Computer Ethics
Transcript: authors have exclusive rights to discoveries Includes musicians and their creations ordered to pay $220,000 Statistics and Ethics Legal Music: and many more Paid $60,000 in attourney fees Found guilty of copywrite infringement Legal Issues: Since 1999, music sales dropped 47% $7-$20 billion pirated anually 2004-2009: 30 billion songs were illegally downloaded Applied Tech felony record five years in jail up to $250,000 in fines Minimum is $750 per song Causes $12.5 billion loss anually Causes 71,000 job losses Illegal downloading 13 million licenced tracks 400 online sites to buy legaly iTunes, Amazon, etc. 2004-2009: Only 30% was bought legally It is illegal to: Muisc Every song downloaded is theft So buy your music legally Copy music to the internet Burn a CD for non-personal use (even for your friends) Download music from internet Paying a peer-to-peer website Copywrites: Does not pay for the music Article 1 Section 8, US Constitution Paying to join a peer-to-peer website Lawsuits: Music automatically gets copywrited when: written down recorded stored on a flash drive/ CD Top 10 illegal downloads 2010 Minisota woman shared to a peer-to-peer site Sued by Recording Industry of America Acused of sharing 1,700 songs Sued only for 25 Computer Ethics Audio Engineers Computer Technicians Talent Scouts Producers The Law 10. “We R Who We R” ― Ke$ha 9. “Roman’s Revenge (ft. Eminem)” ― Nicki Minaj 8. “Can’t Be Tamed” ― Miley Cyrus 7. “Only Girl (In The World)” ― Rihanna 6. “Whip My Hair” ― Willow Smith 2nd Hour Who it affects: It is breaking copywrites to: Not only the artist or songwriter Example: reproduce distribute perform without permission Illegal Music: Outcome: This is wrong because... 5. “Not Myself Tonight” ― Christina Aguilera 4. “Love The Way You Lie (ft. Rihanna)” ― Eminem 3. “California Gurls (ft. Snoop Dogg)” ― Katy Perry 2. “Greatest” / “Then You Love Me” ― Lady Gaga 1. “Telephone” ― Britney Spears Millions of songs get downloaded illegally No one gets compensation for these