digital comm: copyright
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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.