...the sharing of files online. The migration from the analog system of information to digital content has eased access to information and false possession of information hence copyright issues. In the current age, it is easy to copy information created by a different party and claiming full ownership. Digital piracy has been on the rise. There have been proposals of litigations on new copyright enhancement paradigm in many countries and the traditional industries that intend to achieve efficiency in the protection...
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...Violation of your copyright privileges, and how you feel knowing that thousands of users are simply copying and sharing your composition, for which they might have paid for otherwise. Peer-to-Peer (“P2P”) file sharing is a way of exchanging or transferring files of which you do not have permission to share can have serious consequences. We have worked hard to compose this new pop song and it is unfair that others are sharing and copying this song without paying for it. We are in the business of entertaining our fans but we are also a business and as such, we rely on the revenues generated from the sales of our music. • Enabling your case as a consideration in the purview of “fair use” under the law. Fair use is a concept that allows use of limited portions of a copyrighted work, without the permission of the copyright owner, for purposes such as scholarship, research, and criticism. Fair use does not mean that if you think it's fair that you should be able to use a work, it's okay. Rather, whether a particular use of copyrighted material is a fair use must be judged according to the four criteria in the Copyright Act: Purpose and character of the use (why do you want to use it?). Nature of the copyrighted work (what kind of work is it?). Amount and substantially used (how much do you want to copy?). Effect on the potential market for or value of the work (will your copying contribute to decreasing the value or demand for the work?). ...
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...| How is Digital Piracy Hurting Modern Society? | | | Introduction Digital Piracy is a huge crime that is large hurting the entertainment business here in the United States and in other countries, but the question I ask myself is how digital piracy hurting modern society? What actions are our governments taking to stop people from downloading illegal music, movies, and software? How much of a profit loss is effecting the companies that are producing this digital material? If someone knows what the punishment is for downloading music, movies, and software would they still do it. This research will aim to understand what is digtal piracy is and why it is that people download illegal software, movies, and music. Literature review In the article Examine Digital Piracy: Self-Control, Punishment, and Self-Efficacy, the authors introduce what digital piracy is and how it changes on a constant basis. They show how the “United States government has been cooperating in the fight against digital piracy with the software, music and movie industries with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA)” (Zhang, Smith, McDowell, 2009). They discuss how most people think that digital piracy is acceptable, it a soft crime and it does not hurt anyone, and most think that this information should be exchanged freely. The authors also did an online-survey study on college students who were taking Management Information Sciences (MIS) course at a public university in the southern United...
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...Will the Web Kill Colleges? In this paper I will examine the article written by Zephyr Teachout entitled “Will the Web Kill Colleges”. The key point of Teachout’s argument is whether or not the Web will kill Colleges. According to the author Zephyr, “undergraduate education is on the verge of a radical reordering” (Chaffee, p.91, para 2). Zephyr states that colleges will be torn apart by the Internets new ways of sharing information. Classes are slowly changing from an in class setting to an online setting that may become permanent over the next 15 years. The author also states “colleges are becoming more virtual” (Chaffee, p.91, para 3). Traditional Colleges will experience a decline in enrollment and since they are depending on tuition this will hurt them tremendously. You don’t have to be in a classroom to do research, ask questions and receive lectures to gain a full learning experience. “The funding of academic research, the culture of the academy and the institution of tenure are all threatened” (Chaffee, p.96, para 4). The evidence used by the author to support his argument is the cost of getting a online degree are relatively inexpensive compared to traditional college. For example, “in state online undergraduate completion degree offered by the East Carolina University costs only $99 per credit hour which is a base of $1200 a year” (Chaffee, p.92, para 2). And the author also believes that the price will “only dive in coming decades as more universities compete...
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...Innovative Models for Doing Business in the Music Industry Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Reasons for Changes in Consumer Thinking 2 2.1 New Technology Changes the Way Consumers Experience Media 3 2.2 Development of P2P File Sharing 3 2.2.1 Generation 1: Napster 3 2.2.2 Generation 2: The Pirate Bay 4 3 Company Attitudes Towards Changing Business Climate 5 3.1 The Industry Reaction on File Sharing 5 3.2 Technologial Countermeasures 6 3.3 Taking Chances with the New Climate 7 4 Analysis of Different Business Models and Market Conditions 9 4.1 A New Business Model – A Good Business Model? 10 4.1.1 Streaming Media Services 11 4.1.1.1 Spotify 12 4.1.2 Single-song Download Services – Online Music Stores 13 4.1.3 Music Rental Services 14 4.2 Study Case: Tip-Jar - The Radiohead Business Model 15 4.3 Study Case: CD-giveaway - The Prince Business Model 16 5 Conclusions 18 References 19 Introduction The emergence of new media, digital technology, and changing consumer expectations has given the music industry the challenging task of scrutinizing their own business models and methods, forcing companies to revise their business structure and adopt new sources of revenue for the twenty-first century. The main goal of this study was to find out the trends which have affected the industry past years and shaped it towards the present state, reveal how the current climate is, and point out some possible future success factors and new models of...
