ONLINE PIRACY: JAYWALKING OR THEFT? Introduction Online piracy is one of the most difficult problems to solution. Online piracy is the illegal downloading or copying of materials or intellectual property that are copyrighted. Intellectual property is an expression or knowledge owned by another individual. There are several forms of piracy that invade the online world – music, movies, software, and videogames. The issues surrounding online piracy revolve on the difference between physical property
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for Richman Investments and grants the right for users to gain access to the network of Richman Investments and also requires the user to follow the terms of use set forth for network access. Policy Guidelines * The use of peer to peer file sharing is strictly prohibited. This includes FTP. * Downloading executable programs or software from any websites, known or unknown, is forbidden. * Users are not allowed to redistribute licensed or copyrighted material without receiving consent
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CASE ASSIGNMENT: Daimler/BMW: A New Breed of Driver Boasting 500,000 members, double-digit growth rates, and the largest selection of vehicles, Zipcar has firmly established itself as the leader in car-sharing programs. And while profitability for the business has yet to emerge, the demand is certainly there. Car ownership in many of the largest cities throughout the world has recently been flat or in decline, as major urban centers become increasingly crowded, with cities like Tokyo, New York
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internet on your laptop, smartphone etc. The internet is everywhere. Many young people can’t even imagine a world without the internet. We are used to sharing data on the internet, opening Facebook and share a photo it is a common thing to do, and we do not think about the copyright or if the thing we are sharing, has an originator. However, the sharing does not only consist of photos it is also movies, programs and other large and expensive things. 1. The text 1 “It’s evolution, Stupid” by Peter
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Limewire: The Rise and Fall of File Sharing When I was in middle school, the biggest way to get music for free was a website named Limewire. Nothing was more exciting than to be able to hear a song on the radio then go home and download it to our desktops. Also cool, was the fact that if one of us didn’t have a song, our friend could simply “burn” it onto a c.d. for us. That was the only way we knew how to get music, aside from going out and buying the whole album. Apple’s iTunes was just starting
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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
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normality and is how the majority of the world listens to music, proving extremely popular to millions of people. In 1999, ‘ Sean Parker’ and ‘Shawn Fanning’, two 18-year-old college students, changed the music industry forever with their file-sharing program called Napster, which enabled users to swap and share music files on their computer. The introduction of the program meant people could go online and download any song on the program for absolutely nothing. Believe it or not, when Napster
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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
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Intellectual Property 12/05/12 Music Piracy in the US Counterfeit, piracy, bootleg, or stealing, these are some of the many terms associated with the unauthorized dissemination and distribution of copyrighted music. For over five decades, the music industry in the United States has had to grapple with the effects of such activity. The Copyright Act of 1909 was the first granting exclusive rights to copyrighted music. The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic
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a case of black and white. There are some instances where it would not be a good idea. His examples lists potential issues such as universities not being able to throttle data for students who are overwhelming the network with peer to peer file sharing, or perhaps private firms who provide internet access for their employees. Malware, phishing sites and other forms of malicious traffic should not have free reign on the internet. (Crenshaw, 2015) He goes on further to state that “(h)aving a blanket
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