In todays world this has become a big issue due to the rise of the internet, its availability, and the use of the personal computer. the generation i grew up in developed napster which changed file sharing over the internet forever. i have used these kind of programs my whole life and been a part of the pirating revolution. i think that it is only right that i would research and write about something i care about and have been dealing with for many years. internet piracy is one of the reasons i have used computers since i was a kid and know so much today. i can say that it has opened me up to a world of knowledge on the computer and lead me to major in an area dealing with computer networking.
i have always felt that software, music, and video should be free to be shared across the internet. i know the law is different, and many of the creators of this media highly disagree because of their greed. however, i do feel very strongly about this subject and am excited to learn more.
i have begun research through the uvu library - looking up journals written about internet piracy, file sharing, and bit torrents. using bit torrents is the most common way of sharing software, music, videos, games today...
i have found a really good journal about bit torrents, describing it as "the most successful open Internet application for content distribution." it goes into great detail about the how bit torrents work, and gives much data concerning statistics of users, uploaders, downloaders, and hosts. it also talks about the most common websites used and different search engines used for downloading/uploading torrents
another great journal i found talks about of sharing music and movies over the internet. it points out how reduced sizes of music/video files due to compression technologies has allowed for piracy to become a rampant problem on the Internet even in the absence of significant bandwidth. it exams how corporations have changed physical digital media in different parts of the world to slow down/prevent piracy...
here is a link to an article talking about the "right" to digital media, it discusses a lot of issues that have been going on in the media about copyrights, laws, and other aspects that go into piracy
on the business software alliance website - this is how they describe internet piracy...
ReplyDeleteGenerally, Internet piracy refers to the use of the Internet to provide downloadable copies of pirated software or to advertise and market pirated software that is delivered through other means. Internet piracy can also refer to the use of the Internet to transmit codes or other technologies to circumvent anti-copying security features in software products. Auction sites, Peer to Peer (P2P) networks, social networking sites, B2B websites and botnets are all common paths through which Internet piracy occurs.
Importantly, the same laws and license agreements that apply to software in physical distribution channels also apply to cyberspace and Internet transactions. The U.S. Copyright Act does not differentiate between offline and online infringement, and those found in breach of the law face penalties, including statutory damage awards of up to $150,000 per copyrighted work.
Collins,
ReplyDeleteFascinating topic. I have been pretty invested in these developments as well. I would suggest taking a really close look at the court case against "The Pirate Bay." Maybe look at the difference between the exact same information depending on where it appears. For example, Google linked to the same information that The Pirate Bay linked to yet Google was not brought before the courts. If you decide to look into that case and need access to and help translating the official court documents let me know, since I can request those documents as a Swedish citizen.
--Van
collins,
ReplyDeletei'm pleased to see you making progress on this. and even more pleased to see you've found an aspect of the topic for which you've got some passion.
will you be making notes on the articles so you'll have a good sense for what's in them three months from now?
as a musician this topic interests me. i sway slightly back and forth in my opinions. on one hand, the incredible distribution potential from file sharing is something anyone trying to "get out there" wants. on the other hand, if your product is only given away, then it is possible you might not get anything out of it. and if business is the aim, you want to get something for what you give. What's In it For Me? (the WIFM principle) After all if you don't get anything out of it, it's difficult to support the habit.
ReplyDeleteI wrote a paper for an english class related to your topic. It's about 6 years old, so if it seems relevant to what you are doing now I'll post it for you.