Gottfrid Svartholm

the work they are utilizing given that they meet the definition of their given label and qualify as fair use (Stim 396). For example, a parody must be ruled as humorous by definition, and fair use implies that the content is meant to give a positive outlook on the original work rather than downgrade it. In legal terms, piracy violates one of the seven given rights outlines within the Copyright Act. The contracts between artists, authors, inventors, and their companies and publishers are violated

writer, filmmaker, founder of the Prelinger Archives, and associate professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz. In addition, the filmmakers interview leaders in the file sharing community, such as Pirate Bay members Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm, and Peter

“Napster and its founder held the promise of everything the new medium of the Internet encompassed: youth, radical change and the free exchange of information. But youthful exuberance would soon give way to reality as the music industry placed a bull’s-eye squarely on Napster.” With the emergence of the computer came new technologies, one of which is the distribution and free access to information across the internet. Peer to Peer (P2P), a form of file sharing allows people to participate in the

File Sharing “I 'd like to propose another toast to you, the listener. It doesn 't matter how you got this, you bought it, you downloaded it, and your grandma gave it to you.” (Jones). Chances are anybody who has ever used the internet has downloaded copyrighted material. Many people view downloading copyrighted material from the internet as stealing, but others see it as a distribution of human knowledge and information. File sharing, more formally known today as torrents, should be legal.

The Pirate Bay Case Study 24 06 2009 Introduction The Internet has served as a medium for peers to share any kind of files, like pictures, videos, music, books, etc. However, in order for peers to be able to exchange files, a platform is needed. There are many platforms available that serve as a bridge technology so that peers can share files with other peers around the world. These platforms only serve as a connection devise and not as a piracy store. As a result of the existence of these