Centanni, Jillian A. "Think Twice Before Posting Online." Intellectual Property Litigation 24.

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(2012): 8-11.Academic Search Complete. Web. 5 Mar. 2014.

In her article, "Think Twice Before Posting Online," author Jillian A. Centanni informs
the reader of the terms and conditions that protect and condemn them from or to copyright
infringement. Centanni develops common understanding by walking through a section of the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act and explaining the implications of each subsection.
Centannis purpose is to raise awareness of a common law most people willingly and
unknowingly subject themselves to in order to warn the reader of his or her own trespasses and
to arm the reader for trespasses made against him or herself. Centanni uses a warning and
informative tone to convey her intent towards participants in social media websites.
The date of the articles publishing is recent and it has evidence dating back to the
founding of each social media website mentioned. The evidence was still considered accurate
after all that time, so it is unlikely to have changed in the two years its been since the articles
publishing. Speaking of the evidence used, the source of the authors main points is directly from
an act decreed by Congress, making it fairly reliable. As for her credibility, Centanni graduated
with from Rutgers University School of Law and works as a patent attorney. She works
specifically with intellectual property litigation at Gibbons law firm in New Jersey, New York.
A good portion of Centannis article is strictly informative. It does not exactly list facts,
but rather interpretations and summarizations of facts. I find that the article lacked personality
and therefore was less convincing for the topic it was addressing. Centanni warned that social
media users should be mindful of what they post, but what she lacked was specific examples to
develop more personal meaning to the reader. As it said in the article, it would take too long for
anyone to read the actual terms and conditions of each social media website, however,
Centannis article might as well have been simply an excerpt from the terms and conditions that
she found important.

Cornblatt, Marque. "Censorship As Criticism: Performance Art And Fair Use In Virtual
Territory." Journal Of Visual Culture 10.1 (2011): 74-79. Academic Search Complete. Web. 5
Mar. 2014.

In his article, "Censorship As Criticism: Performance Art And Fair Use In Virtual
Territory," author Marque Cornblatt argues that copyright in relation to art in the digital age is a
barrier to complete freedom of expression and a dying barrier at that. Cornblatt develops this
argument by uses his own defeats against copyright as a basis and further delving into the type of
arts that transgress copyright protection laws and their growth despite this. Cornblatts purpose is
to explain the direction art along with technological advances is headed in order to give a better
understanding that copyright is a means of protection, not censorship. Cornblatt uses a
contentious but thoughtful tone with other artists of visual media.
This article is recent and argues a change in ideals that would not have transpired in the
three years since its publishing. The most outstanding conflict in this article is the authors clear
bias. However, despite his bias, there are many circumstances that the concepts he writes on are
objective, whether they support him or not. Marque Cornblatt himself has attended a number of
universities and focuses in the arts and technology. He has developed a name for himself in the
art community by making art of all kinds: mechanical, video, and aquatic. Cornblatts art stands
out for his inclusion and development of robot technology.
The article stood out as a good source because it relates copyright in the digital age to art
in the digital age, both of which are still developing as the age continues. Cornblatt does speak
often of his own experience of being shunted by a fine distinction of copyright and creative using
anothers work, but weeding out the complaints brings up some interesting points. His
explanations and examples are good points from an artistic point of view, as opposed to looking
solely at what the law says. However, it does detract from the intellectual a bit when he goes on
about how his art was flagged as copyright. And on top of that, the motivation for his article was
from not receiving a response from Vimeo, however that in itself detracts from the legitimacy of
his article as it creates a one-sided argument. Cornblatt does his best to see it from the companys
point of view, however it still feels lacking.

Crews, Kenneth D., and Georgia K. Harper. "The Immunity Dilemma: Are State Colleges And
Universities Still Liable For Copyright Infringements?." Journal Of The American Society For
Information Science 50.14 (1999): 1350-1362. Academic Search Complete. Web. 3 Mar. 2014.

