According to some who think downloading music is not stealing, “ there is no physical, hard evidence that free downloads financially harm anyone” (Brito) but yet there is evidence that free downloads have damaged electronic devices. Most likely the devices one uses to download music illegally is a computer or cellphone, both very expensive. The person is not only willing to damage and have to buy a new phone and a new computer due to only wanting a song but also willing to get a fine of about 150
Let’s flashback to the early years of childhood when artists would announce when their album would be released and us kids would get all excited and couldn’t wait to get into the store to buy it. We would save up all of our money for that day, beg our parents to drive us to the store, then would put the CD in our little CD players and listen to it on repeat. Nothing made us happier than buying that new CD from our favorite artists. Now let’s flash forward back to present day when all that doesn’t
What if musicians stopped making music? What if directors stopped making movies? What if game developers ceased to exist? If you illegally download your show, songs, and games, you need to legitimately consider these possibilities. You see, pirating music and videos directly impedes the progress of both you and the creators. Buying media legally supports creators, keeps you out of jail- for this particular offense, anyway- and said entertainment mediums usually aren’t extremely expensive.
Ripping The personal computer and its widespread use in the homes of consumers is a great place to start when looking into how piracy is mainly conducted today. Personal computers equipped with compact disc players and the correct software allowed users to be able to copy a song in file format onto their computers hard drive. This process is referred to as ripping. In the early days just as with computers themselves there were many file types floating around. MP3, Wav, WMA (windows media), AIFF
Online Piracy ? Should people be prosecuted for online piracy? I believe people should not be prosecuted, but there should be a consequence. Most people wouldn't agree. Let’s say it was them in that position they would hate the fact that they’re getting prosecuted. There should be different types of consequences such as banning the specific website, people should get fined for stealing, or the website should at least change or take away some sort of thing from the downloadable content. Should the
Internet piracy is not a victimless crime. Piracy is a term used to describe the illegal downloading of music, movies, games, and even software online. Although many people don’t feel that piracy is a crime that affects anybody, it really does. People pirate stuff online because it is free and does not require one to run to a store to get their product. People that pirate these things don’t think of the repercussions that go along with it. You can have to serve up to 10 years in prison, and pay a
Many people ask themselves if downloading music, photocopying other peoples work is good for other people. Well I say that downloading music is unethical and should not be done because you may never know what will happen if you download a music or a picture in the internet. There are many rules for downloading music in the internet, that you could be fined for or go to jail for not asking permission to download. There are teenagers that download more than 200 songs on their MP3 players, IPod, or
Downloading Music from the Internet There are many ways to download music off the internet; some legal and some illegal. There are so many websites about downloading music, it can be confusing to people which ways are legal and which are not. Some sites and programs charge a monthly fee while others have consumers pay per song. Then there are others that advertise “Free Downloads” and falsely state that downloading free music is legal. There are many advantages and disadvantages to downloading
Is Downloading Free Music from the Internet Legal? Nowadays, it is extremely easy to download free music from the internet. All someone has to do is download some peer to peer file-sharing application such as Kazaa, Edonkey, Blubster, or Bearshare, and you have unlimited access to download just about anything that you please. But is downloading free music from one of these applications legal? I think that it is. This paper will look at both sides of the argument. The first online peer
Downloading from the Internet The first step on downloading a file or a program from the internet is to have access to the internet. When a person wants to download a specific file or program off of the internet, that person need to take into consideration the source that it comes from. There are many considerations to consider when downloading certain files or programs from the internet, one of these considerations are weather if the file or program is corrupted or has a virus attached to it
Many people who use the Internet regularly have downloaded some kinds of copyrighted materials such as music and movies. However, should it be illegal to protect copyrighted materials more strictly? Today, downloading and sharing copyrighted materials is illegal in many countries such as Japan and the United States. In fact, people who share copyrighted materials get fines or jail sentences. For example, according to Yahoo Movies, a man from Gunma Prefecture in Japan was arrested for uploading a
files you have into a certain website, like “Mediafire”, and it would be available for free download directly from the website. The second is P2P sharing, which is a peer-to-peer sharing network that is established by P2P applications such as, “BitTorrent,” “UTorrent,” or “LimeWire”, which allows people who have the requested file link and share files from all over the world. These two methods are considered illegal, and violate files owners copyrights, because the files that are being shared are
Everyone today knows about the popular streaming franchise that is Netflix. Netflix is available in over 25 countries, and up until now was the leading competitor in the online streaming business. It has a subscription based service that charges a rate of $7.00 USD a month and is able to be used on multiple media devices. After the up rise of Netflix multiple other services have risen and fallen apart such as: Hulu plus, Amazon prime instant video, Redbox instant by Verizon, and Blockbuster. As well
when the awareness of such laws is not very well known in the first place. There are many methods of piracy. The most common method of software piracy is Bittorrent. Bittorrent is a peer to peer network consisting of hosts which share data through a medium called a tracker, which other peers can connect to and download from. Bittorrent is initiated through certain clients such as Bitcomet, µTorrent, and Azureus. Gnutella network sharing is another method of piracy where users connect to each
The Internet is by far the most fascinating invention ever to me. Its ability to contain access to the infinite knowledge of nearly everything in digital format is beyond my comprehension. Seeing technology grow through my years has kept me heavily involved with my inner geek. I stay on top of the news, especially technology news, and over the past few years a topic that has repeatedly caught my eye is the complicated topic of Net Neutrality. I began my research on Net Neutrality by first figuring
and posted on the internet? The internet lacks security and legislation when it comes to email providers, search engines, and social networking sites. This has led some people to use private peer-to-peer communication networks such as Freenet and BitTorrent. First, most people would assume that the emails they send to each other are private and will stay private. Well that may not be completely true. Thanks to out of date privacy laws. The government can about snap their finger and be able to view
The twenty-first century is an amazing time to be alive in. With the internet changing the way society and civilization works, humans have adapted to these changes. A set of regulations has been proposed and enacted in many countries with internet access: Net Neutrality. Net Neutrality is a set of regulations that demand that Internet Service Providers, or ISPs for short, treat all data the same. Although supporters of Net Neutrality say the regulations create a more competitive market and protects
neutrality regulation is unnecessary, Ajit Pai has stated: The evidence of these continuing threats? There is none; it's all anecdote, hypothesis, and hysteria. A small ISP in North Carolina allegedly blocked VoIP calls a decade ago. Comcast capped BitTorrent traffic to ease upload congestion eight years ago. Apple introduced Facetime over Wi-Fi first, cellular networks later. Examples this picayune and stale aren't enough to tell a coherent story about net neutrality. The bogeyman never had it so easy
Andre Valles Feliciano Piracy in the Music Industry I. Introduction Having lived in the 21st century, the term “piracy” is one that is familiar to us. Regardless of whether or not we know what exactly what this is, this at least has been made familiar to us by the increasing dependence of our lives on technology. With this familiarity comes the controversy this brings. To some, it is one of the best features the advancement in computer technology brought to us while to some, it proves to be one of
ESSAY PLAN Australia’s needs in the internet age are not being met by current copyright law. Discuss. INTRODUCTION • Re-word the statement about current copy right laws in Australia not being met by our current updates in the internet. • Clearly state my argument • Define what copyright is and refer to legislation. • Explain the previous and current internet age • Identify the issues in Australia due to copyright laws and the internet • Briefly mention the journal articles or books to support the