What Is Vidding: Free Expression Or Copyright Piracy?
Case Study: Vidding –Free Expression or Copyright Piracy?
In this paper, I will be discussing whether Vidding is considered to be Free Expression or Copyright Piracy. I will also be discussing what effects if any, creating and uploading vis to the Internet and whether or not it is an expression of free speech or infringement on intellectual property. These views will include utilitarianism, rights, and justice. Copyright laws are in place to try to control the illegal act of piracy.
According to our text “Business and Society…,” vidding is the application of creating new videos by taking existing clips from the entertainment media and blending them with a song. This new form of creativity or self-expression can be downloaded or uploaded using different formats and made available on …show more content…
It is considered unethical if those rights and the protection of those rights are denied for any reason. Copyright piracy is an infringement of the copywriters’ rights. Vidders claim that the use of copyrighted material such as clips from television scenes movies and music should not be considered a violation but should fall under the Fair Use exception to copyright laws. They believe that it is just free expression and we have that right (Lawrence & Weber, 2011).
Justice plays a role in the criterion of copyright piracy. U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales proposed a bill that would enhance intellectual-property protections so that individuals will be prosecuted for unlawful copies of music, movies, software or other copyrighted material. This bill would allow investigators to seize assets purchased with money made from sales of copies and blank CDs that could be used to make copies later in the future. Anyone found guilty of violating copyright laws will be prosecuted and forced to pay restitution to the owner of the material in question (Moya,
In this paper, I will be discussing whether Vidding is considered to be Free Expression or Copyright Piracy. I will also be discussing what effects if any, creating and uploading vis to the Internet and whether or not it is an expression of free speech or infringement on intellectual property. These views will include utilitarianism, rights, and justice. Copyright laws are in place to try to control the illegal act of piracy.
According to our text “Business and Society…,” vidding is the application of creating new videos by taking existing clips from the entertainment media and blending them with a song. This new form of creativity or self-expression can be downloaded or uploaded using different formats and made available on …show more content…
It is considered unethical if those rights and the protection of those rights are denied for any reason. Copyright piracy is an infringement of the copywriters’ rights. Vidders claim that the use of copyrighted material such as clips from television scenes movies and music should not be considered a violation but should fall under the Fair Use exception to copyright laws. They believe that it is just free expression and we have that right (Lawrence & Weber, 2011).
Justice plays a role in the criterion of copyright piracy. U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales proposed a bill that would enhance intellectual-property protections so that individuals will be prosecuted for unlawful copies of music, movies, software or other copyrighted material. This bill would allow investigators to seize assets purchased with money made from sales of copies and blank CDs that could be used to make copies later in the future. Anyone found guilty of violating copyright laws will be prosecuted and forced to pay restitution to the owner of the material in question (Moya,