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The development of techonology has made the protecion of copyright much more difficult. | The development of techonology has made the protecion of copyright much more difficult. Prior to the internet, and even apparatus such as fax machines and photocopiers, the only way to obtain copies were by hand. This naturally time and energy. Now, people are able to make copies in under a second. The developement of information technology has surprised consummers and shaken businesses that have failed to realise the significance of the technology. Below are some examples: | ||
'''1. | '''1.Cut and Paste:'''The copy and paste functions on a computer make creating copies of electronic documents very easy. The process takes seconds and can be copied in a variety of formats; .doc, .pdf etc. | ||
'''2.Burning | '''2.Burning:'''The creation of burning skill make copy big file very easy. People just need to insert a CD with a burning software, and then can make copy of a whole music CD or movie DVD in few minutes. | ||
'''3.Download so easy:''' The creation of P2P make downdload files very easy. You can get whatever you like from a friend or even strangers. This create a wonderful sharing world like Utopia, but also seriously destroy the copyright. These kind of P2P tool such as: FTP, Kazaa, eMule, eDonkey, BT... | '''3.Download so easy:''' The creation of P2P make downdload files very easy. You can get whatever you like from a friend or even strangers. This create a wonderful sharing world like Utopia, but also seriously destroy the copyright. These kind of P2P tool such as: FTP, Kazaa, eMule, eDonkey, BT... | ||
Revision as of 15:25, 17 May 2006
Description:
The development of techonology has made the protecion of copyright much more difficult. Prior to the internet, and even apparatus such as fax machines and photocopiers, the only way to obtain copies were by hand. This naturally time and energy. Now, people are able to make copies in under a second. The developement of information technology has surprised consummers and shaken businesses that have failed to realise the significance of the technology. Below are some examples:
1.Cut and Paste:The copy and paste functions on a computer make creating copies of electronic documents very easy. The process takes seconds and can be copied in a variety of formats; .doc, .pdf etc.
2.Burning:The creation of burning skill make copy big file very easy. People just need to insert a CD with a burning software, and then can make copy of a whole music CD or movie DVD in few minutes.
3.Download so easy: The creation of P2P make downdload files very easy. You can get whatever you like from a friend or even strangers. This create a wonderful sharing world like Utopia, but also seriously destroy the copyright. These kind of P2P tool such as: FTP, Kazaa, eMule, eDonkey, BT...
4.Share without keeping so smart: While illege download has become an controvercial issue and hard to dealing with, Apple Computer creats a new function in iTune---online sharing. Now people can enjoy the whole music from the other computers without download or keeping them. Just click and link immediately. This perfectly avoid the copyright problem, and challenge the music busuness industry.
5.Spread quickly and widely: The creation of Internet make all kinds of information spread rapidly and broadly. Together with the broadband, wireless, and other emergent new technique, the speed od spread is accelerating and non-stop.
Enablers:
1.The continual updated P2P share software.
2.The higher speed of burning device and biger space of data storage medium.
3.The broadband, wireless, wifi and new internet access.
4.Reader and listener become used to enjoy without paying.
5.The prevalence of iPod and iTune.
6.The electronic printing.
Inhibitors:
1.The copyright law limits the development of technology.
2.The lawsuit to illigal downdload company or idividual P2P users.
Paradigms:
1.Change people's understanding of copyright and even to question the exsit of copyright. 2.Erosion the profit margin and market share of copyright owners.
Experts:
open content creater consumer music company macrosoft Mac
Timing:
all the problems come woth the Internet wave.
Web Resources:
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/~howard/Copyright/
http://research.yale.edu/lawmeme/yjolt/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=37
http://www.ucop.edu/ott/crprimr.html
http://ist-socrates.berkeley.edu:7015/copyright/
http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2770541,00.html