IMHO, computer-related issues that involve an ethical dilemma are.
worthy of discussion among laymen and computer specialists alike.
Particularly such discussions among computer-related specialists should.
be.
pursued because computer applications are almost ubiquitous in our urban.
lives (and will continue to pervade our environment, even as part of our.
clothes, and our very bodies.) So yeah ethics should be important for.
computer specialists, students and teachers.
Another field that has dropped its interest in the ethical questions.
arising from its practice, ie, the mass media, has reached untold lows in.
its complete disregard for any responsible behavior towards its end.
users.
We don't want to see this happen in the field of computer science and its.
applications. At worst, these ethical discussions can't hurt.
Now regarding the question of downloads, I've missed the thread, but.
I.
wish to express that the intellectual property issue is mostly a hoax,.
and a.
falacious concept that serves only to maximize the profits of the.
entertainment industries.
Many aesthetes and philosophers (Popper, Foucault, Barthes, Jung,.
Althussere &c.) have pointed out that ideas (which translate into popular.
culture) arise from clichés, archetypes and memes that are shared.
throughout.
our culture, and have been circulating and roaming around our collective.
cultural consciousness for centuries. These ideas are simply the recycled.
riffs, proverbs, motifs, themes, folk tales and poetry, melodies, hopes.
and.
fear, and indeed the entirety of human experience since the beginning of.
history.
Moreover, I also would like to note that once you issue a song or a.
poem, it is no longer yours. It is released into popular consciousness.
The notion of royalties is laughable really.
As to the ethics of intellectual property, well it is again my.
personal.
opinion that popular artists are overrated, their wages are overrated.
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His name is Shawn Fanning, and his creation is Napster. ... Napster, launched early in 1999, allows Internet users to share and download MP3 files directly from any computer connected to the Napster network. ... Dave Matthews said this in defense of Napster: "Napster: It is the future, in my opinion. ... Napster claims that their product should be covered by freedom of speech, the industry argues back saying that the freedom of speech doesn't cover copyrighted material. ... As we speak, dozens of Napster clones are being created, and unlike Napster, these new creations cannot be shut ...
They targeted companies, such as Napster, that sought a profit. ... From independent artists, to major record labels, to generational divides, to free speech experts; everyone has an opinion about the peer-to-peer file sharing software. ... "The argument goes like this: Given changing technology, copyright law has become more of a restriction on free expression than an engine of free expression," said Eugene Volokh, free-speech expert. ... The Napster controversy also is split down a generational divide. ... With all of these opinions from all different types of people that Napster has aff...
A very common and popular program to do this is used for music and is even under review by the United States federal court system, Napster 7. Napster 7 allows you to log on to a server and browse or look at what other users have on there computer and download anything at once. ... In the latest news regarding electronic copyright Napster is at the top of the list. Napster is one of the first companies to be charged with electronic piracy. ... Works Cited ADigital use of movies sparks free speech fight in lawsuit@ 7Aug 2000 http://www.postgazette.com/headlines/20000807dvdsuit1.a...
Napster's appeal The file-sharing program Napster is enormously popular with music downloaders. ... • 69% of music downloaders have used Napster, MP3.com, or both. ... (For a discussion of the basics of MP3 technology and the way the Napster community functions, please see the sections in our previous report titled "MP3's and the Tools for Downloading Music" and "Napster." ... Librarians, free speech advocates, and doctors have backed Napster, concerned that a decision against the service could result in the suppression of all kinds of speech on the Internet. ... Free-sp...
In the aftermath of Napster, the recording industry has pushed the government to pass legislation that would inhibit our freedoms. ... Participants in peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing programs such as Kazaa or Freenet are staunch defenders of freedom of speech. ... Freenet was designed with free speech not free entertainment in mind. ... The RIAA took down Napster and has been instrumental in convincing the government to pass new copyright laws. ... The First amendment ensures our freedom of speech and freedom of the press. ...
The First Amendment of the United States Constitution protects the right to freedom of speech, press, assembly, and petition without government interference. ... When Napster, the popular music community, suffered a legal blow; many thought the days of sharing music online were finished. ... Despite those who want to censor the "bad" in the Internet, our constitution provides us the right to freedom of speech and expression. ...
"Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech."... Although there seems to be so much good to be gained from censoring controversial artists, we are in essence taking away their fundamental right of freedom of speech; if certain groups get enough power that they can choose whose rights will be abridged, then America will no longer be the free country it was always intended to be. ... Now with the Internet and file sharing programs like Napster and Imesh, any type of censorship would not only be immoral, it would be next to impossible. ...
