Future of Copyright

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.The group that selects this topic as thiers please put your name and composition here!
.Then place your 20 research questions
.Then divide the questions amoungst the group and answer them in this page! (to be done for next week Thursday - 4 May)

Great, an interesting topic! Check also the LIACs 2006 scenario set Future of Intellectual Property that gives insight into and connect with this issue.


Introduction

The concept of copyright is not new. It is an old concept that continues to be applied to multiple products within multiple industries within our modern society. As advances in technology have transpired, so have the economic and political ideologies that seek to protect, apply and enforce the concept of copyright.

Since the concept of copyright is so versatile, the implications of the term have changed over time. So much so, that common notions of what constitutes copyright is highly conditional on the individual. In fact, the entire concept of copyright has different meanings to different individuals.

Our intention with this Scenario Planning exercise is to define copyright in broad terms, and then specifically illustrate how the Internet and World Wide Web have changed the implications of copyright within the media industries: audio, video, and publishing. We will examine the technological, economic and political driving forces that facilitate or hinder these changes, and also the legal and social implications for society.

Group members

Ching-Heng Wu,

Hui-Fei Yen,

Vijay Kalappa

Research questions

1.What is Copyright?

2. What is Intellectual Property?

3. What is a Patent?

4. What is the Public Domain?

5. What is P2P?

6. what behavior of users would cause the copyright infringement of software?

7. What is the effect of copyright infringement on digital culture?

8. What is the DRM and what is its aim?

9. Is there any DRM implementations? Give examples

10.How long would Copyright last ?

11. Is there anyone to oppose the copyright? What are their arguments?

12. What is open content?

13. What is copyleft?

14. What is copyfree

15. What is moral right?

16. Is it possible to preserve or protect copyright by using technology skill?

17. What is the original of copyright?

18. What is copyfight?

Driving forces of copyright

Copyright: Technological Driving Forces


Copyright: Economic Driving Forces