Regardless of the term you use, all points in the direction of a new found generation of information and file sharing community that is pleasing to those who are benefiting from it and which is plaguing the minds of those in the music and film industry. Neale and Turner (2001) states that as we progress through society, and with the changes in technology, the rise of situations like these is inevitable. The copyright infringement issue is thrusted into the limelight starting with Napster being sued by The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in regard to operating website that they alleged is providing a online haven for music privacy on the Internet.
Napster. Paved the way for Ares?
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With BitComet, Kazaa, Ares providing free downloading services, one can't help but to sit up and take notice of the current and potential influence it plays in the entertainment industry and the online world as a whole.
Limewire, another famous P2P program, gave a large amount of credit to the development of a number of advanced P2P file sharing applications which increased dramatically the reach and scope of peer networks.
BitComet. A popular P2P torrent program.
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Ares. Easy interface makes it a hit for music junkies.
An online publication in Sweden called 'The Local' writes in one of their reports that young voters aged between 18-20 are in favour of file downloading and insists that it is OK to download illegally from the Internet. According to a survey that the publisher conducted, over 75 per cent of those asked said that it was OK to download music illegally from the Internet. The article goes on to berate the lowering of morality among the youth culture. Ella Bohlin, Christian Democrat Youth Party chairman says," It is alarming that so many young people think everything should be free". This is hardly surprising considering Schriver (1997) who says that people, in this case being the teenagers, decides on their stand (decoding a message) in the view of their general knowledge, personal experience, culture and social awareness.
With the US and Australia both having court sessions to make song shifting among devices illegal will mean that downloading music albeit legally online may just soon be banned.
With the services available, one has no choice but to sit up and take notice. Among peers, it is definite that there are friends of mine who spend their time downloading online - legally or not is another issue. What attracts them here is basically what attracts others to do the same: free, good quality and easy to get a hold on to.
So, the issue here lies within the adapting of your morality based on what you understand and accept of the rules of the virtual world.
What do YOU think?
Reference List:
1) Neale S & Turner G 2001, 'Chapter 1, Introduction: What is Genre?', The Television Genre Book, British Film Institute, London, p. 1-7
2) Proposed Copyright Law Changes 'Not Very Clear', ABC News, Viewed on 11 June 2008 at
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2006/11/06/1782370.htm
3) Recording Industry Sues Napster For Copyright Infringement, Internet News, Viewed on 11 June 2008 at
http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article.php/256621
4) Schriver, KA 1997, 'Dynamics in Document Design: Creating Text For Readers', Wiley Computer Publisher, New York
5) Understanding Peer-to-Peer Networking And File-Sharing, Lime Wire, Viewed on 11 June 2008 at
http://www.limewire.com/about/p2p.php
6) US Court To Hear Appeal On Music-Swapping, Copyright, ABC News, Viewed on 10 June 2008 at
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2004/12/11/1262963.htm
7) Young Voters Back File Sharing, TheLocal, Viewed on 11 June 2008 at
http://www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=4014&date=20060608
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