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... There are even programs out that allow us to trade any kind of computer file. ... It is estimated that 62 million people are using file sharing programs in American (Yang). In this paper I will explain why file sharing programs have become more popular, what the law says about it, and what is being done about it. ... Three of the main arguments for the cause of the boom in file sharing are that the costs of new CDs are too expensive, the overall market depression, and the fact that is anonymous and free. ...
One of the main concerns about file sharing has been its effect on the Recording Industry of America. ... It is hard to believe that all of this money was lost to file sharing. ... First like I said it will discourage people from spending the money on the luxury goods like CDs, and second because people are not able to get their new music from the stores they will try to find the cheapest way to get it and that is the free file sharing. This drives more people to start file sharing, soon even the people who could afford the CDs will use the free file sharing because its easily available and until now had not legal repercussions. ... What this law deals with in the case of file swappers is the “making or selling devices or services that are used to circumvent [copyright protection technology] (www. ... Because of this we might be led to believe that CD burners should be outlawed or taxed in some way however there is a clause in the DMCA that states that “manufactures of consumer electronics, telecommunications, or computing equipment [does not have] to design their products affirmatively to respond to any particular technological measure (www. ... The law in this whole issue of file swapping appears to be on the side of the copyright holders in this case and so far as I can tell from the laws that I have read they are in clear violation of the law.
What is/should be done
Now that we know there is a problem we must take action to stop it. Already the RIAA has started to take measures to discourage file swapping online by sending out 261 subpoenas to users of peer-to-peer networking software who had an average of 1,000 songs shared on their computer (Kaser) and suing them for the damages of sharing the files. The aim of these suits was not to shut down file sharing but to discourage people from doing it by showing them that there are and will continue to be consequences for them if they continue to violate the copyright laws. ... “I think it’s really ridiculous to do this to a 14-year-old. ...
One of the more outlandish options that have been suggested to deal with the problem of file swappers was given by Senator Orrin Hatch who is also a songwriter. ...
The most consumer friendly option to help curb the file swapping trend is to embrace the digital age of technology and start creating service’s like Apple’s iTunes where you can buy a song to download for $.
Approximate Word count = 2480
Approximate Pages = 9.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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