We all know, or at least hear about, Disney’s relationship with copyright, and how they refuse to let anyone touch their work. The character Mickey Mouse alone has lasted 87 years with a copyright over its head. Disney doesn’t want anyone to use their work under any circumstances. Although there is a brave man, who goes by the name of Mr. Faden, who used the loophole in the system in order to educate others in the most ironic way. This paper is discussing the court case of Mr. Faden’s remix “Fair(y) Use Tale” vs. Walt Disney. Mr. Faden’s remix is an educational video about the rules and laws of copyright and how it works, but the entire is told through clips of Disney movies. Walt Disney is claiming that Mr. Faden’s remix,“Fair(y) Use Tale, is copyright…
“The painting should be an original, not a reproduction” (Winterson 8). The reproduction of art diminishes the originality and authenticity of the piece. Not only does this diminish originality but bypasses giving the appropriate credit to the founder. In the novel Art Objects: Essays on Ecstasy and Effrontery Winterson asserts that an artist needs to be familiar with past art, this is important in ensuring that contemporary artists do not plagiarize past work.…
* How should these intellectual property rights of people who create images, videos, and music be protected? Why is it necessary?…
At issue in the twenty-first century is the trade-off between the necessity of writers, musicians, artists, and movie studios to profit from their work and the free flow of ideas for the public benefit. Movie (and music) industry participants claim that encryption programs are necessary to prevent piracy. Others, however, including the defendants in cases such as Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Corley, 273 F.3d 429 (2d Cir. 2001), argue that the law should at least allow purchasers of movies, music, and books in digital form to make limited copies for fair use.…
The Dangers of Mass-Production in “The Scarecrow” Technology advancements have made the production of goods easier as illustrated in the Chipotle advertisement “The Scarecrow.” The ability to mass-produce items quickly does not however mean that these goods are of a high quality. In “The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility,” Walter Benjamin presents the idea that mass-producing artwork reduces aesthetic autonomy. In a society that can reprint and recreate original works of art quickly, “the whole sphere of authenticity” (1053) embedded within each piece of art is lost.…
Silverman, Arnold B. (1997). Understanding Copyrights: Ownership, Infringement, and Fair Use. Accessed on September 3, 2011 from http://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/matters/matters-9708.html.…
The review of “Copyright Law and the Internet” by John C. Montana will reveal different types of intellectual property, legal protection for intellectual property, and how the internet both complicates and simplifies intellectual property. There will also be some minor discussion of privacy, ethics, and security as they apply to intellectual property and the Internet. Much of the information found in the article is in line with the information found in the textbook.…
Creativity drives the modern society, and people should have sovereignty to choose and do what pleases them most as long as they do not interfere with the other people around them (Popular Culture: Rage, Rights, and Responsibility 11).…
Over the past fifty years, the British Music Publishing industry has undergone dramatic changes. It has evolved as an entity with innovations in technology, changes and creations of laws and new mediums to promote and exploit songs to a wider audience. Therefore, the way in which the music publishing industry operates and exploits its assets has completely transformed, and continues to do so at a rapid pace. This paper will attempt to explore the ways in which publishers exploit song copyrights and the way in which this has changed over the past 60 years. It is important to define what is meant by copyright and its role within the industry. The Performing Right Society website states: “Copyright protect original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works. It allows an original work to be considered a property that is owned by somebody. When a song or piece of music is written, the person who wrote it owns the copyright and therefore has the right to decide how and when it should be played.”…
1. Do you think The Pirate Bay can continue to survive in a global Internet…
At issue in the twenty-first century is the trade-off between the necessity of writers, musicians, artists, and movie studios to profit from their work and the free flow of ideas for the public benefit. Movie (and music) industry participants claim that encryption programs are necessary to prevent piracy. Others, however, including the defendants in cases such as Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Corley, 273 F.3d 429 (2d Cir. 2001), argue that the law should at least allow purchasers of movies, music, and books in digital form to make limited copies for fair use.…
Virtual art is the product of long-standing traditions in art merged with revolutionary technological advances. With innovations emerging almost as fast as end-users can test and master new systems, technology has dramatically altered our daily lives and changed our thought processes. Like many technological advances, virtual and cyber realities have been embraced, and often created by, artists that experiment with the myriad of possibilities that technology can offer. While there have been many works of art inspired and created by means of digital advances, the medium has yet to be defined and its boundaries have not yet been identified. Since technology and virtual art are just beginning to be explored, the medium is in its infancy and thus cannot be judged based upon traditional mores of art. Before virtual art can achieve prominence and respect within the art world, many barriers of tradition must first be abolished. Virtual and digital technologies are rampant in American culture and thoroughly utilized in entertainment mediums like television, movies, magazines, and video games. Our capitalist economy creates a fertile environment for these mediums to prosper by feeding off the public 's hunger for entertainment. Because these industries are in such high demand and accrue billion dollar revenues, new technologies are often conceived in and funded by these trades: "For, in essence, all socially relevant new image media, from classical antiquity to the revolution of digital images, have advanced to serve the interests of maintaining power and control or maximizing profits" (Grau 339). That being the case, new technologies "hardly ever…advanced solely for artistic purposes" (Grau 339). Because "power" and "profits" are the central means of motivation in our culture; art, in the classical sense, is often an afterthought. In an age where entertainment and art intertwine, however, distinctions between the two based upon their creation are impossible. With…
Copyright laws were established in the Constitution to "promote science and the useful arts" (Copyright). In the age of digital formats for music, copyright law makes it illegal for bootleggers to commit audio piracy by copying works of music without paying the artist. However, the invention of digital sampling, which allows a musical artist to take sound from a previously recorded work and incorporate it into a new work, has challenged the existing copyright laws. The search for balance between the need to protect artists from audio piracy and the goal of fostering the ability of new artists to draw on previous media has made a good deal of legal controversy within the music business. Laws and court decisions have not established what balance…
Mills, N. E. (2009). Intellectual Property Protection for Fashion Design: An Overview of Existing Law and A Look Toward Proposed Legislative Changes. Retrieved January 14, 2013, from Digital Law: http://digital.law.washington.edu/dspace-law/bitstream/handle/1773.1/438/vol5_no5_art24.pdf…
The works of creative artists is always made the gravitation to contemporary society. And masterpieces are generated with the freedom idea in their mind. This raise a tangible issue to whether artists can do what they desire without government constraints. From my point of view, their artworks should be recognized through a justify prism of authorities to before publish them to general public. There are two inducements to interpret my opinion.…