information. People can find just about anything on the Internet with the click of just a few buttons. File sharing was introduced in the late 70’s and since then‚ has continued to grow. It boomed in the 90’s with the introduction of mp3 files. There are millions of people who use file sharing in legal ways. However‚ that number is masked by the amount of people who abuse the concept of file sharing and downloaded copyrighted material such as music or movies. This topic is very controversial in today’s
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Study of the IS for a sharing material platform (website) Information Systems A.Y. 2013/2014 Team: Luigi Cagnetta Edoardo Bruno Romit Kris Sriram Danilo Maciel de Barros Luiz Piccini Pedro Vassimon Index CHAPTER 1 - FEASIBILITY ....................................................................................... 3 1.1 Stakeholder analysis ............................................................................................. 3 1.1.1 Description Matrix .........
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citizens. All economic systems can be largely separated into two categories. One‚ socialism‚ the other‚ capitalism. Socialism is frequently associated with “communism‚” a form of economy where the government is centralized within the economy. Socialism‚ proposed by Karl Marx‚ is merely an economic system where all wealth is equally distributed among the citizens‚ and the government intervention is minimized. Capitalism on the other hand‚ proposed by Adam Smith‚
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Banning File Sharing Sites In an article found in Just do IP (Issue 42‚ August 25‚ 2000) Talal Shamoon states‚ "People are copying music because they feel somewhat disenfranchised with the options they have at their disposal in the digital space. It’s up to the content industry to create value in the digital arena and they’ve made phenomenal steps in that direction." District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel ruled in favor of the Recording Industry Association of America (http://www.riaa.com/) (RIAA)
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Communism vs. Socialism vs. Capitalism With every type of government‚ there are going to be many inefficiencies and flaws to deal with. A perfect way to run a country‚ socially and economically‚ has yet to be discovered. Social Equality and economic opportunity have proven throughout history to be two great entities that cannot be intertwined with each other. The idea of running communist country is good willed because it is striving for social equally for all and equal possession of the country’s
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demonstrates this ruthlessness in us‚ gradually exposing the group’s animalistic behaviors as the book progresses and suffice to say‚ shows clear examples of inherent irony. Jacks act of hunting Ralph‚ the fire that was purposely put in place to kill Ralph but ended up saving the group and the navy officer’s reaction to the boys all exhibited inherent irony in Lord of the flies. The last chapter in Golding’s novel Lord of the flies validates that Jack is fearful of losing his positon as leader and wants
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File Sharing and the Revenue of the Creative Industries Introduction File sharing hosts‚ who provide online storage to share various files ripped from media like recorded music‚ films‚ and books‚ have been considered as a type of internet piracy that threatens the creative industries‚ including films‚ music‚ software‚ and books. (Van Eijk‚ 2011) However‚ after the shutdown of Megaupload‚ one of the most popular file hosting site‚ a series of ripple effect happened‚ causing several other file sharing
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of it has become inevitable. Some technology users feel that if they have access to data‚ regardless if it is legal or illegal‚ they will use it without considering the consequences their actions have. 2. While the participants of illegal file sharing do not directly hurt another person‚ they cause loss of profits for companies. By downloading music‚ videos and illegal programs‚ the respective industries are losing profits. Although one user will not make a big difference‚ if all consumers started
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Information Literacy May 26th‚ 2011 Should Music-Sharing Programs be outlawed in the United States? Research Question: Should music-sharing programs be outlawed in the United States? The reason I chose to research the topic dealing with illegal music-sharing and the websites that facilitates this was because I think that we are ALL guilty of this at one time or another in our lives. How far do we need to go in order to police files sharing online‚ specifically music files? I hope to be able
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What are the major differences between capitalism‚ communism and socialism? Capitalism is an economic system in which all or most of the factors of production and distribution are privately owned and operated for profit. Countries with a free market system have four basic rights‚ unlike socialism and communism where rules and regulations for a person’s business are strictly dictated to them. The right to private property‚ the right to own a business and keep all of the profits‚ the right to freedom
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