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Copyright, Creative Commons, Piracy
Copyright is simply a group of rules/rights summed up into creative works such as artist works, music, text, computer games/programmes etc. The creator of any work has the right to duplicate thousands of copies and the right to show/perform their media in any type of way. Copyright owners can also prevent others from copying/selling or using their work without their permission. Copyright however cannot protect ideas or concepts for example an idea for a film cannot be protected however the particular script can be protected as it is an individual aspect of the copyright owners work.
Creative Commons is a set of licenses that have been simplified to protect the copyright holders of the original content to be used. These can be displayed as 'All rights reserved' and/or 'No rights reserved' A Creative Common license gives you the power to either delegate how other people can use your work. This means that you can still hold onto your current Copyright rights but you allow other individuals to copy your work provided they give you full credit under the specific conditions you specifically allow.
There are many different Licenses that come with Creative Commons here are just a few:
Attribution- A license that enables to remix/work on top of an original content with the given condition of paying full credit to its initial creator(s).
Attribution/Non-Commercial- This license is similar to the Attribution license as it still allows you to remix etc an original content however you are not able to commercial any of the work out as it is strictly prohibited.
Attribution/Sharealike- Its all in the name with this license, it allows you to remix/work on top of the original content like the Attribution License although this license benefits you to "distribute your conditions under the same license as the original."
Attributes/No Derivatives- For this license you are able to remix/work on top of the original content however you are unable to distribute/sell/show the edited version of the work.
What is Piracy?
Piracy is simply the unauthorised copying of contents that have been copyrighted and then sold off to no set market for a cheaper or better price then its original content. This has a bad effect on the original creators as they lose business as the world can take credit for their work and make vast profits. Typically in New Zealand the most common examples of Piracy are within Films, Music Videos, Audios, and Knowledge that has been copied and pasted straight from the browsers.
Task 2: Discuss how some of these legal, ethical and moral considerations are related
Copyright, Creative Commons and Piracy have many things that are similar however there are clear differences between the three. For instance Copyright is simply the main law that has been set, the Creative Commons enables you or other individuals to use a media legally and finally Piracy is the outcome for when you have broken a law within the Copyright regulations. However in my opinion I think that Copyright would be the most important as Creative Commons and Piracy comes under Copyright.
Mega vs MegaUpload
Mega vs MegaUpload
Task 3: Write a brief case study on the controversy surrounding the online file sharing/storage of megaupload and the new sharing/storage mega.co.nz
Megaupload and Mega have been mentioned within the media franchise for a while now however there are many unanswered questions between the two websites. How come Mega is still up whereas Megaupload has been taken down by the US government? What are their differences?
What is the difference between Megaupload and Mega?
Megaupload
Megaupload was taken down due to copyright regulations been broken. Users of Megaupload were able to upload different sorts of media such as games, movies, songs without the initial artists permission. Other inexperienced web users were then able to click the 'download' button and within a few moments have a copy of a file within the palm of their hand. This breaks the artists privacy and their hard work of ideas that were formed. The downloading of files such as movies etc has been categorised as Piracy another huge issue within the media world, because KimDotCom could not visualise and personally see what individual users were uploading this caused a huge problem that then leaded to the shutting down of the site.
Mega
Mega however is different on many levels. Mega has an installation of Encryption Keys. These keys are used to encrypt ever single file that has been uploaded to Mega, the Encryption Key acts like a cover or and invisibility cloak like on Harry Potter is doesn't show other individuals what kind of files you are uploading, it is only visible to the individual that has uploaded the file. So if a user uploads inappropriate media for example a film they will have to contact the individual user to take down the piece of media and not KinDotCom.
Our world is not perfect so therefore why has Megaupload been taken down even though there are still many sites out there that are similar? Is it favouritism or because KimDotCom got more of a media coverage?
It is simply because Megaupload used a rare strategy in order to try and satisfy everyone. For example if a individual user was to upload a file and many other users downloaded so that it became popular the individual user may get rewarded. This kind of system is the main reason as to why it was shutdown. The individual users that gain rewards took credit for another artists media. This was a breakage of many laws and regulations. For example the popular world sensation website 'Youtube', Youtube has been guarded with a regulation Copyright Law capitalised as the DMCA Law (Digital Millennium Copyright Act). This DMCA law allows the users to access to copyright owners and therefore take down any future infringement of any data/files. Whether it would be pirated movies to songs Youtube still would have the right to take down any type of data/file to ensure a well orientated substance for the other viewers of their material.
Megaupload
- Was taken down by the US government
- Run by KimDotCom
- Raided by NZ cops
- Can buy premium object with advantages
- Froze KimDotCom's assets
- Provided pirated films/games
Mega
- Cant see what has been uploaded due to encrypted keys
- KimDotCom can't take any responsibilities for what any individual user uploads
- Slingshot has provided advertisements for broadband plans with Mega
Why is MegaUpload deemed illegal whilst Mega isn't?
MegaUpload is known to be deemed illegal due to the individuals that have been behind the scenes controlling everything that gets uploaded by the users. This made the controllers take more of a responsibility due to the taking down of the illegal copyright files that the users were upload and/or downloading. However Mega had no longer decided to have accede to decrypt and of the users files offering the users to access any of the files, creating a open door for the controllers of Mega to claim to ignore what their users can upload an download onto the site.
MegaUpload is known to be deemed illegal due to the individuals that have been behind the scenes controlling everything that gets uploaded by the users. This made the controllers take more of a responsibility due to the taking down of the illegal copyright files that the users were upload and/or downloading. However Mega had no longer decided to have accede to decrypt and of the users files offering the users to access any of the files, creating a open door for the controllers of Mega to claim to ignore what their users can upload an download onto the site.
Referrences:
http://lakewindemere.wikispaces.com/Copyright%2C+piracy+and+creative+commons.
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