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Illegal downloading also known as file sharing enables people throughout the world to share information such as movies, music and documents. The various industries have been effected by the activities of illegal downloading. Music artists around the world were losing out on thousands if not millions of dollar worth of profit from CD sales. The illegal downloading will make the owner give up and they will not interest produce materials with the loss that they have to face. In this situation,…

Given the past two examples, the case could be made that the DMCA is broken, simply because the creators of the intellectual property do not seem to be as protected as the people who are potentially infringing, or that companies like YouTube can have others work on their 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…

instead, I spent my night catching up on some math problems. It wasn’t until my mother got a phone call from the 6th grade science teacher that I realized we probably should have gone to the awards ceremony. Earlier that day, contestants at the state science fair were allowed to skip school and go to the Convention Center for judging, so I did, along with my science partner. My team, which consisted of me, the above partner, and another acquaintance, started when I found out that they shared my…

to almost everyone, including the artists and composers, and/or the creator of this image or intellectual property, as well as the one who wants to download this composition, no matter the reason. There are exceptions, such as teaching purposes, ‘fair use’, 'public domain ', as well as for librarians. Ethics and legal concerns need to be considered prior to clicking the ‘download’ prompt. Although visual media is at our fingertips, photographs, and other intellectual property, though…

Orientation to College is a great course that I have taken this semester. I have learned a lot of things that I have been using on a daily basis and I can use in the future. This course has also made it easier for me to understand my other classes as well. My grades are one thing that I have been maintaining at an great average because of this course. I have learned to reflect and give my opinion about a topic that is being discussed. I know that this course is going to help me in the future and…

the story. The story jumps from one event to another, so the tone is constantly changing, but based solely on the plot, it can be implied that the tone can be sarcastic and judging. One of the two critics of a critical analysis of the tone of Vanity Fair stated that, “the narrator 's voice gains an authority with the reader that 's hard to shake off or question,” which is questionable. The narrator is simply giving background information on the characters. He does not simply expect the reader to…

Since the dawn of time, the controversial debate on whether copyright piracy has a negative or positive effect on the entertainment industry, has been going on. Copyright piracy is "the action of duplicating, taking, or the usage of copyright material without permission" as defined by the Motion Picture Association (MPA) (ehow). Copyright piracy in the Entertainment industry ranges anywhere from illegal downloading an MP3 off a torrent website, to illegally streaming a TV show not available on…

This particular case addressed all factors of the fair use doctrine. University City Studios had legitimate claims but, all claims were turned down on favor of Sony. At the beginning, the U.S. District Court determined that Betamax contributed to copyright infringement. A later Supreme Court analysis reversed the District Court decision. The court concluded that it was the users who infringed on copyright law. Here is an analysis of the events: Universal City Studios argued that they are the…

article, which was published in 2009 during his time spent at the University of Helsinki in Finland. The research he conducted was over a span of seven months in Nicaragua. The main concept of the study was focused on some of the issues surrounding fair trade organic coffee production. His goal was to determine if the production of organic coffee was functioning efficiently and if in fact it was able to increase the quality of life for the farmers. The research targeted such factors as the…

Annotated Bibliography Topic: Fair Trade Claim: Fair Trade promotes honest trading conditions, and better, safer lives for the farmers and workers, their families, and their communities all across the world. Resource 1: Buying Fair Trade: A Local Way to Help Communities Around the World This resource was useful for my topic and claim, because it tells how fair trade is beneficial for so many people. By "cutting out the middleman" the farmers and producers are growing their communities and the…