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    against the individuals was a great idea of an effort to turn the music industry around, but according to Tyler it had no “significant deterrent effect on the general public” (2108). Looking at the ratio of lawsuits to the increasing number of file sharing files stated above, the lack of effect on public, and the excessive cost of each lawsuit it’s clear that the IRAA cannot prosecute every copyright infringement. As a result, many record labels and artists abounded this strategy (Tyler 2108), which

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    recent years, in which the internet has become extremely prominent at this time. This new theft is called “online piracy” This theft occurs when an online user uses a P2P(Peer to peer) website for file sharing, and shares files such as songs or software. This is considered theft due the fact that the files aren’t free, they have a price to them. Music Piracy is an abomination to artistry, and the creation of Art. It must be abolished. According to the Musicmetric Digital Music Index;in 2012, The

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    generally refers to sharing over the internet copies of works that are not authorised or illegal downloading of software, movies, videogames and music. Copyrighted works are distributed illicitly through Internet chat rooms, newsgroups and peer-to-peer file trading networks. All of these kinds of internet copyright infringement are crimes that should be punished by law. This essay will discuss illegal online music downloading, the consequences for the music industry and artists, and will introduce two

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    models should the music industry rely to provide attractive alternatives to illegal file-sharing options? Despite the importance of these questions for marketing management, academic research does not make a clear prediction about the sustainability of either business model or whether the addition of a free download service is a favorable decision. Most research that is related to music downloading has piracy issues and file-sharing as the common nucleus (e.g., Bhattacharjee et al. 2007) or is not focused

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    worldwide. It is one of the most frequently committed crimes. According to an article in the newspaper ‘The Guardian’ in 2009, ninety-five per cent of music available online is downloaded illegally with no payments made to the artist and over 40 billion files were illegally shared in 2008. It may be a free service but is it ethical? Is it something that society should continue to do or something that should be discouraged? The downloading of songs using the Internet is a large source of income for musicians

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    The latest released of Android operating systems for mobile devices is version 4.4, codenamed KitKat. The API version 4.4 (KitKat) comes with revamped home screen and app launcher. It is designed to run fast, smooth, and responsively on wide range of devices. After three Jelly Bean releases (API 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3), Google has released KitKat with a major revision, adding many new features such as support for hidden system and status bars, printer support, and lower memory usage. It also has a number

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    Response 2 Sovereignty Commission File # 3-14A-2-2-1-1-1 This article is from a newspaper and it describes a court case which took place in Huntsville, Alabama, in 1960. An 18-year-old African American girl who was sitting with her boyfriend in a parked car on a rural road was dragged from her car, threatened with a knife, and then raped by two white brothers, Bud (26) and Bobby (23) Alverson, of Hazel Green, AL. The brothers were convicted of the crime by a circuit court after two hours of deliberation

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    difficult, music piracy was much easier to control. With this new and improved technology of the 21st century, users of the web began adding media files to the internet, which made all previous difficulties substantially less challenging. It was much easier for people with little to no knowledge of technology and old piracy methods to gather media files. Piracy may seem petty, but the effects are major. Not only is it illegal, when music is copied and or shared the value decreases with each download

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    Internet morality: Should it be the same as real world morality? Should we have the same expectations? Name: Stephen Donnelly Matric. No: 01012291 Programme: BEng (Hons) Computer Networks & Systems Module: INF10101 – Information: Society & Security Assessment: Coursework Element 2: Essay Word Count: 1994 Declaration: I hereby confirm that this assignment is my own and has not been submitted for any other assessment. Abstract The aim of this paper is to examine the questions “Internet

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    Developing, Using Organising Resources Within the lifelong Learning Sector TASK 37 NAME: STUDENT ID: DATE: Table of Contents 1. Understand the purpose and use of resources 1.1 Explain the purpose of resources in teaching and learning Different types of resources are used in lifelong learning process so that the knowledge of the learners can be practiced and their learning can be progressed. The learners’ level of understanding and the areas they find difficult can be

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