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whether it has been effective since its implementation. Also, I will briefly outline the key provisions relating to infringement of copyright. I will consequently restrict comments to some copyright-related issues, concentrating on peer-to-peer file sharing over the Internet. Thirdly, practical examples will be given to evaluate the DEA. Using legislation, case law and journal articles I will present my findings. Copyright Copyright does not protect the idea but the independent expression of the idea

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case involved the responsibility of the distributors for authorising copyright infringement by giving authorization to users to infringe copyright materials by sharing copyright-protected material without permission of owner. The court decided there had been authorization by the Sharman parties for infringement to occur due to the knowledge the Sharman parties knew. The legal and non-legal responses were effective in ensuring amendments to current acts and educating people on the copyright laws.

Today’s digital knowledge has made it so easy to perform copyright infringement in order to create pirated movies. This in turn has increased the amount of illegal digital movie distribution. It’s so easy these days to make perfect copies and then distribute it across global networks. Torrent Freak research shows multiple copies of movies that are found online. Technology has made it more tempting than ever to violate the copyright laws without breaking a sweat. Majority of Internet users think that

record store. With an unlimited source of music waiting to be downloaded at the leisure of the people, it is hard to see where media companies can benefit. But, there is enormous potential for record labels through peer-to-peer file sharing. It is evident that file sharing isn’t going to stop soon. In fact, it has been steadily increasing each year. Although suing one person who downloaded one to

industries demand that these platforms are shut down. However, these sharing file platforms state that they are not

customers. Hence, these customers would shift from using other competitors' services to Napster for having better service or gaining some benefits from Napster that they could not gain somewhere else. Services! With the decline in illegal file sharing, there is an opportunity for Napster. They need to find a way to tap into the new market of people making the shift to legal downloading. Perhaps, offering incentives to new users/members. Offering a small number of free downloads or offering a free

An Examination of File-sharing on the Internet “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.” I. Introduction Today the use of a computer has provided many privileges to its users, and among those privileges the main and largest one is the distribution

Is File-Sharing Illegal?       Abstract:  file-sharing violates existing copyright law by facilitating the widespread and illegal distribution of copyrighted material.  This paper examines the case against file-sharing, by looking at how the players bear responsibility for the illegal acts currently made possible by this new technology.  Finally, it suggests some remedies for file-sharing companies to reform themselves and become a potentially powerful and revolutionary company while still

ruled against Napster forcing them to shut down operations and liquidate its assets [3]. Napster used P2P technology and the use of a central database that held registered users information. The database contained information on the files they were sharing, their log in details and other information. The database made it easy for users to find and download a specific piece of music. It was the database that caused the courts to rule against Napster, not the