Today is the day of the trial for the Faden vs Walt Disney, I am Mister Faden's attorney. This should be an easy case to win, its so obvious that Mister Faden’s video was fair, that doesn't mean I won’t take it seriously, just that i am confident. When i arrive at the courtroom my client is already seated along with most of the jury and the judge. As i am sitting there i can’t help but to think about how ironic this entire case is, the video itself was about copyright, its almost as if he wanted this to happen. Its time to make our opening statements, defendants are up first. “Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, my client is innocent, and has not committed any crimes against Disney. As i am sure you know, Mister Faden made a video concerning …show more content…
They hired three different lawyers to handle their case, (which if you ask me, that's a clear sign that they know we have the upper hand in this case) two of them were clearly there for research purposes only, the other's name was Mister Smith, he stood up to give his opening statement. “While it is true that the video was made for educational purposes, to edit or show even small portions of films requires a public performance license, the only way to obtain this license is to have direct permission from the copyright owner. The only way this could be fair use is if he showed it to a small group of people such as a classroom and never put it online, this of course did not happen. We are not trying to stomp out small creators that just want to make educational content, we just want things to be fair.” He sat down next to the rest of his colleagues with a seemingly smug look on his face, like he thought he had this case in the bag. All company lawyers were like this, since large companies usually win court cases unless its something huge that could legitimately damage the company's image. I give my last statement before we leave the courtroom and let the jury decide Mister Faden's fate. “Despite what Mister Smith may have said about “not stomping out the little guys” they do it all the time. If someone wanted to make a necklace with the mickey silhouette and sell it
This report is on a movie called, “12 Angry Men.” The movie is about 12 men that are the jury for a case where a young man is being accused of killing his father. A major conflict that is very obvious is the disagreement on whether the young boy was guilty or innocent. After court when all of the men sat down to begin their discussion Courtney B. Vance (#1) Took charge and respectfully was now the leader. He asked what everyone’s votes were and all of the men except for Jack Lemmon (#8) voted the young man was guilty. Because Jack was the odd one that chose differently than the rest of the men, all of the other Jures, were defensive about the evidence just because they were all so confused. Courtney B. Vance took charge once again and calmly stated that everyone has their rights and lets have everyone explain the reasons why they thing the child is guilty or not guilty. Ossie Davis (#2) explained why he voted guilty. While explaining this he was very calm and wise. HE handled conflicts in the same way. Next was George C. Schott (#3) He also voted guilty. George was very st...
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania stated that viewing the material on “Teacher Sux” could “cause a reasonable person to be physically and emotionally disturbed” and that the school district was justified for choosing to expel J.S.. The court believed that J.S.’s First Amendment rights were not violated because the content affected not only the principal and Mrs. Fulmer, but also the entire school. They claimed that the school district had acted within their rights by expelling J.S. based on the fact that threats shouldn’t be taken lightly; especially because of the prevalence of violence in schools
Disney Consumer Products (DCP) is one of the business segments of The Walt Disney Company. DCP was designed to bring new, exciting and intriguing product experiences across many categories –everything from toys and apparel to books and fine art. DCP as a whole is the worlds largest licensor and thinks of its self as liable for bringing the magic of all things Disney into the consumers homes with products they can enjoy anytime of the year. Revenue for Disney Consumer Products for the year of 2014 was at 3.93 million USD.
The Walt Disney Company is a highly diversified media and entertainment company that has been growing by leaps and bounds since its inception in the late 1920’s. In the past few decades, The Walt Disney Company has expanded into numerous markets and diversified its business greatly. The company states that their corporate strategy is targeted at creating high-quality family content, exploiting technological innovations to make entertainment experiences more memorable, and expanding internationally. Upon studying the happenings of the company throughout the years, it is easy to see that the company is executing this strategy well through numerous strategic moves in the industry.
Abstract: This paper discusses the ongoing court battle between the Motion Picture Association of America, supported by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and various defendants regarding the DeCSS program and its source code. DeCSS is a utility that allows the circumvention of the encryption built into most DVDs. Specifically, the paper examines the implications of the court decision on a range of issues including source code as free speech, HTML linking, and fair use.