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...film and music industries have been most affected by the World Wide Web. However, the other forms of the entertainment world have, albeit to a lesser extent, been affected as well. The least affected area of show business is theatre. The very nature of theatre is to view a performance live and in-person. There are websites, such as Arte Live Web, that do broadcast live theatre on the web, but such services have not at this point of time become a significant source of revenue or exposure for theatre. There is likely a specialized niche market for this type of internet broadcast so this is a potential area of growth in the future for theatre. The channels of distribution and promotion of theatre has greatly benefited from internet technology. The web has...
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...Supply, and Prosperity of the Music Industry Abstract In an era where pop culture and technology are rapidly growing, intertwining and becoming embedded in the everyday lives of Americans, it was inevitable that their paths would cross. Possibly the most affected medium of pop culture is the music industry. The growth and development of the internet is either their biggest gift or biggest curse. Modern technology has made wide-scale trading of music possible in the form of MP3 files available over the internet for free. Users can simply upload the files to these sharing sites and millions of others at any given time have the ability to download it from them. The Recording Industry Association of America, however, doesn’t share the enthusiasm about these file sharing practices. To them, it is stealing from the record company and from the artist themselves. Consumers don’t tend to see it that way. The issue that arises here is whether or not should music be accessible for free trade over the internet. On the one hand, it is thought that MP3 downloads reduce sales of legitimate CDs. On the other hand, it can be argued that downloading free MP3s could actually encourage someone to buy a CD which they may not have purchased had they not heard it in its entirety. This is known as the sampling effect. The focus of this research paper will be to paper analyze the impact of music file sharing on the demand, supply, and prosperity of the music industry. The music industry is...
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...Illegal Downloads, Copyright, File Sharing & Piracy A copyright is a form of protection, granted by the laws of the United States, to the creator of an original work of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works, to control the distribution, usually for a limited time, after the work enters the public domain. Generally, copyright is enforced as a civil matter although some jurisdictions do apply criminal sanctions. Copyright limitations are recognized by most jurisdictions and some exceptions to the author's exclusivity of copyright are allowed giving users certain rights. However the Internet and digital media have created new and challenging tests of the copyright laws. New technologies, including peer-to-peer sharing of digital files, have prompted reinterpretations of the exceptions and a new surge in the fight for copyright protection. Digital Music and Software Most recently, the music industry launched a campaign to fight the illegal downloading of songs via the Internet and file sharing, peer-to-peer networks like Ares, BitTorrent, Gnutella, Limewire, and Morpheus. These networks provide the framework for users to request and receive digital transmissions of copyrighted sound recordings from other users on the network. A request is sent out over the Internet to find the requested song on another user's computer. Within seconds, that illegal file is downloaded to the requestor's desktop. Criminal activity...
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...revolve on the difference between physical property and intellectual property. The videogame content is an intellectual property while the CD of the videogame is a physical property. Since piracy is a problem for most software companies and the entertainment industry, this has encompassed copyright violations. Copyright pertains to the legal right that serves as protection for works that have been created. A copyright provides the purchaser an exclusive right to produce copies of the intellectual property. The problem of online piracy gained attention during the period when Napster allowed internet users to exchange digital music files through the use of peer-to-peer technology. In 2000, Napster had over twenty million users. What made the site very controversial was the unlimited access that the users have to copyrighted music. The downloading of files was not realized as a means of practicing piracy. Stealing was never considered their ultimate purpose. Major issues Brian Lee ordered a videogame which apparently did not function after he attempted to play. The videogame problem was linked to the system of digital rights management or DRM. DRM is used by company to protect the material from unauthorized copying and securely deliver the intellectual property in ways such as progressive download, streaming, subscriptions, and rentals. DRM controls the users’ manipulation of materials purchased. In this case,...
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...Name Course Tutor Date How has the music industry been affected by the internet and digital downloading? As the world progresses, internet power is handed over to people and the digital music downloads and sharing of files has become so common that the business in the music industry has started deteriorating and they are losing money really fast. This project came into my concern since the available number of musicians and their music genres on the internet is very high. A few megabytes and the song is already on your digital device and all qualities are available without using a lot of money to access the music. The expense an artist uses is so much and there is no profit to gain after the music is produced and probably it might not hit. I anticipate joining the music industry that is why this topic is of my major concern. The main issue in question is how has the music industry been affected by the internet and digital downloading? Annotations BBC News. US Court Re-imposes $220,000 Music Piracy Fine. BBC News. 2012. Web. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19572817 In this article, a lady, Jamie Thomas-Rasset was accused by the Recording Industry Association of America, a trade organization that supports major music industries, that he had been pirating music and uploading them on the internet. She was fined a large amount of money per song and this shows how serious the digital downloading of music has affected the music industry and has become an offense to...
