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The researchers are studying the attitudes and behaviors regarding music downloading among undergraduate students and how theory (specifically low self-control and neutralization/drift) correlates to music piracy in order to observe what factors may lead to an individual’s choice to pirate music while specifically focusing on his/her self-control (pg. 98). To do so, they are using three theories: Gottfredson and Hirschi’s self-control “General Theory of Crime,” Sykes and Matza’s “Techniques of Neutralization

Should people be prosecuted for online piracy? I do think that people should be prosecuted for online piracy to an extent. I do not think that their should be a harsh punishment for something so little. But I do think that something should be done because they technically are stealing. Some people may not even know they are stealing until someone tells them that what they are doing is illegal. Online piracy is a crime that can be easily prevented. One reason why I think people should

Turmoil soon follows when the issue of piracy is brought into light. Piracy is defined as the act of downloading others work illegally, which includes but is not restricted to: movies, software, music and books. The music industry constantly sparks this discussion among the masses for obvious reasons. Those opposing mainly being the consumers, whose connection is strictly enjoying the work put before them, rather than benefiting financially in a discernible way. Using the term industry to describe

Along with reinforcing cultural beauty standards, Snapchat filters have also faced cultural appropriation accusations on various occasions. On April 20th 2016, Snapchat released a Bob Marley filter (please see figure 2) in celebration of “4/20”, also known as “National Cannabis Day” (Dewey, 2016). While Snapchat claimed that their intention was to give fans a way to express appreciation for the weed-smoking reggae legend, waves of people (both users and non users of the app) accused Snapchat of promoting

Anyone who has been a fan or has followed EA for an extended period probably knows of the companies reputation for being greedy , games with literally hundreds of dollars of dlc or expecting players to pay tons cash to get an edge on other players in games like FIFA. Recently though it seems they may have just pushed back a bit too far , anyone who may be following recent trends in the gaming industry will have heard but their latest big title Star Wars Battlefront 2 has been making waves in the

The last game I played was Uncharted 4: A Theif's End by Naughty Dog, so that is what I am choosing for this topic. The fourth installment of the series definitly succeeds in the first element of storytelling. The game is very story enriching and out of the four games A Theif's End is probably the most tangible. The main character is Nathan Drake a treasure hunter looking for the hidden pirate haven Libertalia. While the pirate city may be a little far fetched, Henry Avery is an actual pirate

Satire Long gone are the days of fierce ruffians ruling the high seas, but in America, another plague is falling upon even our most upstanding. The aforementioned problem we face as a society is new-age internet piracy; even the most law-abiding citizens are falling prey to the allure of saving $1.29. The temptation may be there to break the law, but I plead to you, please pay for your music. How are the labels that represent our favorite musicians supposed to make money if we steal what their

Copy right: The U.S. Copy right Act 17 U. S. C. 101-118 is a Federal legislation which was enacted by the Congress under the constitutional grant of authority so as to protect the works of people from being copied without their permission. This includes software, architectural design, films, and graphic artwork, as well as recorded media. The person who owns the copy right has the sole authority to reproduce, license, perform, or distribute the copy righted material. (1) Fair Use: It is the copying

Plagiarism- the act of using another person's words or ideas without giving credit to that person: the act of plagiarizing something (An Ecylopedia Britannica Company). Plagiarism or academic integrity is a well-known issue that has evolved with students and their schooling. Not only are college students involved in this act at unprecedented rate, but students in high school and middle school are as well. Unintentional plagiarism can be performed unbeknownst to the student. This can take place by

William Stanley CP SC 4910 12 October 2014 Ethical Debate on Digital Piracy To name a few people that are affected by stealing things in the virtual world wouldn’t take long at all, since there are thousands of recording industries, software companies, artists, actors, and so many others that work behind the scenes to provide us with the entertainment, and often productivity that we so desperately need. This is where the pirating of copyrighted material can be seen as harmful to others and to themselves