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Ritualistic File-Sharing, 2002.
This paper explains how the intellectual property laws are ignored on Napster, Kazaa, Gnutella and other file-sharing networks.
3,245 words (approx. 13.0 pages), 11 sources, $ 93.95
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This essay is an in-depth analysis of file-sharing technology (Napster, Kazaa) and its relation to modern intellectual property laws. In order to structure the analysis, theoretical work from two prominent communications scholars - Harold Innis and James Carey - is employed. These authors divided media into two types: Innis categorized media as either time-biased or space biased, while Carey said media was either ritual or transmission. Ritual/time-biased media resist control and intellectual property laws, and file-sharing networks are ritual and time-biased. This essay defines the medium of file-sharing networks, intellectual property, the terms used by Innis and Carey, and shows how the nature of the medium explains why intellectual property laws are ignored on file-sharing networks.
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"From a modern, literate, perspective the current economic and legal debate over file-sharing is a teeming with contradictions. Most people find the thought of shoplifting a CD repugnant, yet many of those same people wouldn?t hesitate to borrow a copy from a friend or download a song from a complete stranger. What is the cause of this dichotomy? Can one be a consumer and a thief at the same time? This essay proposes that answers can be found by examining the media in question. Most modern investigation of this subject, critical and legal, is rooted in one specific perspective, but media scholars like Harold Innis and James Carey have in fact proposed two. Logically and historically, intellectual property rights appear in one and not the other. The following pages will define the medium in question and the two perspectives. Next these definitions will be used to place the medium in the most appropriate frame. Once the medium is categorized, the work of Innis and Carey will be applied to show how the nature of the medium determines the role of intellectual property."
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The Ins and Outs of File Sharing, 2005.
This paper takes a look at the issue of file sharing and the methods used in order to enable the sharing of files and data between various computer stations by means of the internet.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 13 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper discusses whether file sharing should be permitted, taking into account the legal issues. This paper also takes a look at the website methodology of file sharing, currently centered on music but which will expand to include motion pictures once the broadband issues are solved allowing large files to be easily transferred.
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"The computer revolution put a computer in virtually every home, creating many new opportunities for users to access information, use a new means of communication, find new ways to engage in commerce, and other possibilities. One of the possibilities explored by many has been file sharing, or the sending of files to other people over the Internet. In popular parlance, file sharing more often means specifically the sharing of music files, which is only one of the types of file that can be shared. Because such files are digital, there is virtually no loss of quality from the original recording, meaning that millions of perfect copies can be downloaded from websites without payments being made to copyright holders. This created an economic threat to the music industry first and more recently to the film industry (since films can be sent over the Internet in digital form as well). "
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Popular Culture Today: File Sharing, 2005.
An analysis of the cultural implications of peer-to-peer file sharing on the internet.
1,477 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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The paper examines how far John Fiske's theories of popular culture as resistance still apply in the 21st century, using the contemporary example of peer-to-peer file sharing. The focus is on examining file sharing as a cultural activity which is interesting in an anthropological sense, rather than the ethics or legality of file sharing. It explains how, by resisting the power of advertisers, shops and even the music industry as a whole, individuals are reclaiming culture.
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"Arguably, the meanings attached to advertising are what is challenged the most by file sharing. If we think of advertising as a 'commodity', we can begin to examine how, like other commodities it can be used in different ways. In dominant culture, the only position a person viewing an advertisement can occupy is that of the consumer, and the only power granted to the consumer is the decision to buy or not buy; in other words, 'containing social diversity within the needs of capitalism.' In popular culture, advertisements can mean more; for example, people can attach their own individual meanings to a memorable slogan. Moreover, users of file sharing use advertisements to help them decide what songs and albums to search for and download. 'To attract customers is to attract tricksters' . "
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File Sharing, 2004.
An examination of the ethics and legalities of file sharing over the Internet.
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper discusses how, as one of the most controversial Internet-based technologies, file sharing is causing a wave of ethical and legal conundrums. It looks at how Napster drew the most mainstream media attention due to several lawsuits filed against them by individual recording artists and how music files aren?t the only copyrighted materials being shared by Internet users. It explores how software, movies, and photos are freely traded through peer-to-peer (P2P) networks and how dozens of file sharing applications like Morpheus have gained popularity, posing legal and ethical problems as most of the files being traded are copyrighted material.
