Copyright

As the world grows technologically, so do the number of digital files that consist of movies, songs, and many other things. This allows people to easily copy files without costing money or losing quality. Copyright has become a much larger issue because of the easiness to copy files.

I learned many new things concerning copyright and plagiarism from the presentation. First, I learned that the RIAA doesn't care if you have copied 1 or 1,000 songs, they still can catch you and charge you. Secondly, I learned of the dangers of copying files through limewire and the penalties that go with it. Another interesting fact I took away from the presentation was the law that gives rights to the author through their lifetime and 75 years after their death.

An issue concerning copyright is whether Disney should be able to keep their characters out of the public domain and continue to hold their rights. Disney believes they should be able to keep the rights to their characters, while other people want to be able to publicly use the characters Walt Disney created.

My stance on this issue is that they should not create a law extending rights for all works, but that if the certain subject is still making money for the company than that company should continue to hold their rights. Disney should be able to hold the copyrights to their characters until they stop making money or they give them up.