Let's begin today by watching two music videos from the '80s and '90s. First, a hit from Queen and David Bowie from 1982 called "Under Pressure":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtrEN-YKLBM
Next, watch this video from Vanilla Ice's 1990 hit "Ice, Ice, Baby":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rog8ou-ZepE&feature=fvst
Vanilla Ice was sued for copyright infringement. Do you think he unlawfully took from the original?
Why or why not?
What is the purpose of copyright law? Look this slide show presentation over a second time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtrEN-YKLBM
Next, watch this video from Vanilla Ice's 1990 hit "Ice, Ice, Baby":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rog8ou-ZepE&feature=fvst
Vanilla Ice was sued for copyright infringement. Do you think he unlawfully took from the original?
Why or why not?
What is the purpose of copyright law? Look this slide show presentation over a second time:
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Now, for today's assignment, read this story on software piracy, "Software Pirates in China Beat Microsoft to the Punch,"
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/19/business/global/19iht-windows.html?_r=2&
When you are done, answer these questions about the article:
1. How much are Chinese paying for pirated versions of Microsoft Windows?
2. What other property is being counterfieted in China?
3. Why is this a problem for Microsoft, and how is Microsoft trying to solve the problem?
4. Do Chinese people go to jail for stealing copyrighted material?
5. How much money did the software industry lose due to piracy in China?
6. In your own words:
How has the copyright law benefited society and the economy? What would you change about the copyright law, given the rapid growth of the internet?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/19/business/global/19iht-windows.html?_r=2&
When you are done, answer these questions about the article:
1. How much are Chinese paying for pirated versions of Microsoft Windows?
2. What other property is being counterfieted in China?
3. Why is this a problem for Microsoft, and how is Microsoft trying to solve the problem?
4. Do Chinese people go to jail for stealing copyrighted material?
5. How much money did the software industry lose due to piracy in China?
6. In your own words:
How has the copyright law benefited society and the economy? What would you change about the copyright law, given the rapid growth of the internet?