Copyright and Piracy
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 by M.K
It is interesting to think about the major issues that revolve around copyright and piracy. It is hard to think of what is legal and what is illegal these days due to the majority of "sharing" sites there are on the Internet.
One for thought is YouTube. It is clear to see that anyone can upload anything on the website and others all over the world will have access to it. But what exactly is considered as illegal on Youtube? I thought I would use my initiative and research the issue for myself (click here to see the link) . After following the link on the website, I found a great big list of what people need to check with before filling out a "Copyright Complaint WebForm". Something else to wonder is, how many people actually go through the process of reading the terms and conditions on websites such as YouTube before posting up their material.
Here's another one. Making "fan-made" videos has become something extremely popular on the Internet. So what if the music and images used in those videos was not made by the person who is posting the video? Do we start classing this as piracy and breach of copyright law? If so, do we start questioning social networking sites and pictures that friends post up without asking for our permission first?
I guess the question is are those who freely share pirated works on websites such as YouTube equivalent to those who derive profit from piracy?
One for thought is YouTube. It is clear to see that anyone can upload anything on the website and others all over the world will have access to it. But what exactly is considered as illegal on Youtube? I thought I would use my initiative and research the issue for myself (click here to see the link) . After following the link on the website, I found a great big list of what people need to check with before filling out a "Copyright Complaint WebForm". Something else to wonder is, how many people actually go through the process of reading the terms and conditions on websites such as YouTube before posting up their material.
Here's another one. Making "fan-made" videos has become something extremely popular on the Internet. So what if the music and images used in those videos was not made by the person who is posting the video? Do we start classing this as piracy and breach of copyright law? If so, do we start questioning social networking sites and pictures that friends post up without asking for our permission first?
I guess the question is are those who freely share pirated works on websites such as YouTube equivalent to those who derive profit from piracy?