In their article, "The Immunity Dilemma: Are State Colleges And Universities Still
Liable For Copyright Infringements?." , Kenneth D. Crews, and K. Harper Georgia evaluate the
issue of schools being immune from copyright infringement. The authors address this problem
by discussing the ways in which universities and colleges seem to be pardoned from the law and
why this is happening. The authors purpose is to show that piracy is a serious issue and laws
must be amended to stop the problem of piracy in the wake of the digital age. Crews and Georgia
support their claim by using an analytical tone show those interested in learning about
universities and copyright how it is being handled on the federal level and why.
This article touches on a few point concerning copyright infringement and why it seems
that universities have immunity from being held accountable. However, lacks in the fact that it
was published in 1999. It is 15 years old and this immediately becomes a flag due to relevancy to
the topic of Copyright in the Digital Age. It is old and therefore misses a lot of the advancements
in piracy methods, technology and issues that are faced with piracy today. Nevertheless, it has a
lot of evidence to support its claims as well as question that are left to be answered or can be
used as a means of research.
Compared to other texts that are nearly outdated like "Piracy And Copyright: An
Ethics Lesson." By Brock Read and "Copyright Infringement And Potential Technological
Prevention Measures In UK Universities." by Mark Van Hoorebeek, this article provides another
starting point for research. It may be outdated like its counterparts, but like them, it was
published so close to the spark of the digital age that it has a better chance of looking at the root
of piracy and early methods on how to stop it. From these, it can be seen which methods may
have or not have been effective and lead to further research on Copyright in the Digital Age.

Crisp, Virginia. "The piratical is political." Soundings: A journal of politics and culture 55.1
(2013): 71-80. Project MUSE. Web. 9 Mar. 2014. <http://muse.jhu.edu/>.

Virginia Crisp within The piratical is political argues that all people should take
interest in the piracy debate. This is supported with details pertaining to piracy affecting the
creative integrity, the economy and the protection of privacy. Virginia Crisps purpose is to
inform the public in order for theyre to not be a corporate privatization of knowledge and
culture(Crisp 80). The authors tone is urgent and concise to portray the impact that lack of
interest will have on society.
The author provides an objective outlook on piracy and specifically on SOPA. The author
is from the UK and provides detailed information regarding public policy the United States is
enacting. Information from both perspectives of the issue are detailed due to her lack of personal
affiliation to the country. Public policy regarding copyright in different countries are also
accounted for as reference. Another source of credibility lies within the sources used to provide
evidence. Direct quotes from SOPA and responses from the motion picture association of
America highlight key problems with piracy. Other sources provide further evidence of the
problems associated with SOPA. Both sides are accurately cited and researched to portray both
sides of the argument regarding the passing of copyright laws.
The author was highly objective and never disagreed or agreed with a side. The overall
context of the article was to provide evidence that piracy affects everyone. Most people believe
they are unaffected, but anyone who uses the Internet and wants credit for their work is involved.
The piracy act represents much more than conversations about the morality or illegality of the
activists of a minority(Crisp 72). Everyone becomes involved when the creative integrity
becomes diminished due to piracy. The author provided valid reasoning about how SOPA is
important to everyone.

De Lange, Catherine. "Respray Your Reality." New Scientist 2865 (2012): 46-49. Academic
Search Complete. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.

Gill, Kathy E. "MediaShift." PBS. PBS, 25 Jan. 2013. Web. 07 Mar. 2014.

In her article, Who Really Owns Your Photos In Social Media?, Kathy E. Gil suggests
that organizations and photographers should know the terms of service in order to avoid people
or companies from reusing their photographs, without their consent. Gill supports this idea by
presenting the reader with an example of a man getting his photographs reused without his
consent from Twitpic. Gills purpose is to inform people in order to avoid them from getting
what they own reused by others who have no right to. Gill uses informative tone of voice in
order to inform those who post photographs in social media or those who know others who do
about avoiding having no rights to their photos on the web.
This article was published and was updated to a 2013 edition. Meaning the information
on it is pretty recent. Unlike something published in 2000, the information is up to date. The
author also includes good evidence that can be searched. For example she speaks about a U.S
court decision saying how media organizations cannot assume that photos shared via twitter are
rights-free. She uses the information on the terms of service from twitter and what not to show
what exactly it says and how it affected the court decision. The fact that it is an updated 2013
version and that she includes actual information from the websites makes it credible.
The information given in the article is pretty logical stuff. If the terms of service say one
thing, it is what it says. So if it says you have all rights to the photos you upload then no one has
the right to use them without asking you first. But if it says otherwise, well then you have no
right to complain about your photo being all over the web. One thing the article is missing is the
date of the court it used to explain it all. They should have told the reader the date of the court
decision but then again someone could search it. Other than that the information on the article is
good to rely on.

Hansen, Brian. "Combating Plagiarism." CQ Researcher 19 Sept. 2003: 773-96. Web. 10 Mar.
2014.