For instance she writes about the conviction of Larry, “The conviction of Larry Flynt, publisher of Hustler magazine- mentions that before his metamorphosis into a born-again Christian- was greeted with unabashed feminist approval. Harry Reems, the unknown actor who was convicted by a Memphis jury for conspiring to distribute the movie Deep Throat, has carried on his legal battles with almost no support from women who ordinarily regard themselves as supporters of the first Amendment,” (Jacoby 48). The actor was sent to jail for conspiring to distribute the movie Deep Throat which violated his First Amendment right. The First Amendment is a constitutional right that all individuals have within the United States therefore it should have not been taken away from Reems. She continues on mentioning that censoring pornography is limiting freedom of expression. When he was sent to jail the law disobeyed the right to have freedom of speech or expression. The use of Jacoby evidence appeals to the audience emotions because the First Amendment was taken away to an U.S citizen. Making the audience to question how can the law not respect what was written in the
Lobbying: The case demonstrates an active use of lobbying using “new media”. They spent a significant amount of their revenues on lobbying against Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and keep safe Intellectual Property Act (PIPA).
The commonly used saying, “they lived happily ever after,” originates from early fairy tales. Fairy tales are stories that feature fanciful characters that convey a moral to teach children lessons and values that they will keep for the rest of their lives. The original story of “Cinderella” by the Grimm Brothers and the later Disney version Cinderella (1950) are both descriptions of a legendary fairy tale of a kind and gentle girl who overcomes the rancor of her stepmother and stepsisters and ultimately finds a happy ending. Although both stories have the same plot, the overall messages that they deliver are different.
Good Morning ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I am honored to represent my client Mr. Winston Smith in the case of Winston vs Oceania. You have heard the prosecution’s case claiming that my client is a criminal and deserves to be where he is, and that my client willingly broke Oceanic law. However, I will prove that not only is my client not a criminal, but instead a hero. Exhibit A I am holding in front of you, your garden variety notepad harmless right yet this item was enough to start the process of making my client a marked man. Now if you think this is harsh allow me to present Exhibit B, a note, not a note of anger or doom but a note of expression of one’s love for the woman of his dreams. Lastly Exhibit C I hold here a book written
Edward O. Wilson, the writer of this satire, writes about the opinions of two disagreeing sides to demonstrate the unproductive nature of these litigations. To do this, the author writes in a horatian manner and uses instances of exaggeration, parody, incongruity, and irony to help him convey his message that these arguments are pointless. The well distributed use of these strategies allows the writer to efficiently illustrate and mock the unproductive disagreement of these two groups of people.
Tokyo Disneyland was opened to the public on April 15, 1983. This amusement park was owned and operated by an unrelated Japanese corporation. The Walt Disney Company received royalties, paid in Yen, on certain revenues generated by Tokyo Disneyland. This new overseas business venture was bringing some concern about the foreign exchange risk to Disney. The management team at the Disney has been considering hedging future Yen inflows from Disney Tokyo since 1985. Mr. Anderson, the director of finance at The Walt Disney Company, focused his attention on a possible 15 billion ten-year term loan with an interest rate of 7.5% paid semiannually. On the other hand, Goldman Sachs, who had been working with Disney on this problem, presents a rather unusual but potentially attractive solution: Disney could issue ECU Eurobonds and swap into a Yen liability. Goldman Sachs suggested them to create a Yen liability by swapping 10-year ECU Eurobonds with a sinking fund, the all-in costs of which were denominated in Yen.
This case provides a brief history of management conflict and change at Walt Disney Company. Former CEO Michael Eisner was considered to be controversial because of his abrasive style and tendencies toward micromanagement. It was this style that strained several important relationships to the Disney Company. Though his reign as CEO during the 80’s and 90’s helped advance Disney Company, it was his conflicting management style that led to his demise and the beginning of Robert Iger’s epoch at Disney. Since Iger has taken the helm as CEO Disney was ranked 67th in the Fortune 500 list for largest companies, it has become the largest media conglomerate in the world, and relationships and disputes stemming from Eisner have been reconciled.
...entertainment industry is saying that intellectual property is just as real as physical property. The digital age faces a true balancing act a digital dilemma if you will- the right to freedom of expression while protecting intellectual property.
"Innovation is seeing what everybody has seen, and thinking what nobody has thought" (Dr. Albert Szent-Györgyi). When dealing with innovation, a company that is well known to most people is Disney. Their marketing strategy is one of the finest around the world when dealing with innovation. Another company that is as innovative as Disney is Pixar. Pixar is known for their unique approach in the work place. Both of these companies have a unique approach towards innovation. They are both similar, however, are exceptionally different. Disney and Pixar are both successful companies that have thrived from their uniqueness and innovative approaches.
The evolution of the Internet into a mainstream resource has provided its users with access to whatever their hearts desire, often at no cost. Such free access has instilled in the minds of users that they are entitled to possess all that they may obtain, without regard to those from whom they are taking. Causing the damages to our economy and society on a global scale, and challenges to the current state of copyright law, resulting from the growth and advancement of digital technology, which has created a pandemic of apathy among an entire population of users toward the interests of copyright owners.