Homework – Week 1 Pirates of Globalization 1. Companies and governments can use copyrights‚ Patents‚ Trademarks to ensure that products cannot be easily pirated. 2. I do think there are more steps that could be taken to alleviate the abuse of intellectual-property rights a bit. It would make sense that international companies are afraid to speak out because it is hard to say what could become of it and what doors may be closed as a result. 3. I think the internet might affect
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Metallica filed the first federal suit against Napster. The band is suing the company for copyright infringement and racketeering. Lars Ulrich‚ the band drummer says; "Napster hijacked our music without asking. They never sought out permission. Out catalog of music simply became available as free downloads on the Napster system"(Internet). Metallica is suing Napster and has accused Napster of copyright infringement and racketeering. The Metallica bands as well as other groups believe that Napster
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11th edition. Software piracy is the mislicensing‚ unauthorized reproduction and illegal distribution of software‚ whether for business or personal use. When someone copies software without buying the appropriate number of licenses‚ it is copyright infringement. Individual copying software for a friend is a form of software piracy. Types of software piracy may include: end-user piracy‚ pre-installed software‚ Internet piracy‚ and counterfeiting‚ online auction piracy. Q1. What is the relationship
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Napster Controversy Executive Summary This case takes a look at the Napster company which was launched in 1999 by freshman Shawn Fanning. Napster was later shut down in 2001 due to violations of copyright laws. The Napster;s offerings was later condemned By RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America)‚ a trade group representing the world’s biggest record labels‚ Universal music‚ Sony Music‚ Warner Music‚ EMI group and Bertelsmann AG.This case study gives a detailed analysis of the creation
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Project Report: ECO422 Plagiarism: Study of IIT Kanpur Motivation: The aim of the project is to send a message to the student community that plagiarism in any form is not only unethical but also leads to decline in the reputation of the concerned university and the person involved‚ no matter if the act was intentional or even unintentional. Our campus‚ like any other campus is not free of this plaque. Almost every year‚ there is a case of plagiarism that catches attention from authorities
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Art and Internet: Blessing the Curse?∗ Patrick Legros ECARES‚ Université Libre de Bruxelles and CEPR February 1‚ 2005 “Beauty‚ however‚ in its general aspect‚ is the inseparable characteristic of the idea when it has become known. In other words‚ everything is beautiful in which an idea is revealed; for to be beautiful means no more than clearly to express an idea.” — Schopenhauer (2004-eBook edition) “In the last analysis‚ the artist may shout from all the rooftops that he is a genius: he will
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take a 52” Plasma Screen TV right out of the store without paying for it‚ would you? What is Internet Piracy really? We all understand that downloading a song‚ movie‚ software etc. is illegal‚ but why? When a company creates a product‚ they copyright it; allowing the company sole rights to their product. If we take a look specifically at the music industry‚ we can understand just what is wrong with internet piracy. According to the Institute for Policy Innovation the Music Industry loses $12
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minimum quality of the product that cannot be abrogated by contract (452). Under the current American copyright law passed in 1976‚ legal protection is solely provided to the copyright owners assigned and it only covers exclusive rights for the original works through composition from which they can be perceived as real owners‚ reproducers‚ or otherwise communicated in the contract (Bai‚ 62). The Copyright of 1976 law was meant to update the prior law that existed since 1909. The laws then prohibited
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Academic Integrity in Cultural Context In a person does own his/her original words or ideas and have privileges pertaining to those words or ideas as they are regarded as the person’s intellectual property. The Copyright act (1999) seeks to protect the author and any infringement on the author’s rights is punishable by fine or even imprisonment. This law however‚ is not strictly enforced as evidenced by the high level of piracy in the country. Within the Academic Community‚ rate of academic
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protection against stealing other peoples work. Copyright is to software as plagiarism is to writing. People put money into copyrighting any original work. This includes‚ literary‚ musical‚ dramatic‚ artistic‚ and other intellectual pieces. When avoiding the cost of these works‚ people are stealing money. Not only is online piracy morally and lawfully wrong‚ but it comes with hefty consequences. According to source 3‚ “Criminally copyright infringement is investigated by federal law enforcement agencies
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