In his article, Combating Plagiarism, Brian Hansen claims that the Internet has just
made information easier for students and others to take as if it was theirs. He supports this
thought by giving multiple examples of people who have plagiarized, he gives the point of view
of different people on whether the internet is a cause of all this plagiarism now and what the right
way to control it would be. Hansens purpose is to show multiple views of how to control
plagiarism in schools specifically in order to have his audience be aware of the consequences of
plagiarism and how common it is. He describes the situation to any reader in a serious tone.
Hansen is able to quote many people who are reliable to quote. He also includes a full
bibliography or the people he quoted and information he was able to obtain from others. The
author is able to present both sides of the argument. Of whether or not students should be made
to use pages such as turnitin.com to make sure they dont plagiarize and whether or not the
Internet is the cause of so much more plagiarism.
The author is able to persuade the reader because he presents two arguments in the
situation. Rather than just one side of it. The information in the article is logical. The information
provided is useful. People have the choice to go to one side or the other based on the fact that
they have two options with it. They have enough information to be able to do this and reliable
sources that are citated at the end.


Jost, Kenneth. "Copyright and the Internet." CQ Researcher 29 Sept. 2000: 769-92. Web. 9 Mar.
2014.

In his article, Copyright and the Internet, Kenneth Jost, declares that there are a lot of
issues between it being okay for websites to go against the copyright laws and publish things
online such as music. Jost supports this claim by giving the reader the example of Napster and
the recording industry and what they and other people think of the situation of being able to
download music for free. Josts purpose is to present both sides of the argument in order to have
the reader see both sides and make up their own perspective out of it. Jost balances his
information giving no bias towards any of the sides in order to give his public audience a well
written article.
The author of the article included many people in his work, he was able to quote many.
Giving his work more credibility. His evidence was also good. He used an actual court case and
spoke about it and got information commentary about the whole situation from many people that
are related to his topic of copyright and provided plenty for both sides of the story. Kenneth Jost
himself is a Supreme Court editor of CQ Press and also a associate editor of CQ research. Prior
to this he served 4 years as a legislative assistant for Albert Gore, Jr who was once a
Congressman. All this gives his article credibility, because you are able to see that he has
background work with court cases and can analyze the situation better.
The article itself had a lot of information from both sides, giving it no bias. It presented
several small topics in the topic itself and gave reliable information. Plus the article presents the
two sides in a pro and con table giving out information in a more concise and easier way to see
it. The argument was persuasive with all the people it included and all the good information it
presented.


KNOPPER, STEVE. "The Lyrics Site That The Music Biz Hates." Rolling Stone 1200 (2014):
20. Academic Search Complete. Web. 7 Mar. 2014.

In their article, The Lyrics Site That the Music Biz Hates, Steve Knopper suggests that
there are sites out there that that give services that are not exactly legal. He supports this claim
by showing us that Rap Genuis is being accused by the NMPA for their content but they are
fighting to say that their work falls under fair use. Knoppers purpose inform its audience of
the legality of websites that we may use on a daily basis in order to be aware of what is available
to us on the Internet. He provides this information to the public in a non biased tone.
This article is an article to use because it presents non-biased information. It shows both
sides of the story. The one in which the makes of Rap Genius present, which is that they are
using Fair Use of the information on their website and the fact that Kaye West is on their side.
But they also show the NMPA side, which they claim they are not using fair use correctly and
saying they are being told to shut down their website because of their illegal use of information.
Not only does the non biased information prove that it is a credible source but also the date of the
publication. This article was published in January 6, 2014. Just a couple months ago, so the case
presented is pretty recent.
This source does not include all the information the reader should be given. It does not
say what Rap Genius makers are fighting against the claim the several lawyers against them are
saying, that it clearly does not fit the bill. Second of all, it does not say what the website has to
do in order to keep its page running or when they page could go down for not having the right to
publish the information it has already done so.

Lewis, Jon. "If You Can't Protect What You Own, You Don't Own Anything": Piracy, Privacy,
And Public Relations In 21St Century Hollywood." Cinema Journal 46.2 (2007): 145-150.
Academic Search Complete. Web. 3 Mar. 2014.

