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The Ethical Dilemma The legality of the P2P service is not very obvious, apparently. But what about the ethics of the software providers? Is it morally right to enable the free exchange of music, without enforcing a proper compensation to the copyright owners? In order to address the ethical question above, let’s examine the situation from the viewpoint of the two main ethical theories: Contractianism and Consequentialism. The Contractianism viewpoint The contractianism theory focuses on

MICHAEL ARLEN: ODE TO THANKSGIVING It is time, at last, to speak the truth about Thanksgiving, and the truth is this. Thanksgiving is really not such a terrific holiday. Consider the traditional symbols of the event: Dried corn husks hanging on the door! Terrible wine! Cranberry jelly in little bowls of extremely doubtful provenance which everyone is required to handle with the greatest of care! Consider the participants, the merrymakers: men and women (also children) who have survived

The Rise and Fall of Napster It started as an accident. Shawn Fanning was just experimenting and thinking of an easier to go through a search engine for music. What was a simple idea turned out to be a phenomenon in the Internet world. The creation of Napster led to many problems and brought about new issues that involved the entertainment industry and piracy laws. Napster is a software where a compilation of all of its user’s files are held in a central unit and each user is able to use

The Digitial Millenium Copyright Act As current lawsuits unfold and the history of the Internet progresses, the debate over the future of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act thrives. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act, signed into law by President Clinton on October 28, 1998, was written in an attempt to strike a balance between the rights of a work’s creator to receive adequate compensation and society’s fundamental right to freedom of information. The bottom line is that the objective of

Technology As You Know It In The 1980’ What is your idea on technology? Is it phones or computers or maybe even transportation? Through the past years technology progressed towards a brighter future. On June 29 2007 the first IPhone was developed for the public, the iPhone 2g sure was not the best phone that has been developed but it was a huge impact in the social economy. It was one of the first touchscreen phones everyone wanted one. Since the first iPhone was developed, why not make more it’s

Executive Summary: Sony 's present fiscal challenges are tied into its corporate society which were expressed in excess of 30 years back. With such an expansive multinational company, more noteworthy arranging and more utilization of methodologies ought to be sought after. Sony could begin with the usage of another statement of purpose, with benefit and profits of the organization fixing all the more nearly too ordinary operations. Inside, the four compels, the administration, the creators, the creation

Since the 1990’s the world has experienced vast improvements in technology and what seems as an endless expansion of the Internet, and as a result, laws and legislation have had to evolve was well. Technologists and policymakers exist in “two worlds, “two cultures” when it comes to viewing a problem and developing a solution. Nevertheless, technologist and policymakers have been up against some very complex issues such as how to control piracy of copyrighted digital media. However, copyright owners

Consumer Marketing and Branding Strategies University of Phoenix MKT/GM571 Robert Kolber August 2, 2010 Consumer Marketing and Branding Strategies Overview The consumer electronics industry has undergone a major entertainment shift with the advent of the 3 dimension high definition television (3D HDTV). The technology has advanced to the point in which consumer demand for 3D television has become profitable from a global marketing view. The Chinese economy appears poised to take advantage

Joshua Holmgren 12/05/15 Foundations of Education The Common Core State Standards are being attacked by both sides of the political aisle. The left feels that the CCSS policy makers will use them to punish teachers. The right feel that the CCSS is an over-reach by the federal government. Those who support the common core standards believe that they will help reduce achievement gaps amongst students. It 's clear that the policies set forth in the past have not been working, based on the current

Section 1: “Easy Rider” was a significant film because its success helped start a new Hollywood phase of filmmaking in the early 1970s. Films like “Duel in The Sun”, and “Red River” are what preceded films like “Easy Rider”. These films came into being and were financially successful because they temporarily relieved the fears aroused by a recognition of social and political conflicts. While studios suffered through a box-office slump from 1947 to 1968, the western proved to be a consistently if