Loopholes are often found by these cyber criminals making their infringement less likely to be seen as such in courtrooms all across America. Deciding what is or is not copyright infringement has the public in a frenzy. In this essay, we will review a few cases filed and appealed in the judiciary system. The outcomes of each case reviewed are intended to shock, awe and surprise readers. The musicians and companies who attempt copyright infringement in this essay are well known in the public eye.
Online Piracy: Jaywalking or Theft? A Case Analysis Identification & Discussion of the Problem Introduction Online piracy is defined by copying, downloading or sharing copyrighted material without owning it or/and without having authorization to distribute it, and it’s illegal to do it. This is one of the most difficult crimes to fight against. The most common forms of online piracy are in the games, music, movies and computer software industries. One problem that entertainment and software industries face is the difference from intellectual property and physical property.
Copyright infringement of audio-visual works, often referred to as piracy, occurs when unauthorized copies are made of music, movies and similar works. Incidence of copyright infringement has grown dramatically since the late 1970s, as technology has facilitated the unauthorized duplication of copyrighted works. Unauthorized copies of original CDs, DVDs and other media are sold for very low prices around the world. The film industry is using different tactics to stop piracy. They digitally watermark their movies to prevent them from being copied.
In 2005, Sony felt that they had a solution to the piracy issue by including digital rights management software on several albums that they distributed. Sony’s actions were unethical in nature because they did not advise consumers of the inclusion of this software, or that it would be installed on their computers without their consent. Sony’s actions also violated consumer’s fair use rights, and opened their customers up to potential threats such as hacking and personal information theft. In 2005, Sony was concerned about the growing threat of piracy related to digital copies of music. Sony management decided to take an unprecedented step by including copy protection on approximately 50 albums released on compact discs (Schneier, 2005).
1. Threat of New Entrants: Because firms like Blockbuster and Redbox are so well known and have a reputable name, I think the threat of new entrants is fairly low. Not to mention, the increasing trend toward subscriptions, internet streaming, and video on demand will most definitely prevent more movie rental firms from entering the marketplace. Threat of Substitute Products: The threat of substitute products is relatively high in the movie rental marketplace as a whole. With firms like Netflix, there is an increasing amount of consumers who pay for a subscription and can stream movies directly to their TV, computer, tablet, or even cell phone.
This act would give the government the power to cut off certain websites from the web. The bill is mainly concerned with copyrights and piracy but many people are worried that the bill goes too far into the realm of government censorship. Describe the general area to be studied The general area to be studied is the supposed free economy of the World Wide Web and the interaction it has with governments on issues of censorship and copyright laws.
The MP3 was created in the 90s; followed by the rise of the Internet. P2P networks allowed consumers to download and share recorded music with anyone across the globe. These technological innovations were great for consumers, but terrible for the recording industry, as piracy devastated profits. Record labels sued and continue to sue p2p networks and individual music downloaders, but piracy still continues to cannibalize sales around the world. Alternative business models are being tested and many persons in the music industry have identified iTunes as the most successful to date.
Pros and Cons of Social Networking: A Review Paper Teena Kapoor Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida Abstract: Purpose: The main purpose of this paper is to find out pros and cons of social networking indifferent spheres of life either it is personal, social, educational or professional. Digitalinformation system is not escape from its effects. The paper is also highlights anti-socialactivities increasing on these networks along with suggestions/tips which can help the user toavoid the populace from the risks involved in social networking. Design/Methodology/Approach: The paper presents a comprehensive literature review andcommentary. An effort has been made to collect, organize synthesis and analysis various preand post print literature.
Dimitri Turner Professor Snow Eng 101 9 a.m. 29 October 2010 Thug culture is wide spread throughout society and is looked up to by the youth of society. Thug life is glorified by the media, through movies, music, and television shows. Even in video games, kids find it easy being a thug just because they know how to work the joystick and in reality they do not know that being a thug is more than a simple mashing of buttons. The media’s constant display of being a gangster gives the idea to individuals that it is fine to be those characters in those movies, video games, and music. People see thug culture on television and in video games every day which makes it more of a norm in society when it is really not.
The movie rental market place faces a slightly strong competitive force. Rental market faces the challenge of technology, which gives consumer many options of free online viewing, recording of movies directly from their Television set. Although, these rental industries seek ways of putting an end to the free viewing of movies; the major rental competitors are Netflix, Redbox, and Blockbuster, Movie Gallery. There are basically few industries that control the rental market, with this; one would say for sure that there is no strong competition. (a) Threat of Substitutes There is little or no threat of substitutes.