most people‚ DJ Earworm deserves to be credited for his work regardless of copyright and should not be sued for his creation of art. To begin with‚ DJ Earworm has the same right as anyone to use these pieces of music even though they are under copyright. As he mentions in the article‚ DJ Earworm believes that he follows the “U.S. Principle of Fair Use”(Morse) ; therefor‚ allowing him to not be attacked by the copyright of the songs. As long as he doesn’t benefit financially from these songs‚
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Copyright Laws‚ Napster and Personal Ethics Abstract: The current lawsuits against Napster have brought out new ethical issues surrounding the exchange of MP3s and copyrighted material on the Internet. This paper discusses the ethical case against those who participate in MP3 trading services such as Napster and suggests ethical alternatives to these services. The free exchange of CD-quality music in the form of MP3s has created quite a stir in the media in the past few years and has forced
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Mass Media Law and the Problem of Copyright The Law of Mass Media Media law in general is an area of the law which covers media communications of all sorts and sizes. Specialists in this field may work for individual companies‚ handling legal issues which come up in the course of doing business. They can also work for organizations which provide advocacy to people who run afoul of the law‚ or have private practices with consulting services and other forms of legal assistance available to clients
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views held. 2.0 The Issue and background to the debate In the 1990’s as the technology of pirate CD’s developed quickly‚ compact disc piracy became a global problem. The term piracy is often used to describe the intentional violation of a copyright. Pirates not only trespass upon the rights of the artist involved‚ they also create dishonest competition at every level of the industry (Website administrator‚ 2009). Most of the time people in general think that music piracy is a small act and
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Star Trek Fan Fiction: Copyright Infringement? Introduction As I sat in during one of the many Westlaw training sessions this year‚ I heard rumors that the company instructor and research guru John Lim was a part time actor. A quick trip to IMDB confirmed that John Lim played Hikaru Sulu in a fan fiction series named Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II. With the proliferation of the Internet‚ it has become easier than ever before to have access to other fans of a certain work and as a result‚ create
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Advancements in today’s technology have allowed users to access and use computer programs‚ movies‚ music and other multimedia for which they have not purchased. Technological advancements are coming along at such a quick pace that the enforcement of copyright laws cannot keep pace. Music piracy exploded in the late 1990’s and caused groups such as the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to crack down on companies such as Napster that provided that provided free music downloads. The number
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Cultural appropriation defines as someone taking or borrowing aspects of another culture that is not their own. Cultural appropriation allows privileged races to take cultural aspects from subordinate groups while simultaneously reinforcing racial stereotypes. Many may hear the term “privilege” and wonder exactly who falls into this category when it comes to practicing certain elements of a culture. Author Jean Halley argues‚ “…privilege became ensconced [into the media] through the socioeconomic
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plagiarism. Copyright laws are put into place so that one cannot copy or reproduce another’s work without their permission. A person that obtains a copyright owns the right to control who makes copies and can even sell and license this right. A person may pay to buy this right and use your copyrighted material. There are distinctive guidelines as to what is and isn’t copyrightable and how to go about the process of copyrighting your idea or creative work. An example of a copyright law violation
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respect.” Now there seems to be confusion on where cultural exchange ends and cultural appropriation begins. Cultural appropriation is the “taking [of] intellectual property‚ traditional knowledge‚ cultural expressions‚ or artifacts from someone else’s culture without permission.” Instead of educating and spreading knowledge about different cultures and practices‚ the way cultural exchange does‚ cultural appropriation is detrimental because it enables others to profit off of the aspects of a culture
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“Cultural appropriation” is a phrase that seems to be cropping up more and more over the past couple of years. Social media users and social justice bloggers have been calling attention to the phenomenon in pop culture; recent examples include backlash towards Harry Styles and Lana Del Rey for wearing traditional Native American headdresses in photos and music videos‚ or black actress Amanda Stenberg’s explanatory video “Don’t Cash Crop on my Cornrows.” This dialogue brings up an important question:
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