The Pirate Bay Case Study: Social and Legal Issues Raised by File-Sharing Networks Abstract This paper explores the social and legal issues raised by Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file-sharing of copyrighted material on websites. Advocates claim companies are not libel for the acts of its customers and argue that litigation against file sharing will stifle technology innovation. Opponents assert that file sharing violates copyright and intellectual property protections and that companies like Pirate Bay
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MEDIA@LSE Electronic MSc Dissertation Series Compiled by Dr. Bart Cammaerts and Dr. Nick Anstead Why pay if it’s free? Streaming‚ downloading‚ and digital music consumption in the “iTunes era” Theodore Giletti‚ MSc in Media & Communications Other dissertations of the series are available online here: http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/media@lse/mediaWorkingPapers/ Dissertation submitted to the Department of Media and Communications‚ London School of Economics and Political Science‚ August
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age-old copyright policies. This paper explores the different avenues bands are taking to make a profit‚ the effects of digital music distribution on the industry‚ and proposes the question of whether record companies will win the war against file-sharing‚ use it to their advantage‚ or be left in the dust. Introduction In this new age of constant technological advancement - an era that may very well be looked back on as a ’digital renaissance’ of sorts - it seems that everything in our world
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The Pirate Bay Case Study 24 06 2009 Introduction The Internet has served as a medium for peers to share any kind of files‚ like pictures‚ videos‚ music‚ books‚ etc. However‚ in order for peers to be able to exchange files‚ a platform is needed. There are many platforms available that serve as a bridge technology so that peers can share files with other peers around the world. These platforms only serve as a connection devise and not as a piracy store. As a result of the existence of these
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As I played the CD‚ I poured over the insert book‚ reading the lyrics and singing along. Today if I wanted to own that same Now 11 CD the experience would be entirely different. A few simple searches on the Internet would lead me to various file-sharing websites where I could easily download the album for free. Instant gratification. I wouldn’t have to look through aisles‚ no waiting in line‚ and no money necessary. This change in technology has done more harm than good to the music industry
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Changing regulatory and legal frameworks The way an organisation interprets legalisation‚ or regulatory frameworks‚ determines the content of internal policy. For example‚ laws governing illegal file sharing have led to most schools and employers banning the use of p2p file sharing‚ even if the files shared are legal or open- source. The legalisation relating to checks on people who work with children and vunrable adults is undergoing change and relevant employers will need to ensure they keep
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“internet piracy” or‚ as pro-piracy supporters of open media call “file sharing.” Acts of pro-piracy as of late include a petition against recently proposed anti-piracy legislation such as SOPA and PIPA that has received over 7 million signatures according to the Washington Post on January 19th‚ 2012. This large petitioning body of citizens represents a larger consensus demanding if anything is to be done about the act of file sharing‚ then many of the citizens of the U.S. do not want to be held responsible
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immaterial good – such a formula‚ a song‚ a movie – has the sole ownership of it for a limited amount of time and can decide who can use it‚ modify or benefit from it. Online piracy is the act of sharing on the internet‚ through different means such as peer to peer channels or torrents‚ copyrighted files and programs without the consensus of the copyright holder. Although this was not a big issue in the early days of the internet‚ with slow connections and a limited amount of internet users‚ in the
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and entertainment‚ many use the web site to download illegal materials. This has become‚ over the years‚ a growing problem within the American economy. Some people believe that these websites should be shut down‚ while others find no fault in file sharing. Although websites allow users to download‚ it is illegal to steal someone else work that has been copyrighted. Artists and companies work hard at creating music and ideas; and for someone to come along and download their music and software‚
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because the smaller file sizes of songs make them easy to download and share. According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI)‚ which represents the interests of the UK music industry‚ online copyright infringement cost the music industry over £200 million in lost revenue in 2009‚ and the cumulative total losses between 2001 and 2012 are estimated to be £1.2 billion (see BPI‚ File-sharing FAQs). For a number of years‚ peer-to-peer (p2p) networks were the main source of file-sharing and piracy. John
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