U.S. students fight copyright law - 9 views

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  #1 Jody Poh on 25 Aug 09

   

  http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/11/technology/11iht-download.1.7846678.html?scp=20&sq=copyright&st=Search
  
  A student previously fined for breaking copyright laws at Brown University on Rhode Island is now interested in changing intellectual property regulations. He has been helping out in Students for Free Culture which as been springing up on university campuses.
  
  This organisation advocates a liberalisation of restrictions of copyrights law so that information from software and music can be shared freely. Their vision is a refusal to accept a future of digital feudalism. However, not everybody agrees with this.
  
  Ethical Issue:
  
  The basis for the liberalisation of restrictions of copyright laws is so that information can be shared freely among others and therefore reducing the inequality gap among people.
  
  However, one has to note that with the liberalisation of copyright laws, another problem springs up. It is the motivation of the authors and makers of the intellectual properties. There is no more motivation for them. Thus, would the liberalization of restrictions of copyright laws be truly ethical and beneficial for society?
  
  
  Things to ponder about:
  
  1. Perhaps, what will be truly beneficial to society is where intellectual properties are still given protection. However, free sharing based on case by case basis should still be allowed. This is beneficial for both parties. It is also ethical so that for example, people who truly cannot afford are allowed access to it. Then, we will not have to be fear a future of digital feudalism.
  
  2. Once someone has purchased the product, does he/she have the right to share it with others?

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/11/technology/11iht-download.1.7846678.html?scp=20&sq=copyright&st=Search" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/11/technology/11iht-download.1.7846678.html?scp=20&sq=copyright&st=Search</a> <br /> <br /> A student previously fined for breaking copyright laws at Brown University on Rhode Island is now interested in changing intellectual property regulations. He has been helping out in Students for Free Culture which as been springing up on university campuses. <br /> <br /> This organisation advocates a liberalisation of restrictions of copyrights law so that information from software and music can be shared freely. Their vision is a refusal to accept a future of digital feudalism. However, not everybody agrees with this. <br /> <br /> Ethical Issue: <br /> <br /> The basis for the liberalisation of restrictions of copyright laws is so that information can be shared freely among others and therefore reducing the inequality gap among people. <br /> <br /> However, one has to note that with the liberalisation of copyright laws, another problem springs up. It is the motivation of the authors and makers of the intellectual properties. There is no more motivation for them. Thus, would the liberalization of restrictions of copyright laws be truly ethical and beneficial for society? <br /> <br /> <br /> Things to ponder about: <br /> <br /> 1. Perhaps, what will be truly beneficial to society is where intellectual properties are still given protection. However, free sharing based on case by case basis should still be allowed. This is beneficial for both parties. It is also ethical so that for example, people who truly cannot afford are allowed access to it. Then, we will not have to be fear a future of digital feudalism. <br /> <br /> 2. Once someone has purchased the product, does he/she have the right to share it with others?</div>

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