In his article, "If You Can't Protect What You Own, You Don't Own Anything": Piracy,
Privacy, And Public Relations In 21St Century Hollywood," author Jon Lewis warned against
the rise of copyright infringement and the consequences such a rise would bring. Lewis supports
this warning by recounting the activity of a firm defender in the issue, Motion Picture
Association of Americas president of 2001, Jack Valenti. Lewis purpose is to report on the
efforts and accomplishments of MPAAincluding Valentis own personal workin the
political field in regards to copyright and advancing technology. Lewis uses an informative tone
for the common folk who are interested in the future of the movie making business.
This article is coming on to be about seven years old. That is not too old, but in todays
day in age, a lot can happen in that time. The statistics may differ from some more recent studies,
but the evaluation by the author is still rather relevant. Lewis brings up concepts that are not
necessarily tied to the statistics and can be used in a general sense. Jon Lewis himself is an
professor in Oregon State University and was also the editor of the journal this article comes
from. He has written books and appeared on documentaries on this subject and held a chair on
the Executive Council of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies.
This article covers a broad spectrum of issues when it comes to copyright with the author
focusing heavily on the problems that will ultimately determine the fate of the movie industry.
The article progresses in a linear pattern, starting in foreign countries and making its way back to
our own court cases. Although it seems to be an informative piece, the quotations Lewis includes
seem to lead to him agreeing with the actions and views of Valenti, the man behind much of the
content of Lewis writing. The title, used later as a quote by Valenti, is a strong statement that
forms this black or white idea that ownership is complete or absent and because it is used
twiceand as the titlethat encourages the belief that it is a true and important idea. His focus
of progress in the idea of increased protection of copyright is also a bit of a sketchy character.
He reports that Valenti believes that privacy rights on the Internet take a back seat to the
studio's right to police copyright theft, (150). Privacy rights on the internet are still a fresh topic
that many people do not understand the implications of. However, for Valenti to take such a bold
stance on the matter brings some suspicion about the rest of his ideals and strategies.

Libby, Jeffrey S. "The Best Games in Life Are Free?: Videogame Emulation in a Copyrighted
World." Suffolk University Law Review. 26. (2003): 1-6. LexisNexis Web. 9 Mar. 2014.

In his article, "The Best Games in Life Are Free?: Videogame Emulation in a
Copyrighted World," author Jeffrey S. Libby exams the legality and, ultimately, the fate of video
game emulation as it relates to copyright protection. Libby develops this examination by taking
down piece by piece what processes are taken in emulation, and reviews how it may or may not
be viewed as infringement of a copyright holders rights. Libbys purpose is to report the
situation between supporters of emulation and those of copyright protection in order to give the
readers a chance to see what is truly going on under the lawsuits and finger pointing. Libby uses
an informative and definite tone with students and practitioners of law, as well as other academic
figures involved in the subject at hand.
This article dates back a condemning eleven years, though can still prove useful. The
topics presented in the article are foundational to understanding the problems faced with video
game emulation and copyright laws. While a quick search revealed that one of the organization
mentioned in the paper is no longer active, there are still others that keep the fight on for
original format emulators. The publishing journal is a student edited journal at Suffolk
University Law School. The journal uses writings from both teachers and students and given
Libbys apparent anonymity, he is probably a student.
Libbys article is very thorough though not entirely clear. He uses law nomenclature that,
although not obscure, is not necessarily common either. Along these lines, it is hard to
understand the difference between original format emulators and ROM-required emulators,
which, in turn makes it difficult to understand which are the copyright infringing and which are
not (though both have the potential to be). The fundamental idea of fair use in this article
relates to Cornblatts piece on digital art and copyright law. Where Cornblatts article lacks in
actual laws and procedures, Libby includes abundance, as expected from a law review.

Miller, Johnathon. History Of The Internet Piracy Debate. Congressional Digest 90.0 (2011):
258-288. Academic Search Complete Web. 27 Feb. 2014.

