisco’s Federal Court on behalf of a macaque monkey for the copyright ownership over “selfies” it took dating back to 2011. The suit requests a court order to give PETA allowance to administer proceeds from the photos to benefit the monkey and the macaque reserve to…

Plunkitt of Tammany Hall and Coming of Age in Mississippi discuss the shifting American political structure and how political power is achieved, maintained, and challenged. Each book offers its own unique interpretation concerning the changing political structures from the beginning of the twentieth century to the 1960s. Plunkitt of Tammany Hall sheds light on political party structures shifting throughout the twentieth century in large scale cities, such as New York City, particularly in…

In 1896, The United States Supreme Court established a doctrine stating “Separate but equal”, this doctrine was set up to show that blacks and whites were to be treated equal in society. The doctrine may have said “Separate but equal,” but in reality society was still separate and unequal for blacks and whites (Staff of the National Museum of American History). Whites who lived during this time period were treated much better than any blacks ever were. Blacks were denied employment, entrance to…

Murder resolved by Execution: Justice? Death is a phenomena defined as the end of living. It is the reflection of one’s life, its meaning and worth. In the novel, A Lesson Before Dying, the author, Ernest J. Gaines, uses symbolism to weave the theme and the story. Such technique add depth and meaning to the story. The story involves a twenty one year old protagonist with a bit of mental disability, Jefferson, who is involved in an unfortunate crime that has led himself in a sentencing to death.…

The Battle Royal (1952) A contest in which gladiators fight to the death until one remains alive was an experience the narrator of the short story, written by author Ralph Ellison, Battle Royal. It is the slave sport the narrator accidentally gotten involved in, as he was about to tell a speech for the high white authorities. The story is a narration of the biography twenty years or more from the narrator 's current age as was looking back as he tries to find his identity in the present. The…

In America, around the sixties many people were against segregation, and many people were with it. Occasionally people from the different skin color would often join forces with the opposing race. When they did, in fact, join another side it would seem very odd to society. For example, Janis Ian the singer of the song “Society’s Child” was a young girl when this historical event occurred. Ian was born in New York City but moved early in her life to New Jersey where she attended East Orange High…

The antebellum period saw several reform movements take place. There were movements for temperance, public school reform, abolition of slavery, women’s rights and dealing with poverty, crime and the mentally ill. The various reform movements that took place during this time achieved varying levels of success. The temperance movement initially began with a goal to reduce the alcohol consumption of Americans. This changed when Lyman Beecher condemned any use of alcohol at all. Evangelical…