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"Napster began the file-sharing revolution and was one of the first pieces of software that created an organized network of users. Using a central server to store a massive amount of music files would not only be costly and cumbersome but also totally illegal, so the architects of Napster designed their software so that each person would download directly from other users? hard drives. This system basically made each individual PC running Napster into a server. A list of sharable files is compiled by the software client, and Napster?s central servers compile the file lists of all its online users. This way, individual users can browse others? files in a secure manner. Using the software interface, users can then perform searches for specific song titles, and the songs are downloaded directly from one peer to another."
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Copyrights and Music File Sharing, 2002.
A look at copyright and the technology of music file sharing.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper examines copyright and the technology of music file sharing. Initially, it explores the technology itself. Then it examines the law and the broader social and ethical issues surrounding the technology.
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MP3 File Sharing, 2005.
This paper discusses the unethical piracy of legally owned corporate products on the Internet by MP3 file sharing.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 7 sources, $ 44.95
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This examines both sides of the file sharing issues around music and states that the music industry is ethically right in their position to sue those people who illegally download music. The author points out that the music industry has won cases against Napster and others that violate the law, which will help quell the piracy of illegal MP3s. The paper stresses that understanding the facts and statistical data about this issue eventually can lead to the downfall of those independent pirating networks , which violate copyright law in the United States and abroad.
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"This study examines the use of MP3 file sharing, which has become a major issue in how corporate music industry deals with 'pirated' songs on the Internet. By understanding the current manners of file sharing that are trying to get financial compensation for music, the industry and independent music "down-loaders" clash on these issues. In essence, file sharing is unethical and debases ownership within the rights of corporate entities that should profit from the artist properties that they rightfully own under copyright law In the recent battles that have arisen due to music industry corporations seeking to recover lost revenues to illegal downloading of songs, there is a strong argument on why file sharing is an ethical problem."
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Internet File Sharing, 2006.
A closer look at the issue of internet file sharing with regards to the film and music industries.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 6 sources, $ 115.95
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This paper explores the scourge of internet file sharing and its impact upon the music and film industries. The paper focuses largely upon the legal steps America lucrative film and music industries have taken to protect their intellectual property rights and also briefly reviews some commonplace technological innovations which might militate against the rampant online pilfering of American entertainment goods.
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Napster and File-Sharing Applications, 2002.
A Look at the controversy over copyright infringement.
6,050 words (approx. 24.2 pages), 39 sources, MLA, $ 143.95
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Napster is a program allowing users to directly transfer music files without the aid of a centralized file server. Full-length songs may be exchanged in mere minutes through the program, and neither the artists nor the record companies are compensated for their work. The daunting prospect of consumers freely downloading complete libraries of music propelled the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to successfully sue Napster for trafficking in piracy. This paper analyzes the arguments made by both sides, investigates the virtues of the verdict, and discusses other court outcomes that would have been more beneficial to all parties involved. In addition, lawsuits of other file-sharing applications are discussed, including the likely outlook of Internet peer-to-peer sharing for the future.
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"The advent of the Internet has enabled users to promptly and effortlessly share information between one another as never before. While the vast majority of individuals embrace this new technology as a blessing, the capacity to impart so much data has produced a crisis regarding copyright infringement. Napster is a program allowing users to directly transfer music files without the aid of a centralized file server. Individuals are able to gain access to an immense library of copyrighted music, thus rattling the record industry.1 Full-length songs may be exchanged in mere minutes through the program, and neither the artists nor the record companies are compensated for their work. The daunting prospect of consumers freely downloading complete libraries of music propelled the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to successfully sue Napster for trafficking in piracy. The following will analyze the arguments made by both sides, investigate the virtues of the verdict, and discuss other court outcomes that would have been more beneficial to all parties involved. One such result would incorporate monthly fees and bonus features into the software, which would appease the RIAA?s concerns and also allows Napster to continue its operations. In addition, the lawsuits recently launched against Morpheus, Kazaa, Grokster, and My.Mp3.com are predicted to result in the continuance of their operations, given that illegitimate files are removed from their respective systems."
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The Unethical Piracy of MP3 File Sharing, 2005.
Examines policy solutions to protect the music industry.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 7 sources, $ 115.95
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In this paper, it is shown that illegal file sharing opponents feel it is their right to have music for free, but hold at the same time, the integrity of musicians to earn money for their music. However, there is no arbitration for the artist when music is shared between various entities on the Internet. The paper shows that when there is no regulation at all for music to be passed without a fee, the artist is invariably hurt by this activity.
