Copyright infringement

There is a difference between copying and remixing someone’s work. Now copying is taking someone’s work exactly and saying it is theirs. Kirby Ferguson once said, “Our creativity comes from without, not from within. We are not self-made. We are dependent on one another. Admitting this to ourselves is not an embrace of mediocrity, or derivativeness. It is liberation from our misconceptions. And it is an incentive to not expect so much from ourselves, and to simply begin." While copying is an…

As previously mentioned, the Golden Age of Piracy has become romanticized. It is due to this, that many scholars have seemed to have formed the opinion that the violent acts committed during the Golden Age have become blurred and even overlooked. Yet, as much as scholars want to think this is something new, the acts of piracy have always been blurred. Piracy is commonly referred to as the practice of attacking and robbing at sea or a coastal region. When piracy was just getting started in…

name of Aaron Swartz. Lessig discussed what Aaron did, and the role of law and justice in a digital age in connection to Aaron. Lessig’s address, in particular his comments made about copyright fith within Lakoff’s “nurturant” parent frame and what Diane Gurman said about it. Lessig portrays today’s modern copyright laws as a hindrance to the greater public good and his desire to change them to promote a more open and equal opportunity for the public to gain knowledge is The “nurturant” parent…

Dark tourism, also known as grief tourism, is not a popular form of tourism in most countries but has occurred ever since people have the ability to travel. Within the last ten years, dark tourism has become increasingly popular with tourists, with websites like www.thecabinet.com naming the various dark attractions around the world (Dark Destinations, 2007). The term ‘dark tourism’ was coined by Malcolm Foley and J. John Lennon to describe “…the phenomenon which encompasses the presentation and…

One’s music library, whatever genre it may be in, is the soundtrack of one’s life. Music now is more relevant than ever. There are more and more songs and artists debuting what they have into the collection of music that can now be available in the palm of the hand. Nearly all artists can be found with a quick Google search and in just a few clicks one can find a link to their most recent singles. One way to find music online nowadays is through internet music streaming. Music streaming is…

It is not immoral to copy music because while theft of property may be immoral, copying music is not theft of property. Therefore, copying music is not immoral. Theft is considered to be depriving the owner of the use of some piece of property. Moreover, depriving the owner of the ability to share or destroy the property. When considering the copying of music, the owner has not been deprived of using the music, nor have they been deprived of sharing or destroying the music they have created.…

Annotated Bibliography Dean, Josh. "Let A Billion Streams Bloom." Fast Company 180 (2013): 104-127. Business Source Elite. Web. 8 May 2015. The article features the music streaming service Spotify, cofounded by Daniel Ek in Sweden. As of November 1, 2013, over a third of the population in Sweden use Spotify, which allows unlimited access to about 25 million songs. In March 2013, Spotify registered 24 million users, including 6 million paid subscribers. The company has paid over 500 million…

contributed to the unauthorized copying or sharing of copyrighted materials without permission, or simply stealing it. Many activities like lawsuits against file sharing websites have been taken to protect companies, producers, and artists from copyright theft. However, movie piracy remains on the rise and won 't vanish overnight. Certain actions have to be taken to make both movie lovers and moviemakers happy and to protect their rights. Movie piracy is unethical because it hurts the country’s…

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According to the dictionary, copyright refers to the exclusive rights that protect the works of authors, artists, and composers from being reproduced, performed, or distributed by others without permission. The artist or the owner of the copyright has the right to reproduce their protected work as well as to replicate copies and sell them, exhibit their work to the public, etc. Copyright’s main focus is to protect how the author has expressed his or her concept or idea; it does not protect the…