File copying

defined in Webster’s dictionary as, “the act of attacking and stealing from a ship at sea” (www.merriam-webster.com) this was the common use for the word until a new form of piracy arose. Digital piracy which can be defined as, “the act of illegally copying someone 's product or invention without permission”( www.merriam-webster.com) is now the more common version of the word. After, the rise of the internet it allowed for easy access of music and films and with policies lagging behind it…

the value of the works, it is not reasonable to generalize all the copyright term in 14 years. Hence there are still some standards needed to be clarified. Finally, it is no doubt that peer-to-peer file-sharing should not be criminalized and assuring artists get paid instead of stop people sharing files seems…

of bootlegging made its debut. “…since 1998 when Shawn Fanning created Napster…Napster represented the first mainstream and user-friendly program to transfer and download these files. Napster, a peer-to-peer (P2P) program, allowed online users to connect with one another and swap copyrighted music, videos, and other files contained on their computers, thus providing a way to get free music online” (Bender 2009). Unfortunately, because of the rise of Napster this has caused a decrease in music…

By having hackers and other advanced technology people will always find a way to alter software, and download music or movies files. But if the government could regulate the internet more the pirarcy rate in most countries would significantly decrase. The governmet would help the music and movie industry, and even other businesses save profits. Internet piracy has become an big…

some type of file sharing software downloaded onto their computers or mobile devices. There are thousands of file sharing software out there with some of the most popular ones being Napster, LimeWire, and The Pirate Bay. All of which have been sued or are currently being sued for copyright infringement over the Internet by major record labels. Napster was the first big file sharing software that got sued and set the precedent for future cases involving file sharing software and file sharing…

site, simply by claiming it isn’t their fault. This is not true. In fact, the DMCA often protects copyright holders work. MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster is a perfect example of this. In 2005, a small conglomeration of intellectual property holders sued file sharing site Grokster after they created a software that allowed users to download copyrighted works. Grokster won the case in the district court after MGM cited the Betamax case, which determined that if a technology could…

the most innovative inventions of the 20th century, has led to many unforeseen problems and changes to the way popular nusic culture interacts, posse, and store music. This easy accessibility has led to the rise of music piracy. Music piracy is the copying and distribution of copies, of music, which the author(s) or copyright-holder does not give permission. Many did not see the detriment…

To contrast and expand the acknowledge of the protection that copyright law offers, this paper will investigate the cases of Adele accused of copying Kurdish artist’s ballad, Happy Birthday song copyright and Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams’ Blurred line case. Nowadays, music can transfer and download quickly from the internet. Artists are willing to share their creative works on the different…

are making copyright relative to today’s technology - most of the rulings turn out as extremes. Programs that obviously aid in piracy can escape a court case unscratched; or record labels can sue for ridiculous sums, as with the case involving the file-sharing program LimeWire by LimeWire LLC, where demands were up to an estimated $75 trillion dollars, more than 5 times this nation’s debt…

Copyright laws have grown to become a very prominent issue in this country. As the number of developers, artists, and other cretaors increases, the more subjects we have available to compare to other objects, the higher chances there are that two of said objects will be considered similar enough that one of the, or even perhaps both parties involved will feel cheated by the other, giving context on the increasing amount of copyright laws and trials. The cases of Sony 's Betamax and Grokster 's…