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Kazaa, 2004.
This paper discusses the ethical issues surrounding Kazaa, the most popular and free file-sharing websites
1,060 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 37.95
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This paper explains that the music and movie industries are starkly opposed to the use of Kazaa?s technology because it infringes upon copyright laws and decreases the profits made from music and movie sales. The author states that the creators of Kazaa, three Estonian computer programmers, revolutionized the way that peer-to-peer networks work over the Internet and also have created a telephony software program for the Internet known as Skype. The paper relates that the lawsuits in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles against the use of Kazaa are complicated because Kazaa has been deemed legal in Europe where the company resides.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Technology
The Creators of Kazaa
Ethics Regarding the Software
Conclusion
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"The music and movie industries argue that what Kazaa allows is not ?sharing? but stealing. For this reason, in October of 2001 both the music and movie industries sued Kazaa. According to ?The race to kill Kazaa? the purpose of these suits were to keep the millions of kazaa users from stealing movies, copyrighted music and software files. The article reports that this task was more difficult than these industries had anticipated. This difficulty existed because unlike other file sharing sited Kazaa does not have a server (it operates on anonymous supernodes) and as a result the industries had nothing to shut down."
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KaZaA, 2004.
Examines what can be done to make the illegal downloading of music from the Internet work for everyone involved.
3,043 words (approx. 12.2 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 89.95
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It has been estimated that KaZaA has had over one hundred and sixty million people worldwide download at least one version of their software. Of those millions, over sixty million people worldwide are steady and loyal users of KaZaA?s software. This paper shows that, as can be expected with impressive census figures such as these, KaZaA has become a force to be reckoned with. In one corner, KaZaA has a plethora of advertisers wanting to be part of the high numbers of e-mail addresses that the system reaches. In the other corner, however, sits a music association that will do anything to stop KaZaA from expanding. The paper examines both sides of this argument, looking at the views of both 'corners' and suggests ways in which KaZaA and the RIAA could come together to solve the problem.
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"The RIAA went after individual users of the KaZaA and other similar software by filing copyright infringement lawsuits in US Federal Courts throughout the nation. The RIAA legal team focused on approximately two hundred sixty specific individuals that the RIAA described as having swapped or uploaded illegally over one thousand copy-written song files. These individuals were found after other legal proceedings came to a head. ?A federal judge ruled yesterday that an Internet-service provider must reveal the name of a subscriber suspected of illegally downloading hundreds of digital music files.? (Glanz, "Verizon must reveal file-sharing customer; Copyright laws at issue in ruling") With these proceedings being heard today, one can clearly see how the outcomes for these cases will effect how Joe Common will use the internet in the future."
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Kaaza.Com, 2004.
This paper discusses the financial and legal problems of Kazaa.com, a firm known for its file-swapping software, which is used for downloading music and movies free from the Internet.
1,270 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper discusses that Kazaa's multinational structure is rather confusing. The developers are Estonian, a Netherlands company commissioned the work and sold it to a company based in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, whose executives work in Australia. The author points out that many believe Kazaa has developed this kind of setup to protect itself from its legal battles with the entertainment industry, but Kazaa maintains no such reasons are involved. The paper discusses that Kazaa has deep financial troubles because its revenues are limited; service is free, and its main source of income is advertising.
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"While closing down Kazaa may prove to be a very difficult task because of its odd structure, Kazaa BV ran into major financial difficulties before it decided to sell off its assets to Sharman Networks Limited. Litigation caused massive financial problems. Kazaa BV claimed and the company declared it might go bankrupt if the lawsuits were not withdrawn. For this reason, it sold some of its sections to the Australian company."
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Online Marketing, 2006.
A discussion about how essential online marketing is for the e-commerce, focusing on examples of successful e-commerce sites: eBay and KaZaA.
1,025 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper explains that e-marketing incorporates techniques from the traditional marketing spectrum such as price, placement, product and promotion. But, because these lines of reasoning are presented on a much cheaper medium coupled with the potential for personalized advertising and interactive aspects, it has become much more of a business friendly tool than the traditional marketing approaches. It explains that companies such as eBay and KaZaA have lured million of people to their web sites utilizing these modern digital e-marketing approaches.
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I. Introduction
II. E-Marketing related Promotions
Example Two Online Companies
E-Marketing Related Advertisements
Summary and Conclusion
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"It is an outrage that the record companies are coming after average Americans. First of all, The RIAA's fight is with KaZaA - not you and me. So, what does this mean, our IP address will be stored by companies like AOL, Yahoo, Googol or any other internet system we visit. Will this totally stop the anonymity of the internet? I understand that Verizon was forced by the courts to give up all of their user's information who had ever visited KaZaA whether they had downloaded or not. I believe what the guy at said times said, "Critics of yesterday's decision said it will erode privacy rights by giving all copyright holders the power to determine a person's identity without having to prove a copyright-infringement charge." (Glanz, "Verizon must reveal file-sharing customer; Copyright laws at issue in ruling") And Verizon didn't want to give these names up. I think their argument is excellent. The stuff the RIAA was looking for was not on Verizon's machines, it was on the machines in households all over America. After 911 we gave up quite a few rights in the sake of fighting terrorism."
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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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Multi-Programming and Time Sharing, 2005.
This paper discusses the historical evolution of operating systems with a focus on multi-programming and time sharing, two major milestones that led to modern local and wide area networks.
1,675 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 54.95
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This paper explains that multi threading or programming entails an operating system literally slicing time up so that each program can run smoothly to completion without interfering with any other program. The author points out that new operating system technology allows programs such as MS-Word, which has been written and compiled to run in a certain sequence, to be run out of sequence yet the results still comes out correctly to the user as though the program ran in order; this technique, called Out-Of-Order execution is similar to how multi-threading works. The paper relates that background processing allows printing or backing up a system's pertinent data while playing Solitaire in the foreground or for KaZaA users to create a CD while listening to another song playing in the foreground.
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"New programming languages such as Java and C++ all recommend that for programmers to incorporate multiple threading concepts directly into programs so operating system have less responsibility. Java implements a thread scheduler that can help decide if and when each thread should execute. Operating systems of the past could only tell dumb programs how long a particular thread was but not when to run it in a CPU cycle -- today, programs like Java can make this type of decision. "For instance, when a lower-priority thread is running and a higher-priority thread resumes (from sleeping or waiting on I/O, for example), it will preempt the lower-priority thread." "
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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.
From the Paper
"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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Website Security.
This paper creates a virtual website to illustrate the potential problems and solutions to website security.
2,960 words (approx. 11.8 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 87.95
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This paper describes a virtual website, similar to KaZaA in the file-swapping aspect, but instead of music, provides first-rate Hollywood-caliber movies, from which members have the opportunity to download specialized encryption software to their system. The author points out that website security for the Internet and internal networked environments has three basic objectives: confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The paper states that the website will require various software tools, such as encryption and database software, firewalls, routers and other hardware, but the keys to security are reputable vendors, who are reliable with support and well-trained, and knowledgeable network administrators and personnel.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Define the Website
Basic Threats, Risks, and Security Requirements
Corporate Policies
Secure Assets
Mechanisms
Conclusion
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"Whatever the case, our website security aspirations will be very difficult to achieve. In the modern world, a high school kid with a failing average could easily gain unauthorized access to an insecure network or website environment. The real problem is that many people know exactly what they are doing because today's adolescents have grown up with technology and they understand it. Couple this with the fact that whole nations and industries have become computer crime intruders such as what has occurred in China. Network security engineers have to be on the lookout for many attacks."
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