Transcript Copyrights and Copynorms in College

Copyrights and Copynorms
in College
Brian Walker
Haverford College,
Class of ‘05
To Do
A defense of filesharing
 Other students’ views
 Haverford’s stance
 A plea
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The Constitution
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Powers of Congress, I.8.8
To promote the Progress of Science
and useful Arts, by securing for
limited Times to Authors and
Inventors the exclusive Right to
their respective Writings and
Discoveries
Powers of Congress, I.8.8
To promote the Progress of Science
and useful Arts, by securing for
limited Times to Authors and
Inventors the exclusive Right to
their respective Writings and
Discoveries
Powers of Congress, I.8.8
To promote the Progress of Science
and useful Arts, by securing for
limited Times to Authors and
Inventors the exclusive Right to
their respective Writings and
Discoveries
Public Domain
Not today
 Not yesterday
 Not tomorrow
 Not since 1998
 Not until 2018
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Copyright Terms
1998: 95 years
 1790: 14 years, renewable to 28
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Copyright today is unjust.
Music
 Piracy
 Economy
 Competition
$200 Million
Recording Industry:
“[P]erhaps most importantly, the
creative artists lose. Musicians,
singers, songwriters and
producers don’t get the royalties
and fees they’ve earned. Virtually
all artists (95%) depend on these
fees to make a living.”
Artists’ Money
$50
$40
$30
$20
$10
$0
Companies
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SONY Music Entertainment
Sony ATV Music Publishing
Warner Music Group
UMG Recordings
Universal Music
EMI Music Publishing
EMI Music North America
BMG Songs
Careers-BMG Music Publishing
BMG Music
Harry Fox Agency
RIAA
Artists
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Artists’ Money
$50
$40
$30
$20
$10
$0
Piracy is illegal
“Music pirates are the first to lose
because the recording industry
and law enforcement officials are
cracking down around the world.
Do the crime and you will pay the
fine or do the time.”
Lawsuit Math
3000 people sued
 For $3000 each
 Out of 4-230 million
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3,000 / 4,000,000 • $3000 = $2.50
3,000 / 230,309,616 • $3000 = $0.039
Not Getting Caught
Download through Kazaa but don’t share
 Use a webserver, restricted to your
campus
 Use AOL Instant Messenger, restricted to
your buddy list
 Leech through iTunes music streaming
feature
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What I Think
 Copyright
is broken
 The RIAA is evil
 You won’t get caught
What other students think
Copyright is necessary…
 …but we download songs anyway.
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Do you own illegal mp3s?
No
Yes
Underage Drinking
Haverford’s Philosophy
“[T]his freedom to learn… must be free from
any arbitrary rules or actions that would deny
students the freedom to make their own
choice regarding controversial issues.”
vs.
“[T]he receipt of, possession of, or distribution
of copyrighted material without the permission
of the copyright holder is prohibited.”
Copyrights and Copynorms in
College
Brian Walker
Haverford College,
Class of ‘05