The intention of copyright laws are to protect the work of the creator and prevent others taking credit. This is a simple concept that aims to stop piracy etc. But then why doesn't it work? Why does most of this class (I'm going to assume) have limewire and pirated dvds in their collection? Because its accessible, cheap and easy. We are a lazy generation and if it's for free then why not?
"The Internet has been characterized as the largest threat to copyright since its inception. The Internet is awash in information, a lot of it with varying degrees of copyright protection. Copyrighted works on the Net include news stories, software, novels, screenplays, graphics, pictures, Usenet messages and even email. In fact, the frightening reality is that almost everything on the Net is protected by copyright law. That can pose problems for the hapless surfer." ("The Copyright Web site" http://www.benedict.com/)
And I just casually copied and pasted this wee quote! Apparently you can paraphrase limited amounts but who is there to regulate this electronic material. The recent concept of the Creative Commons liscense (established in 2002) allows copyright holders to grant some or all of their rights to the public. This aims to eradicate some of the restrictions that come with copyright.
It is all good and well to use information for general inquiries and such but when it becomes detrimental to the creator, that is when the line is crossed. As many of us have already discussed, the music industry is suffering because of music downloads. Just recently Sounds music store, one of the largest music store chains in the country went into voluntary liquidation blaming illegal downloads as the cause. Although this may have been unfair to solely blame the lack of trade on downloads, the issue remains important. I think that until the actual source of the downloads; such as Limewire etc, is shut down, then illegal downloading will continue because a guilty conscience is clearly not enough.
See you in class!
"The Internet has been characterized as the largest threat to copyright since its inception. The Internet is awash in information, a lot of it with varying degrees of copyright protection. Copyrighted works on the Net include news stories, software, novels, screenplays, graphics, pictures, Usenet messages and even email. In fact, the frightening reality is that almost everything on the Net is protected by copyright law. That can pose problems for the hapless surfer." ("The Copyright Web site" http://www.benedict.com/)
And I just casually copied and pasted this wee quote! Apparently you can paraphrase limited amounts but who is there to regulate this electronic material. The recent concept of the Creative Commons liscense (established in 2002) allows copyright holders to grant some or all of their rights to the public. This aims to eradicate some of the restrictions that come with copyright.
It is all good and well to use information for general inquiries and such but when it becomes detrimental to the creator, that is when the line is crossed. As many of us have already discussed, the music industry is suffering because of music downloads. Just recently Sounds music store, one of the largest music store chains in the country went into voluntary liquidation blaming illegal downloads as the cause. Although this may have been unfair to solely blame the lack of trade on downloads, the issue remains important. I think that until the actual source of the downloads; such as Limewire etc, is shut down, then illegal downloading will continue because a guilty conscience is clearly not enough.
See you in class!
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