law which are no longer relevant and need to be amended in a digital age are the reproducing of photographs and copying of films in a different format for private use and secondary liability for copyright infringement with regards to peer-to-peer file sharing. In 2006 the
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Though the MP3 file was originally developed in 1987‚ Napster represented the first mainstream and user-friendly program to transfer and download these files. Napster‚ a peer-to-peer (P2P) program‚ allowed online users to connect with one another and swap copyrighted music‚ videos‚ and other files contained on their computers‚ thus providing a way to get free music online. (157) Since music artists and record companies were uncompensated when consumers downloaded these music files‚ the act of
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John Cunningham CSCE 4010 Spring 2013 Piracy and File Sharing With the exponential growth of technology over the past decade there have been many unforeseen controversial issues that have emerged. One of the main issues being the pirating of copyrighted material. With the invention of the internet‚ the sharing of information had become increasingly easier. But it was not until people began sharing copyrighted material that it became an ethical issue. The internet was used as a legal free exchange
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People post preview‚ opion and their music work on music sites‚ blogs or create their own audio blogs. c. Promotion tools has been popularize. 3. Distribution of music: a. MP3 files – the most popular way to get music. b. There are many sites to buy single or album of music. c. Files sharing – P2P networks – sharing all over the world. II. Copyright: (The U.S. laws and international agreements on ownership and rights to distribute property) 1. Tools make music easy to record‚ promote‚ distribute
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tool for file sharing‚ “the practice of distributing or providing access to digitally stored information” (File Sharing FAQ). These days‚ it is much easier for teens and adults to download music and movies from the comfort of their home instead of going to Blockbuster or HMV. In short‚ there are two different types of file sharing. First‚ there is Peer-to-Peer file sharing like Kazaa‚ where users connect to a program which finds files on other computers on a network. Second‚ there are File Hosting
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Illegally Downloading Music In the past ten years Internet music sharing has become a huge issue in the recording industry. Recording companies are furious‚ claiming that file swapping is destroying their album sales and greatly hurting the artists. Music consumers are justifying their actions by stating that album prices are outrageously high. In Anthony Gorry’s essay‚ “Steal This MP3 File: What Is Theft?”‚ the author demonstrates how illegal downloading of music is becoming a huge problem in
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Piracy: The New Business Model Through the digitalization and advancement of network structures such as server-based‚ peer-to-peer (P2P)‚ and torrent file sharing on the Internet; it is now easier than ever to illegally copy a digital product. Producers and distributors of a digital product can easily make duplications of the original and distribute them either legally or illegally over the Internet. Furthermore‚ an individual can duplicate and distribute a digital product through personal devices
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digital form online‚ often anonymously‚ with the use of file-sharing programs such as Morpheus‚ KaZaA‚ and Imesh‚ to name a few. The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) succeeded in disbanding the pioneer Internet file-sharing program‚ Napster‚ but is facing confrontation with similar programs that are escaping American copyright laws. While there is an obvious connection between declining popular music sales and increasing file sharing‚ there is more going on than the RIAA wants to admit
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downloads occur every month (AFM‚ 2004). Many experts believe that music piracy is currently the number one threat to the music industry. RIAA sources claim 278 million people‚ worldwide‚ use peer to peer networks such as KaZaA and Grokster to trade music files. RIAA and AFM are fiercely fighting music piracy and enlisting government support to put and end to this crime. Congressional committees are currently addressing on-line music piracy and are generating bills. Many people do not understand why music
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useful resource. Using it‚ one can obtain information on nearly any topic. A relatively new item of Internet technology for sharing music has emerged and brought with it‚ countless legal debates: Napster. Napster allows people to share music files‚ discover new artists‚ and become part of the online-music community. Although Napster ’s opponents argue that sharing music files is immoral and should cease immediately‚ the positive elements that Napster brings to the Internet overshadow any regret for
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