The impact of Computing on Intellectual Property Rights Barry Rhoden Vector Technology Institute Abstract The digital age has revolutionized the way things are done; some changes are subtle whilst some include a whole paradigm shift. One area that has regressed with the arrival of contemporary computing is intellectual property rights. Today’s information systems are taxing and challenging existing laws and social practices that protect private intellectual property. Unlike the industrial age
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copyrighted music‚ which initiated the development of copy-protection prevention technology within the CD. RIAA’s legal action to ripping (conversion from CD to mp3) practice started in October 1998‚ soon after the first digital music player‚ Rio player‚ was launched to the market in September. RIAA argued that “the Rio player violated the 1992 Audio Home Recording Act because it was a digital recording device and was capable of distributing pirated copyrighted music” (internetnews.com‚ 1999). The decision
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IPR in the Digital Age There are many issues revolving around intellectual property rights in the digital age. These issues have resulted in various lawsuits‚ creations of laws‚ new definitions‚ and differences of opinion. I plan to elaborate on both sides of this issue and how the digital age has enabled this to become one of the hottest controversial issues in regards to the internet and the digital age. First I would like to go into the history and background of why people are for the protection
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The Internet is an extremely useful resource to obtain information on just about any topic. A relatively new feature of the World Wide Web is the technology for the sharing of music in MP3 format. A popular site to download "free" music is called Napster. This program allows people to share music files‚ discover new artists‚ and become part of the music community. Although Napster is controversial‚ the program should still remain accessible to Internet users and music lovers. Marc Geiger‚ a supporter
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National University of Science and Technologhy NAME: DAVID SURNAME: MAKACHA STUDENT NUMBER: N0070508B COURSE: MEDIA IN AFRICA DEPARTMENT: JOURNALISM AND MEDIA STUDIES QUESTION Outline factors hindering the development of film Industry in Africa Gebre-Egziabher (2006) notes that film was first introduced in Africa in the 1920s. It was used as a propaganda tool to manipulate the Africans to endorse the white minority rule. Gebre-Egziabher (2006)
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1. Do you think the internet as a technology helps or hurts musical artists? Why do so many musical performers differ in their opinions about the internet? With the development of the internet and the influence that technology has on musical artists‚ it has become a convergence that now run hand in hand. Before the internet‚ artists were recording their music in studios and producers were selling their CD’s to customers in person. Ten years ago‚ the biggest record labels were worried about online
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movies? * What is the difference of the pirated CDs to original CDs cost? What is the profile of people who sells pirated CDs/DVDs in Quiapo? * How much capital they spent to operate their business? * How much is their income in selling CDs? * How long do they spend their time selling CDs every day? * What are the reasons they engage themselves into this kind of business? What is the profile of people who patronize pirated CDs/DVDs in Quiapo? * Who are the common
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about the internet has changed the economics of the mass media. Online newspapers are damaging the newspaper industry. Pirated movies and television shows affect the entertainment industry. Online streaming services are also changing the game of how the economy in mass media functions. Overall‚ the internet is damaging the economics of mass media‚ specifically in regards to pirated television and films and the newspaper industry. The internet was a horrible invention for
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work without their legal consent. Karaginis (2011‚ p1) believes that piracy has arisen as the consequence of a ‘global pricing problem’. Panethiere (2005‚ p9) refers to piracy as ‘the activity of manufacturing unauthorised copies of protected material and dealing with such copies by way of distribution and sale.’ As the prices of media goods have risen‚ so have the issues surrounding piracy‚ due to the demand of consumers for sourcing cheaper and more cost efficient means of accessibility. Lessig (2004
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Intelligence 5 Data Delivery 6 Conclusion 7 References 7 Introduction Software piracy is a thing affecting most business in the world today and it seems evident that even though businesses improve and make it much harder for these criminals to copy their products it’s only a matter of time before they usually find a way to replicate the products therefore making software piracy all but impossible to stop. According to the Oxford Dictionary software piracy is the unauthorised use or reproduction
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