COPYRIGHT INFRINGMENT & THE INTERNET Joaquín David García Pérez – Ing. Informática Universidad Alicante – Inglés III

OUTLINE Copyright Definition Current Situation Main Causes Other Causes Possible Solutions Conclusion/Opinion Questions

Copyright Definition

Current Situation

Main Causes

Other Causes

Possible Solutions

Conclusion/Opinion

Questions

DEFINITION I Piracy: Several contexts Clothes Medicine Music, Films, Books, … Data

Piracy: Several contexts

Clothes

Medicine

Music, Films, Books, …

Data

DEFINITION II Appropriate term: SW Piracy. Definition Copyright infringement of software. Illegal copying of computer files. Calico Jack Rackham

Appropriate term: SW Piracy.

Definition

Copyright infringement of software.

Illegal copying of computer files.

Current Situation Laws in some countries High speed DSL providers Affordable prices Simplicity to do it People divided in two groups.

Laws in some countries

High speed DSL providers

Affordable prices

Simplicity to do it

People divided in two groups.

Causes Easiness High prices Sharing structure of the Internet

Easiness

High prices

Sharing structure of the Internet

Other causes Habit Being against law Copyright is not in fashion anymore

Habit

Being against law

Copyright is not in fashion anymore

Possible solutions Change copyright law < 10% for the artist New licenses adapted to current needs: Copyleft, CC Income from performances

Change copyright law

< 10% for the artist

New licenses adapted to current needs: Copyleft, CC

Income from performances

Conclusion / Opinion Internet makes copyright obsolete Analyze society, then decide Piracy is not the cause, it is a consequence

Internet makes copyright obsolete

Analyze society, then decide

Piracy is not the cause, it is a consequence

Links Copyright law definition http:// simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright Creative commons official website www.creativecommons.org Copyleft Definition. http:// es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyleft Joost Smiers. Book: “Imagine… No copyright”. What you pay for a CD: http:// foro.hackhispano.com/showthread.php?t =10464

Copyright law definition

http:// simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright

Creative commons official website

www.creativecommons.org

Copyleft Definition.

http:// es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyleft

Joost Smiers.

Book: “Imagine… No copyright”.

What you pay for a CD:

http:// foro.hackhispano.com/showthread.php?t =10464

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