Within the article History of the Internet Piracy Debate an unknown author believes
that not abiding by copyright laws is an infringement of the first amendment. The author
supports this by highlighting key components that support that how violating copy right laws
violate free speech. The argument is supported through details regarding the Protect IP Act
that senate passed which is a website searching different IP addresses for those violating
copyright laws. This article was written to inform the public regarding important issues Senate is
proposing upon society to protect freedom of speech in order to maintain creativity and proper
recognition for originality.
The article is a published report for congress. This establishes credibility due to it being
used for congressional members. The information presented will skew congressional opinion
when creating public policy. Thus supporting concise and thorough research. Another aspect of
credibility is found within the recent date. The publishing date is for June 7. 2011. This is fairly
recent and provides a lot of up to date information. The data provides the reader with an idea of
when all this information was processed.
The legal analysis of History of the Internet Piracy Debate provides concise feedback
on all perspectives concerning the protect IP act. Detailed accounts of the specific senators
assisting in this legislature and the hearing were identified as support for the passing of this act.
The importance of the judiciary vote for or against this act gave a detailed background regarding
political opinion. The provisions summarized provided how the act will be initiated into society.
For example the act focuses on sites dedicated to infringing activities(Miller 260). The
concerns associated with this legislator were detailed as well. The New York Times commented
saying that the broadness of the definition is particularly worrisome(268). This is referring to
the acts use of infringing activities as a means for further prosecution. This vague accusation
can cause problems due to uncertainty of what is considered intellectual property. This leaves
people and multiple websites susceptible to infringing on copyright laws without adequate
knowledge of their illegal activity.

Peters, Marybeth. "IIP Digital | U.S. Department of State." The Challenge of Copyright in the
Digital Age. U.S Department of State, 22 Apr. 2008. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.

In her article, The Challenge of Copyright in the Digital Age, Marybeth Peters claims
that copyright gets easier for people who do it but harder for the government to catch them in the
act. Peters supports this argument by explaining the process by which people go against
copyright and how it has improved over the year and also explains how theres so much of it
going on now that it is hard to pinpoint everyone. Peters purpose is to show how tough it is to
stop those going against this copyright law in order to have people become aware of the
situation. She presents her findings in a serious tone in order to have people realize the damage
that is being done by going against copyright.
The article does not present the pros about copyright but it has no reason to. Because it is
coming from a government website. Which would never show the pros of copyright. But it does
explain what it says in a good orderly way. Giving good evidence of what it is says because it is
logical. Secondly, the author is the United States Register of Copyrights; she had a lot of up front
experience with copyright and how it all works. She has even written a book about copyright
called, The General Guide to the Copyright Act of 1976.
The authors argument is persuasive because the information given is information
everyone should be able to figure out. Information that people should know seeing the way the
internet has progressed now. Although it was full of facts, it was missing statistics. If it were to
have given the reader more numbers, I think it would have made more of an impact on the
reader. Rather than just giving information.


Pogue, David. "The Perils Of Copy Protection." Scientific American 305.2 (2011): 36-37.
Academic Search Complete. Web. 9 Mar. 2014.

In his, The Perils of Copy Protection, David Pogue declares that the actions of one
person are later to be paid by all others and that piracy really doesnt affect the sales of people.
He develops this claim by telling the reader that copy protection makes life miserable for honest
customers while doing absolutely nothing to stop the pirates and he tells us how one writer
published his work in a book to sell and made an unprotected pdf file and yet he did not lose
money rather made more as years went by. Pogues purpose is to prove the point that the efforts
taken to stop piracy are done for nothing in order to show us how pointless it is that everything is
now has to live by rules by that making life more complicated. Pogue describes the situation with
an assertive tone to present this information to the public.
The author of the article is affiliated with New York Times. New York Times is one the
best newspapers that exists in the United States. It has won 112 Pulitzer Prizes over its lifetime.
David Pogue himself is the personal-technology columnist of the New York Times. The fact that
the article has an actual experiment that was done by an author also makes it reliable. The date is
pretty recent; the article is only 3 years old. Which is not bad because copyright has been around
a while now.
The article only presents the point of view of people who suffer because one person's
actions. The fact that he or she decided to have music pirated made us all now face charges if it
is done. But it does not present more information on how its been helpful or why the government
decided to do it. It did not present detailed information from their side of the story. But the
author is persuasive when he speaks of this topic. He makes you feel like someone understands
the trouble you must go through because of person.

Read, Brock. "Piracy And Copyright: An Ethics Lesson." Chronicle Of Higher Education 52.37
(2006): 46-50. Academic Search Complete. Web. 3 Mar. 2014.

In his article, "Piracy And Copyright: An Ethics Lesson." author, Brock Read, reports
about James Gibsons (an assistant professor of law at the University of Richmond,
Charlottesville) efforts to stop institutional piracy among students. Read supports this position by
presenting the work of Gibsons work in order to show that there are more people than just
himself who want to inform college students and institutions about the seriousness of
piracy.Read uses an easygoing and informative tone to report Gibsons efforts in a concise way.

