Copyright Violation
Michala Rose, 1.a
Engelsk
Bord A23, Side 1 af 3
COPYRIGHT VIOLATION AND ILLEGAL DOWNLOADING 1. Give an outline of the attitudes to copyright violation and illegal downloading as presented in text 1 and 3. Peter Sunde describes in text 1 how the internet is being controlled by a corrupt industry. He describes an incident he had with his co-founders for The Pirate Bay (TPB). TPB allows people to share and download music and movies regardless of copyright laws. They were convicted of contributory copyright infringement. But the infringement was not the biggest problem. It all started when the Swedish prosecutor sent out a note, saying that TPB was not guilty at main crimes. Hollywood was not happy with this note and forced the Swedish Minister of Justice to visit the White House to discuss it. Sweden was forced to get rid of the site otherwise they would not be allowed to trade with the U.S. The Swedish prosecutor therefore raided TPB as illegal. Peter Sunde became a suspect. During the trial Peter and his co-founders were refused to say their appeal. The biggest problem is that people are allowing a dying industry to dictate the democracy. Peter Sunde is trying to make people aware, that they have to spread and participate in culture and not let the industry succeed. In text 3 though, Wendy Cope describes her own opinion on illegal downloading. It is very easy to copy a poem, whereas it is much more difficult to photocopy or download a whole novel. Wendy says that the authors of short, funny poems are most vulnerable. The problem with copyright is that people do not know and respect copyright laws. Many enthusiastic readers have no idea that they are breaking the law. Every author hopes that their work can outlive them. Wendy’s biggest problem with illegal downloading is that no one buys her book. If you want a copy of a particular poem, you do not have to buy a book. Instead you can get it off the internet. 2. Compare the writing styles, e.g. language and
Engelsk
Bord A23, Side 1 af 3
COPYRIGHT VIOLATION AND ILLEGAL DOWNLOADING 1. Give an outline of the attitudes to copyright violation and illegal downloading as presented in text 1 and 3. Peter Sunde describes in text 1 how the internet is being controlled by a corrupt industry. He describes an incident he had with his co-founders for The Pirate Bay (TPB). TPB allows people to share and download music and movies regardless of copyright laws. They were convicted of contributory copyright infringement. But the infringement was not the biggest problem. It all started when the Swedish prosecutor sent out a note, saying that TPB was not guilty at main crimes. Hollywood was not happy with this note and forced the Swedish Minister of Justice to visit the White House to discuss it. Sweden was forced to get rid of the site otherwise they would not be allowed to trade with the U.S. The Swedish prosecutor therefore raided TPB as illegal. Peter Sunde became a suspect. During the trial Peter and his co-founders were refused to say their appeal. The biggest problem is that people are allowing a dying industry to dictate the democracy. Peter Sunde is trying to make people aware, that they have to spread and participate in culture and not let the industry succeed. In text 3 though, Wendy Cope describes her own opinion on illegal downloading. It is very easy to copy a poem, whereas it is much more difficult to photocopy or download a whole novel. Wendy says that the authors of short, funny poems are most vulnerable. The problem with copyright is that people do not know and respect copyright laws. Many enthusiastic readers have no idea that they are breaking the law. Every author hopes that their work can outlive them. Wendy’s biggest problem with illegal downloading is that no one buys her book. If you want a copy of a particular poem, you do not have to buy a book. Instead you can get it off the internet. 2. Compare the writing styles, e.g. language and