Copyright infringement of software

Although it is widely believed by the general public that recording artists are instant millionaires, statistics reveal that it is actually quite the opposite. Artists’ royalties have been, and are continuing to be increasingly diminished due to copyright infringement, music streaming/peer-to-peer…

extreme at the moment, but get caught and the consequences aren’t worth it. Copyright infringement is also a form of plagiarism. One famous case of copyright infringement was between rapper, Vanilla Ice, David Bowie, and Queen. Vanilla Ice illegally sampled “Under Pressure” a song by Bowie and Queen in his song “Ice Ice Baby”. He ended up having to pay a large sum of money to both parties. Another incident of copyright infringement was when Kylie Jenner copied indie brand, Plugged NYC’s…

Facts The fast-paced technological advancements, particularly in the past decade and the lack of control of internet activities have created a challenging time for the music industry due to the increase in music piracy. Music Piracy can be defined as the “unauthorized duplication on a commercial scale of copyrighted work with the intention to defraud the rights holder” (Siegfried). Music piracy first became a problem for the music industry in the late 1960s with the invention of the compact…

The weak copyright legislation is one of the reasons of digital piracy appearance. Enforcement mechanisms and regulations play significant role in terms of controlling the spread of illegal material. To demonstrate its role the comparison of legislations of two countries has been done, where one country has strong legislation and other country, which legislation needs to be improved. China represents country with comprehensive and strict rules against digital copyright infringement. It…

In the earliest days of software, the 1960’s and 70’s, computers software was not protected under copyright laws (Story, Darch, & Halbert, 2006); free information sharing, software in this case, was embraced in the name of furthering science (Speres, 2009). Today, however, piracy (anti-piracy) is at the top of many Northern governments’ agendas (Story, Darch, & Halbert, 2006). Many of the negative effects of proprietary software on countries of the Global South compared to free and open source…

heightened copyright laws that claim to protect free speech and creativity while it actually accomplishes the opposite. Online service providers, or OSPs, are the target of SOPA legislation. SOPA places liability for copyright law infringing content on innocent corporations that merely provide a platform for users to share content. Most importantly SOPA will tear down copyright safe harbors that provide protection to users and OSPs who have inadvertently committed copyright infringement and…

“Is There “Generational Plagiarism”?” by Drucker and Gumpert, is an article that works in the sense of an informative essay, to brighten the horizon on “originality, a foundational concept of plagiarism as well as copyright law” (Drucker & Gumpert). The essay argues; “Is this case of copying truly the expression of a youth culture of authors, artists, and musicians who borrow and sample freely and thereby breathe new life into old works? Or does this example suggest the need to revisit…

In my understanding, intellectual property rights (IPR) is the official rights, resulted from the intellectual activity such as industrial, scientific, literature, and artistic. Each country has laws to protect the intellectual property, and there are also two main reasons to protect that intellectual property. First is to give statutory expression to the moral and economic rights of creators in their creations and the public rights in access to those creations. Then, the second reason is to…

Music Piracy Pirates back in the 1800’s were known to sail the high seas, plunder ships, steal cargo, the list goes on. Pirates today are still around but they take a different form, they take the form of someone going on the internet and downloading a torrent of that catchy new song they heard on the radio or downloading an entire album from some no name artist that doesn’t have their album on Spotify yet. These pirates aren’t your traditional, pirates they’re music pirates. Music piracy hurts…

We all have seen what the love for music has done; it brought us together, cheered us, enlightened us, and romanticized us. It seems to not be the case anymore. The music industry has killed our music; it has deprived us from the warmth of music. It has turned our artistry into a monopoly. Although, it has brought massive amount of people together, it has also brought the destruction of uniqueness. Millions of people listen to the same thing that comes in the radio, not knowing the music they…