Pirate Party wins surprise Euro seat, calls for Web freedom - 3 views

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  #1 Low Yunying on 25 Aug 09

   

  Case study:
  
  Link: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/08/pirate.party.eu.win/index.html
  
  Summary:
  
  A Swedish political party campaigning the legalizing of file-sharing on the Internet won a seat (out of 18)in the European parliament. The single-issue party was founded in 2006 through anger in Sweden at controversial laws that criminalize file-sharing. The Pirate Party's aims to include free file-sharing, abolishing the patent system in Europe, reform of copyright law and outlawing digital rights management, which inhibits the ability to copy computer files.
  
  Ethical issues:
  
  Is it ethical to use someone else's work with/without someone else's permission? How much copying should be allowed before it becomes 'unethical'? Would it be ethical to share coputer files and not value the right of the creator? At the same time, would it be unethical to share with your friends, for example, a song from a CD that you have just purchased? Who has the right to decide if intellectual property should be protected and to what extent it should be protected?
  
  
  Problems:
  
  Should there be a change in the Sweden laws in the issue intellectual property (copyright, patents, digital rights), what would be the implications of it internationally? How can international bodies (eg WIPO) reconcile the differences in the laws? What kind of implications would it have on creators and consumers?

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Case study: <br /> <br /> Link: <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/08/pirate.party.eu.win/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/08/pirate.party.eu.win/index.html</a> <br /> <br /> Summary: <br /> <br /> A Swedish political party campaigning the legalizing of file-sharing on the Internet won a seat (out of 18)in the European parliament. The single-issue party was founded in 2006 through anger in Sweden at controversial laws that criminalize file-sharing. The Pirate Party's aims to include free file-sharing, abolishing the patent system in Europe, reform of copyright law and outlawing digital rights management, which inhibits the ability to copy computer files. <br /> <br /> Ethical issues: <br /> <br /> Is it ethical to use someone else's work with/without someone else's permission? How much copying should be allowed before it becomes 'unethical'? Would it be ethical to share coputer files and not value the right of the creator? At the same time, would it be unethical to share with your friends, for example, a song from a CD that you have just purchased? Who has the right to decide if intellectual property should be protected and to what extent it should be protected? <br /> <br /> <br /> Problems: <br /> <br /> Should there be a change in the Sweden laws in the issue intellectual property (copyright, patents, digital rights), what would be the implications of it internationally? How can international bodies (eg WIPO) reconcile the differences in the laws? What kind of implications would it have on creators and consumers?</div>

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