[citw150] Re: CITW150 Lesson 3 Question 6

While I do not support mass piracy of  Copyrighted Media, I do not 
believe it is as damaging as the industry and Government say it is.  I 
have not and will not buy CDs,  its just the way I am.  When my friend 
gets a new album he will copy it on my MP3 player for something to 
listen to on my way to work.  But if I couldn't get music from him I 
wouldn't buy them myself, contrary to the music industry that say I 
would.  Well now that I've rambled on about nothing I would like to give 
another perspective from a website I stumbled across.  
http://www.bricklin.com/recordsales.htm

Paula Melton wrote:

>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:
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>www.loc.gov/copyright
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>--Paula Melton  
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