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...[Is it ok to download movies and/or music without paying for it? Why or why not? Arguments for and against.] | Emilianos EllinasThe Business of Entertainment, Media and TechnologyOctober 16, 2013 | Debate about legality and appropriateness of downloading copyrighted material is nothing new to the world we live in. Since the advent of P2P technology with Napster in 1999, the Entertainment industry has struggled to grasp the magnitude of this emerging cultural phenomenon. Never again in human history was it as effortless, economical and fast to copy and distribute music and movies to the masses. A few decades back, the entertainment industry faced a similar predicament regarding music cassettes and VHS tapes. They swore in belief that these “parasitic” technologies would disrupt economic growth forever. Yet again, history proved them utterly wrong, as they bigger than ever. The main arguments branch into three lines of defense against downloading: (i) how the artists make a living; (ii) the Entertainment industry’s growth and affluence; (iii) the claim “without copyright, there will be no culture” . Nowadays, artists expect to be paid, and remuneration is their incentive to stay creative and continue working, because at the end of the day this is how they pay their bills. Does this support the viewpoint that this will make the industry shrink, and less creative content will be available for our enjoyment? Every year the industry announces a higher number in lost profits...
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...“File Sharing: Educational Information Distribution” I. Objectives * This case study aims to complete the following: * General Objective * To create an online informative webpage that discusses File Sharing. * Specific Objectives A. To describe the nature and description of File Sharing. B. To discuss the importance of File Sharing in the Internet World. C. To give the disadvantage and advantage of File Sharing. D. To discuss the benefits of File Sharing. E. To give instances in File Sharing. II. Scope and Limitation * This study will cover the File Sharing around the Internet about Educational Information distribution (Academic information). This will not cover other file sharing that includes movie, music and other entertainment files. Also, this study will not include the price of certain files to be share (incase it is not free). III. Significance of the study * This case study is significantly important or helpful to the following: * To the students: * To educate them how to use file sharing as a reliable source of their studies. Also, to make them know all possibilities wherein they can use file sharing in a good way. * To the instructors: * To inform them how east learning process could be, for both instructors and students, through the use of file sharing. * To the parents: * To inform them that internet, through the use of file sharing, is a wide resource of information which can...
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...recorded form. This only applies to the works of literature, drama and music. 3. Works must be “original”. Originality is measured by skill, effort, talent and labour put in to the product during the creative process. 4. The author and the work must show a sufficient connection to the UK to gain protection under UK law. All of the businesses that exploit a commercial profit from copyrighted materials are a part of Copyright Industries. Copyright Industry unlike most of the other industries converts intangible capitals into profit. This difference is the main reason why, both philosophical and ethical arguments that have been made around copyright for over a century. In 1920’s it was the radio then VCR and CD and now peer-to-peer file sharing networks....
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...Sandra Richardson 090713457 Illegal digital downloads and piracy: What effect is this having on the entertainment industry and is there a solution to the problem? Background. The entertainment industry felt their first blow in 1999 when a student developed Napster, a software program allowing millions of users to illegally download and share music files; sparking the beginning of the hundreds of entertainment sharing websites around the world today. Although shut down due to the Recording Industry Association Of America filing a lawsuit because of copyright infringement and suppressed record sales, this did not stop the development of more sophisticated file sharing softwares able to manipulate copyright laws around the world. Downloading films became possible due to increased storage and memory space available on computers, enabling users to download multiple movies in a matter of hours, even before released in cinemas. Currently, Mass media storage devices are available that hold thousands of music and film files on a small box, transferred from the users computer. So what effect is all this having? Has the popularity of illegal downloading affected the profits and jobs of the entertainment industry? Is there a correlation between entertainment stores losing revenue or even going out of business because of suppressed sales and illegal downloads? Does this have a negative effect on the economy through job loss, reduced income tax, fewer artists growing and is there...
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...the PCs so any large data processing took place on these servers. Since then, PCs have become much more powerful, and they are able to handle the data processing locally rather than on central servers. Because of this, PC to PC, or peer-to-peer computing can now occur when individual computers bypass central servers to connect and collaborate directly with each other. Three Distinct Peer-to-Peer Computing Models There are three distinct peer-to-peer computing models: 1. Multiple Peer Relationship PCs are connected/networked to each other through servers, and files can be shared and collected from anyone else on that same network. One key problem is this can lead to major breeches in security and intellectual property issues. Examples: Napster - http://www.napster.com (music sharing) Note: Due to legal issues, Napster has temporarily stopped file sharing services on their site. Kazaa - http://www.kazaa.com (multimedia sharing) Server Computer A Computer B Computer C 2. Distributed Peer Relationship A group of computers connected together to combine their computing and processing abilities to search the Internet or solve very complex problems requiring massive process crunching. Examples: Infrasearch- http://www.infrasearch.com (search engine) Entropia - http://www.entropia.com (climate simulations and astrological calculations) Computer A Computer A Search Internet Computer B Solve Complex Problem Computer B Computer C Computer C 3. Collaborative Peer Relationship...
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