Copyright infringement

Plagiarism in todays world has become relatively tempting for some, with search engines at the tip of our fingers, I agree that we are faced with more students, professionals, etc. that will be more disposed to plagiarize their work in some way or form. Technology has graced us with such fortunate capabilities, however, the internet has given us access to an abundance of information. Information that we can obtain with just the click of a finger and has given many the ability to lie, cheat, and…

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…

One thing the article lacks is more in depth discussion around grunge music. The section of this book outlines the most important elements of sound for Nirvana’s performance along with detailed descriptions and comparisons of each of their songs in a live performance in 1990. These were both the two sounds Kurt Cobain was responsible for; guitar and vocals. Cobain’s vocal range is discussed in detail with a technical use of language by having ‘ a wide timbral and dynamic range from which to…

Remember when it was considered a mortal sin for a band to license¬¬¬ their music for use in an advertisement? Those days are long gone. Inevitably, the world evolves and those who refuse to conform to the new standard are left in the dust wondering how they steered wrong. MTV changed everything when it first aired; Napster did the same two decades later; Apple continued the trend with the introduction of the iPod and iTunes. Artists need to keep up with the exponentially changing way that the…

I believe that the band should stay independent (Indie) and produce themselves in this business because in today’s society you have more of artists/bands going the independent route where they can see with their own eyes of where the money is going into and how they can put into use for their well-being. The independent route for artists/bands plays a good model for them because they have all rights their own music and have the control to release at any time without having someone telling them…

Committing Transcription Theft Students may ask the question about how written or transcript of material can be stolen. This to many professors or peer reviewers assess transcription theft as plagiarism, which is known to be the misuse of other peoples work to be depicted as one’s own work. Illegally statement or trying to convince readers such as professors, teachers, peer reviewers, etcetera; that the written material given was of your own work and ideas when in fact knowing it came from other…

Prisoners with good behavior should have the privilege to use MP3 players, this will benefit both the inmate and the facility. Prisoners with good behavior should be allowed to listen to music to calm them down. Sometimes prisoners get frustrated and get in fights and when they get stopped by the guards, their enragement increases because they can't take out the anger they have. Music can help people calm down, so having an MP3 player will help them calm down and avoid violent situations.…

Plagiarism is the action of using materials, whether they are in any form of communication, without giving credits to the authors. There are two kinds of plagiarism: the first one is intentional plagiarism and the second one is unintentional plagiarism. Intentional plagiarism happens when students using materials of another person without proper citing to that person. Restating other ideas without proper citing is also count as intentional plagiarism. The second king of plagiarism is…

Nicholas Checa IS 300 T/TH 2:00 YouTube Case 1. There are a few competitive forces that have challenged the movie industry in the past decade. For example, with the creation of online streaming there was a big increase of illegal downloads that have begun to happen. Substitutions are popping up all over the web to illegally attain videos instead of paying for them. This creates more bargaining power for the customers, because instead of paying rental fees or buying high priced movies,…

Music swapping is the act of copying or stealing music, it's an act of plagiarism. People that Music swap hurt the music industry because, it's easy to get to with the internet, it's an act of plagiarism, and hurts the smaller bands make money off their music and get their name out. This is a selfish act that's easy to do and not a lot of people know about this information. That's what this brochure is all about to help educate and let people know what harm music swapping is doing to the music…