'Intellectual property is the oil of the 21st century'
Mark Getty
The Thing Is:
The 20th Century person had their own music that they sang, played and passed from one generation to the next and the idea of paying for music was perhaps just a passing fad.
Discussed in class:
The moral distinction between stealing from a tangible product from a shop and downloading music and movies which are (eventually) given away for free on the radio and TV.Is downloading movies and songs illegal when we pay for the software? Or are the people supplying the software really the ones to blame?
Cocaine Jesus is an example of post-copyright film-making: it is so cheap and easy to do that you can give it away free. Steal this Film Two examines the technological and cultural aspects of the copyright wars, and the implications of the internet for copying.
The Napster Case and the Argument Against Legislative Reform
Main points
1.An MP3 file is a computer file that stores a song in a compressed format. A 32 Megabyte song on a CD can be compressed to about 3 Megabytes without noticeable reduction in quality. MP3 comes from MPEG audio Layer-3, and MPEG is the acronym for Moving Picture Experts Group, the group who developed the compression technology.
2.The digital environment poses a unique threat to the rights of copyright owners, and as such, necessitates protection against devices that undermine copyright interests. In contrast to the analog experience, digital technology enables pirates to reproduce and distribute perfect copies of works - at virtually no cost at all to the pirate. As technology advances, so must our laws.
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