Copyright law

For the love of music In this essay we are going to explore controversial reality of the music industry from the perspective of a music enthusiast. There is a wide-spread opinion that file-sharing has had deleterious influence on the music industry. On closer inspection, there is little evidence to substantiate this claim though. Firstly, most artists apparently do not have long-term contracts with any major record company, nor do they receive generous remuneration from radio stations. In fact,…

Each time a performance, broadcast or another transmission is being made available subsequently to an audience in a public space, that is, outside the family circle, a new act of communication to the public takes place. This act also requires the copyright owner’s consent. Under the InfoSoc Directive they right of communication to the public and the right of making available to the public are stated and said to inexhaustible. Since the term communication to the public exhibits two cumulative…

show our business can generate revenue and overall make profits. Pet Paws photography will remain solid and have a strong financial foundation to build upon. References Dorrel, V. (2013). “Picturing a Remedy for Small Claims of Copyright Infringement”. Administrative Law Review, Vol. 65 Issue2; p449-474.26p. Smith, A. (2014). “How to Prepare a Marketing Environmental Analysis”. Retrieved from: http://smallbusiness.chron.com/prepare-marketing-environment-analysis-57550.html Weygandt, J.J.,…

of information Explain the impact on an organisation of the following • Legal issues: • Data protection legislation (e.g. Data Protection Act 1998) • Freedom of Information Act 2000 • Other relevant legislation (e.g. Computer Misuse Act 1990) • Copyright considerations. • Ethical issues: • Examples of ethical issues (e.g. moral, whistle blowing, disability, use of information) • Codes of practice (e.g. email, internet, internal policies, intellectual property, content) • Other (e.g. reporting…

Would you knowingly let someone steal from you? Musicians in today’s music industry are often put in very difficult situations between their music and corporate interest in using their music. Oftentimes, musicians lose control of how their music and their identity is used. In the past, musicians made money on downloads, CDs sold, and concert tours. Musicians used to control their careers. They controlled where they played, how often they played, what they looked like, and they were paid what…

Their misguided attempts at designing, manufacturing and marketing cheap juniors fashions have all been epic fails. From labor scandals to copyright infringement, this company seems to have the formula down for attracting the media. While multiple protests and even a documentary (“Made in L.A.”) have been inspired, the news seems to have missed the chain retailer’s target audience: teenagers…

to allow copyright holders to request the internet service providers to reveal any copyright infringing individuals, making the anonymity behind piracy non-existent. At first “it increased physical music sales by 33%, digital music sales by 46%, and total music sales by 36%” (Adermon et al.). While it may be effective for the short term, more importantly, the long-term effectiveness comes into to question. Thankfully history has the answer to the long-term effectiveness of similar laws. The…

Underscoring virtually all of the conceptual difficulties of copyright protection for computer software is an uneasy match between a legal mechanism aimed at protecting the fruits of creative labor, which has evolved for centuries around artistic and literary concepts, and devices that control a machine. It is not surprising, therefore, that prior to the enactment of the Copyright Act of 1976 and the advent of mass-marketed computers for use in homes and small businesses, the interests of…

Should musicians change their tune? This question is a controversial question asked my hundreds of people all around the world. Times are changing. The way people would market their music in the past in completely different than how it's marketed now. In today's times we access music on our smartphones rather than buying a physical copy. Having direct access is much simpler than buying a CD. The appeal of being able to take our music with us anywhere we go excites today's generations. We…

• Every second of every day someone somewhere in the world is committing thievery and stealing from someone. • Rather it be in the music industry, the movies or taking credit for someone else’s idea, stealing is something that happens all the time in different ways, sometimes we don’t even realize we are pilfering. II. Music: • At one time Music was as simple as turning on the radio. It was 100% free to listen, of course the radio listener could not govern what song would be played, and not…