digital comm: copyright

Copyright and Ethics

Week 3: Kimberly Noble

What is Copyright?

0The exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, sell, or distribute the matter and form of something (as a literary, musical, or artistic work) (Merriam-Wesbster)

0Copyrights are typically all-rights reserved for creator or owner

0Copyrights are thought to encourage competition

Why we have copyrights

0So people can’t steal or take credit for your work.0So you can’t steal or take credit for someone else’s

work.

Copyright Issues in the News

0Student Faces Extradition on Copyright Infringement Charges

0On Jan. 13, 2012 a U.S. judge declared that British Student Richard O’Dwyer may be extradited to U.S. to be charged with copyright infringement for running a “linking” website to pirated material. TVShack.net

Copyright Issues in the News

0 Jammie Thomas Fined $1.5 Million for Downloading 24 Songs

0Let's Make an Example Out of Jammie

Copyright Issues in the News

0Did Britney rip off some old time country band?0http://www.tmz.com

/2011/01/11/britney-spears-bellamy-brothers-hold-it-against-me-if-i-said-you-had-a-beuatiful-body/#.TxZFXyMx-qQ

PIPA and SOPA

0 In order to protect copyrighted material, companies want to be able to shut down sights, such as Wikipedia and Facebook should they find copyrighted material.

0Screen of Wikipedia at 11:22pm Tues. Jan. 17.

Google.com

Megaupload.com

0Shut down Jan. 19th by the FBI.

0Online storage locker for pirated material. Some of these types of sites have legitimate uses, but Megaupload was mostly used for pirated material.