Point one: Copyright And Piracy From Moral And Legal Standpoints Source: http://www.slideshare.net/msjasmin/copyright-and-piracy 1. What is copyright and piracy? ~ Copyright The legal right granted to an author‚ composer‚ playwright‚ publisher‚ or distributor to exclusive publication‚ production‚ sale‚ or distribution of a literary‚ musical‚ dramatic‚ or artistic work ~ Piracy The unauthorised use or reproduction of copyright or patented material: software piracy The operation of an unlicensed
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Pirated Movies Pirated Movies The term piracy is used to refer to robbery or criminal violation of copyrights. Robbery in this case is viewed in terms of criminals benefiting from other people’s intellectual products. Such products include books‚ music‚ paintings and movies to mention but a few. This crime is commonly known as copyright infringement‚ which is the unauthorized use of works under copyright. These rights include exclusive rights also known as holder’s right such as‚ the right to reproduce
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Is the Music Industry Flourishing or Struggling? Argument & Communication Assignment 2 According to the article‚ “Having a ball; what’s working in music”‚ despite the fear that the music industry is at a loss through increased piracy‚ it is actually flourishing (Anonymous‚ 2010‚ para. 4). The article states “Between 1999 and 2009 concert-ticket sales in America tripled in value‚ from $1.5 billion to $4.6 billion” (Anonymous‚ 2010‚ para. 5) which indicates increased popularity of live concerts
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CD’s downloaded from the web or borrowed from a friend? Gary N. Larsen ITM434 / Business Ethics and Social Issues in Computing 10May2010 Is it morally wrong to copy CD’s downloaded from the web or borrowed from a friend? The fight over music piracy and file sharing is becoming brutal and getting out of control. A large segment of the population would readily agree that pirated music is stolen music‚ only because that’s what they’ve read or heard in the media. Arguably‚ many of these so called
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as easy as it has ever been. I simple line into the google search bar and you are looking at millions upon millions of lings and opportunities to attain information. With this source and hundreds or even thousands of these resources just like it‚ piracy and copyright issues have never been more of a problem. And a very serious problem at that. Copyright is defined as a set of exclusive rights granted to the author or creator of an original work‚ including the right to copy‚ distribute and adapt
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Abstract The topic of this case study deals with the problem of online piracy and copyright infringement. In this paper‚ a discussion will be made on the problems with the topic. A list of alternatives to the problem will be displayed‚ a possible resolution to the problem‚ followed by a contingency plan to further implement problem solving ideas. The purpose of this case study is to bring awareness to this devastating issue of the selling of copyrighted materials and products without owner compensation
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Asia and the Issue of Counterfeit Products October 4‚ 2006 Discussion I. Countries & Products II. Reasons behind the issue 1) Profitability 2) Demand is strong 3) Penalties are low 4) Good way to launder money III. Consequences of counterfeit products 1) Lost revenues 2) Tarnished company image 3) Societal Costs (1) Child Labor (2) Sweatshops 4) Consumer effects (1) Fire (2) Harm‚ death 5) Lost wages and jobs 6) Criminal Activity (1) Terrorist funding (2) Organized Crime
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world Internet consists of 15000 computer networks linked to twenty million users in more than 175 counties and the users increasing drastically (Smith. R 1997 P: 01). The lack of international institutions for the monitoring and control of internet piracy and most of the nations crafting their own rules which is not sufficient to tackle the cases reporting from other nations because it might be not directly related with their concern. People started using resources as a knowledge base and a tool
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the sea that is taken by Grotius‚ and the stance adopted by Pufendorf‚ there are also significant differences. These differences primarily manifest themselves in notions of whether portions of the ocean can be privately owned. The implications for piracy are affected in different ways according to the philosophical template that is adopted. According to Grotius‚ as outlined in Mare Liberum‚ the sea is international territory and belongs to no country or power in particular. Therefore‚ all nations
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nowadays. Fashion and IT industries are affected negatively by consumers’supportive attitude towards piracy and counterfeits. Many luxury branded companies havetheir exclusive brand names stolen by counterfeits producers. Likewise producers ofcomputer software‚ music‚ and movies are affected by individuals who download/streamtheir items for free. Consumers’ attitudes towards counterfeiting and piracy are importantto examine as to understand their acceptance and rejection towards counterfeits and piracy
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