This source is organized well and examines several points of view all surrounding the
topic of Copyright in the Digital Age. Read goes into depth about the research an assistant
professor of law at the University of Richmond, Charlottesville, James Gibson and his pursuit to
educate students about the ethical backgrounds of copyright infringement. The article covers
the reasoning behind students piracy, institutions efforts to stop piracy and industries actions
to enforce the law. However, it is noted that the methods that Gibson uses to educate others
seemed outdated in reference to getting students to see the errors in illegal downloading. By
mentioning this, I must also mention that the publication was in 2006 which is 8 years old and by
now there must be more relevant articles. With that said, this article is a great starting point as it
covers several topics in one article that can lead to othermore recentsources.

Along with not being up to date, something to keep in mind is that this source does not
include any data. It mentions a few schools and situations related to the topic of Copy Right in
the Digital Age; however, it does not actually give statistical or concrete evidence to support the
claim that this is such a widespread issue. Even though, it can still open up to more research.

RELPH, MRIDU KHULLAR. "In India, Academics Defend Photocopying Of Textbooks For
Course Packs." Chronicle Of Higher Education 59.42 (2013): A15. Academic Search Complete.
Web. 3 Mar. 2014.

In his article, In India, Academics Defend Photocopying Of Textbooks For Course
Packs, Mridu Khullar Relph examines the issue of legal copyright infringement in academia.
The author develops this idea by discussing the issues that arise when copyright infringement is
pursued in a place where copyrighting was necessary for a higher education. The authors
purpose is to show that there is no clean cut way of stopping piracy for the greater good and by
doing so, it causes harm in some areas. Relph supports his claim by using an urgent and
analytical tone to help those interested in the subject of digital copyright understand that there is
more to the problem than meets the eye.

This source is very recent seeing as it was published in 2013. It also is very important to
the topic of Copyright in the Digital Age because it not only revolves around students but
involves teachers as well. If one is looking for the subjects of the necessity of mass producing
copyrighted material in conjunction with the lack of affordable resources in education, then this
article is a gem. This article examines what it is like when the students cannot afford what is
necessary to pass their classes and how teachers try and compensate them by (unfortunately,
as companies call it) pirating educational material in course packets for students to use
throughout a course. This article is very relevant to the topic and not only examines digital
copyright but also the implications behind it.

As far as credibility goes, this article makes a great point at addressing counter claims.
However, it does not give a one, absolute answer to the question of whether or not it is okay for
institutions to be pardoned from copyright laws. This article makes an attempt to dissolve any
arguments that go against its position and are not as convincing as they could be so it leaves
those interested in copyright in the digital age wanting more information.

Trivedo,Priti. Writing The Wrong: What the E-Book Industry Can Learn From Digital Musics
Mistakes with Drm. Of Law & Policy 18.2 (2010): 925-966. Academic Search Complete. Web.
27 Feb. 2014

Priti Trivedo wrote Writing The Wrong: What The E-Book Industry Can Learn From
Digital Musics Mistakes With DRM to persuade the rising E-book industry to seek other
methods of halting piracy instead of DRM. The author develops this argument by pointing the
flaws DRM had in tackling the music piracy problem. The overall purpose Trivedo is trying to
accomplish is that transparency in sales (pg. 953) and change in legislature will help
consumers purchase e-books legally. The author is focusing on the e-book industry so that they
can prevent an economic fall due to piracy.
The most common source of credibility is found amongst the recent date of the article
and its sources. The article was written in 2010. Most sources are from 2008 on. This provides a
recent update so most of the information is still accounted for today. The other factor that
provides a sense of truth amongst the information given is the Journal where the article is
published. It was found within the Journal of Law and Policy. The article cites multiple cases and
laws involving United States policy towards digital piracy. The board of this journal involves
prominent figures in legislature and within multiple juries. They proofread all sources and verify
that all are dependable.
The author provided solid feedback regarding the rise of piracy not just in music, but also
within e-books. Best-selling authors may face the biggest risk from the technological advances
that make copyright infringement easier on the Internet than it was with tangible goods(Trivedo
930). This quote demonstrates that different methods of copyright need to be taken in order to
protect book authors. The e-book industry must provide literature in a well-protected manner to
maintain their economic welfare. The author provided many cases that show that Internet piracy
Acts and DRM especially affect everyone. The e-book industry is beginning to be the most
popular source for attaining literature. This shows that they must learn from the music industry
regarding copyright laws. The author was very persuasive in conveying their point but
counterclaims arose. The article provided a lot of feedback regarding not using DRM as a source
of copyright, but provided no feedback why the industry consistently uses it. It left little faults
within his argument due to lack of this vital information.

