[citw150] Re: CITW150 Lesson 3 Question 6

I beleive the music and movie industry just what the government to make laws
to protect them. When with some effort on there part they could help
themselves. But that might mean giving up other way to sell there music or
movies
                           Randy L. Hankins
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From: "Paula Melton" <MeltonP@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 6:08 PM
Subject: [citw150] CITW150 Lesson 3 Question 6


> The societal issue I chose is the Copyright issue.
> Today, most computer's come with a CD burner and/or DVD burner.  With
> this technology CDs and DVDs can be made from a copyrighted source and
> be distributed to whoever.  These media can also be uploaded to the
> internet for anyone with the capability to download the product to get
> it, usually free of charge. This type of piracy affects us all, because
> we pay higher prices for copyrighted products, such as computer
> software, games, and movies. Because the internet is so massive,
> cracking down on people breaking copyright law has to be a time
> consuming process. This makes it harder for officials to protect the
> rights of people who own copyrights, and even harder to enforce
> copyright laws.  I think this problem will only continue to get worse,
> as more advanced computers become available.  For more information on
> Copyrights visit the governments website at:
>
> www.loc.gov/copyright
>
> --Paula Melton
>

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