Digital Millennium Copyright Act

were unlawful act (14). Figure 1: Global CD Sale in Million Units Source: Janssens, Jelle, Stijn Vandaele, and Tom Vander Beken. "The Music Industry On (The) Line? Surviving Music Piracy In A Digital Era." European Journal Of Crime, Criminal Law & Criminal Justice 17.2 (2009): 77-96. Academic Search Complete. According to IFPI, global CD sales decreased from 2.5 billion units in 2000 to 1.8 billion in 2006 (see Figure 1).

copying their work. This became known as copyright. Following this, the drafters of the US Constitution mirrored the statue of Anne and established authors’ rights in Article 1, Section 8,

all. Music pirates were able to download their favorite songs to digital devices such as MP3 players and Steve Job’s creation of the iPod. Between 1999 and 2008, annual U.S. revenue from physical recorded music products had fallen from $12.8 billion back to $5.5 billion (Woldfogel). This decrease would begin to cause concern for sales and creation of new music. Record labels began to push for stronger copyright laws, the weak copyright laws were causing major consequences in the recording industry

Internet copyright like music, books, and movies. As a result, there have been many attempts at protecting copyright on the Internet. 2 The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) was a controversial United States bill introduced by U.S. Representative Lamar S. Smith (R-TX) to expand the ability of U.S. law enforcement to combat online copyright infringement and online trafficking in counterfeit goods. The Protect IP Act (PIPA) was a proposed law with the stated goal of giving the US government and copyright holders

The Development of U.S Copyright Law Simon Cho The history of U.S copyright law came from England. As a matter of fact, copyright was not intended to reward creators but to prevent sedition. As the number of presses grew in late fifteenth century in England, the authorities started to grant control over the publication of books to a group of printers, called the Stationers’ Company in mid-sixteenth century. The Licensing Act of 1662 confirmed that licensed printers have the right to publish

the highest amount ever awarded for online defamation in Canadian history. In the complaint, filed on Monday in Ottawa Superior Court, Kaje says he was the target of a malicious online campaign where he was falsely accused of 'plagiarism' and 'copyright infringement'. Allegedly, the Canadian singer repeatedly took to social media to vent her frustrations over "Sweet Angel", a song released by Apockt, Kaje's alter-ego, back in the summer of 2012 on Beatport. Increasingly, the internet is notably

Assignment 2 – Research Essay Many say the current copyright laws in Australia are not adequate for a digital age. Do you agree with this point of view, and explain the academic research which leads you to this conclusion. Discuss two examples of copyright law which you believe are no longer relevant in a digital age and provide evidence for the changes you would propose, by analysing current media reports and supporting research? The way a person writes, learns, gathers information, purchases

Introduction The rudimentary utilitarian view on copyrights is that they help to support the individuals who generate the creative culture for a society: if there are no legal controls over somebody copying or imitating someone else’s work, then these innovative people will not have enough incentive to continue creating new works (Lemley and Reese, 2004). If this were to truly happen, it would have a negative effect on the entire economy and the overall culture. However the raw material for new creative

This Project has been submitted by Mr. Adithya Ramchandran Iyer ID No: 211020 On Copyright Law Topic – ‘Fighting Copyright infringement, iTunes and importance of a novel approach’ During the Winter Semester 2014/15 Introduction This paper attempts to show how far digitalization of music, primarily ushered in by Apple inc’s iTunes Store has had tangible results and helped tackle copyright infringement and has been able to deal with music piracy in the United States of America. It explores

the owner’s rights are not affected at all because the individual's right to use the copyrighted video would be acceptable under fair use. The fair use limit use of copyrighted material without the individual getting permission from the owner. "Copyright laws were established not to give the author the right to deny their work to other people, but instead to encourage its creation" (Halbert & Ingulli, 2012, p.324). One example of music sharing files is the case of Sony BMG Music Entertainment V.