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"Internet music piracy became a big issue since MP3 technology was invented, which has become a major issue in how corporate music industry deals with 'pirated' songs on the Internet. There are two distinct sides to the MP3 issue: (1) A war between the rights of MP3 users and illegal file sharing companies, and (2) those musicians and record companies that desire to control and regulate the profits of their music. While new technology advances, the musician and the record companies face new challenges for protecting the copyright of their music, since file sharing 'pirates' steal millions of dollars worth of music from them. Moreover, advanced compression techniques (MP3 format) that have been distributed across the Internet enable high quality music to be freely available to anyone on the Internet."
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Intellectual Property, 2002.
An examination of the peer-to-peer file sharing of the past and the future of peer-to-peer file sharing from a legal perspective.
1,973 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper looks at the fall of Napster, the legal arguments regarding the rise of its subsidiaries, and the inevitability of the continuing free-share environment. This paper is written with a legal mindset in a college student's view.
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"College. A place where young people, with a burning desire to further their education, congregate. But is it also a breeding ground for criminals? As college freshman flock to their new campuses every fall, toting with them the latest in laptops and desktop personal computers, they arrive with the notion of file sharing already implanted in them. So we see that it isn?t institution that is to blame for the implantation of the criminal (assuming it is criminal) ideas, but that the high speed networks of the institution are allowing and maybe furthering the students use of these illegal peer to peer (P2P) networks."
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Digital Music, 2005.
This paper explores the causes of unethical MP3 music file sharing on the Internet.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 35.95
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The paper discusses the unethical piracy of music file through P2P servers that is reflected in computer technology. The paper looks at American legal issues in file sharing and the global problem of pirate file sharing companies that are beyond the reach of the law and are the main causes for pirating MP3 files. The paper is of the opinion that through these causes of the unethical use of music files on the Internet, the ambiguities of law and technology must be resolved in order to prevent the property of the music industry from being further violated.
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"This computer study will examine the causes of the unethical use of MP3 file sharing services that now reside on the World Wide Web. By understanding the causes of that advancement of computer technology, U.S. legal issues for file sharing and the growing globalization in the music industry, one can realize how MP3 file sharing has become an unethical issue in the modern era. The first cause for the loss of business that the major record labels have been receiving has been the evolution of music into a digital format. Since the 1990's the growing digital formatting of music has become a major problem for controlling the way that music is dispersed across the world."
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Digital Music Controversy, 2002.
Discusses the legalities of file-sharing on the Internet.
2,745 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 82.95
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Along with great technological advances, the digital music industry has created widespread controversy. Over the last five years, the digital music industry has become a very prominent tool for recording, dispersing, and consuming music. This paper discusses the conflict between the recording industry and sites such as KaZaa and Napster that promote peer-to-peer file-sharing. The author shows both sides of the argument and provides a personal opinion on the issue.
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"The RIAA has also filed a suit against Diamond Multimedia for the Rio portable device that they have manufactured which is used to play MP3?s. This device allows its users to transfer MP3 files from their computer to the Rio. It also allows its users to make second-generation copies (copies of copies). There are numerous new portable MP3 players out on the market today, but because of the lack of restriction the Rio placed on second-generation copies it was forced to be taken off the market."
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Modern Music, 2002.
A look at the role of modern music and its relationship with mp3 file sharing.
3,400 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 124.95
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This paper addresses the role of the modern music industry and its refusal to recognize that mp3 file sharing is not a threat but rather is the next generation of music. This paper takes the position that these companies should embrace this new technology in order to benefit from its use rather that continuing to fight against it.
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MP3, 2005.
An overview of file sharing with MP3s.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 10 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper discusses the widespread use of MP3s and of file sharing with MP3s. The paper notes that the music industry has so far failed to change its business plan to adapt to consumer preference in this new form of technology, resulting in conditions of likely long- term losses for the industry, and that the industry has to develop a model that it can accept that will allow consumers to download music.
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"This paper addresses the role of the modern music industry and its refusal to recognize that mp3 file sharing is not a threat but rather is the next generation of music. This paper takes the position that these companies should embrace this new technology in order to benefit from its use rather that continuing to fight against it and that the industry must find a marketing model that works for it in this new environment. The viability of the music industry is currently threatened through the emergence and use of a new form of technology, the peer- to- peer software platform, the use of which enables users to download music in mp3 file format. The accessibility and the flexibility of the mp3 file format strongly suggest that this type of file is likely to remain a preferred form of music acquisition by consumers. However, the music industry fails to change its business."
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Napster, 2002.
An insight into Napster and the technology of music file sharing.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 97.95
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This essay examines Napster and the technology of music file sharing. Initially, it explores the technology itself. Then it examines the legal cases that shut Napster down and the broader social and ethical issues surrounding the technology.
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