Tyler, Neil. Music Piracy And Diminishing Revenues: How Compulsory Licensing For I
Interactive Webcasters Can Lead The Recording Industry Back To Prominence.
University Law Review 161.7 (2013): 2101-2150. Academic Search Complete. Web. 27
Feb.2014.

The article titles Music Piracy and Diminishing Revenues by Neil Tyler describes the
diminishing economics due to music piracy. He supports his claim with several statistical facts
and judicial cases proposed by record companies. The authors purpose is to support compulsory
licensing to webcasters so the public can listen to music in the most beneficial and economically
favorable way. This article is written to convince judicial systems of the implications music
piracy has on the music industry and how it can be solved with changes to regulations set forth
within a less digitally advanced era.
The sources inspected are critically analyzed before used. It uses multiple congressional
laws, newspaper articles, and journals to support the economic downturn piracy have on society.
Statistics and detailed analysis of court cases involving the music industry outline the fall of
profit in the industry. All are sources are cited and annotated within and after the article. Another
criteria of analysis that was used was the objective perspective on sources. All the sources
featured both opposition and supporting sides of amending the copyright act. The feedback was
concise and thorough in providing all the information necessary.
Overall the purpose that is being conveyed is that congress needs a revision to outdated
laws. New technologies are being held back from their prosperous return of payment for the
effort. The statistics show that 95% of music is downloaded illegally(Tyler 2103). This means
that the music industry is struggling due to diminishing sales. The copyright act should be
amended since this will ensure that the promising new music based technologies are able to
survive(2105). All claims are provided with responses from congress ensuring both sides are
accounted for. There are hidden meanings that outline the entire text. For instance, the author
suggests the music listeners will be able to consume copyrighted sound recordings in the most
beneficial and preferred manner(2105). This identifies a slight bias. Music that is pirated is not
imposing on the listeners experience. The person who pirates there music believes their methods
are perfectly acceptable. The quote showed the authors preference toward a world with increased
piracy laws.

Van Hoorebeek, Mark. "Copyright Infringement And Potential Technological Prevention
Measures In UK Universities." Education & The Law 16.4 (2004): 217-248. Academic Search
Complete. Web. 3 Mar. 2014.

In his article, "Copyright Infringement And Potential Technological Prevention Measures
In UK Universities., Mark Van Hoorebeek assess the issue of copyright in universities and how
to stop it from happening. The author develops this idea by discussing the issue of universities
seemingly facilitation piracy within its gates and not doing much to stop it. The authors purpose
is to show universities that piracy should not be taken lightly and that there are effective ways of
helping avoid it and that it is not completely left to the universities to fix. Mark supports his claim
by using an explanatory tone to help those interested in stopping piracy among universities see
what steps can be and have been taken.

Firstly, it must be mentioned that this article was published 10 years ago. With that being
said, its methods of approaching copyright infringement and the issues it discusses may no
longer be applicable or relevant to the current status of this topic. It must also be noted that
when looking at this article, it was based on statistics in Britain Universities and so its focus may
not be the same focus as someone researching in China or the US, etc. However, this article
does provide quite a bit of background information when it comes to looking at the evolution of
copyright infringement in the digital age up to 2004. If one were to be looking into the origins of
copyright in the digital age, this article would be a great start.

Information in which this article lacks is a concrete look at the other side of the picture.
Why are students pirating and do they only download MP3s and DVDs to their computers? The
article seems to be on a strict notion that piracy is completely unacceptable and under no
means has it been or will it be necessary to aid a student academically.

Victor, Lindsay A. "What's The Point With Pinterest?." Intellectual Property Litigation 24.1
(2012): 12-17. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.

Walsh, Bryan, and Aryn Baker. "What Should Social-Media Sites Do About Syria's
Savage War Videos?." Time 181.20 (2013): 42. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Mar.
2014.

Weiss, Todd R. "Pirated Android Mobile App Sites Shut Down By Justice Department,
FBI." Eweek (2012): 1. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.

In his article, "Pirated Android Mobile App Sites Shut Down By Justice Department,
FBI.", Todd R. Weiss, explain the serious legal actions taken in stopping piracy in the digital
age. The author expresses his position by informing those reading the article that the FBI is as
serious about upholding the law for mobile apps as it is other forms of intellectual copyright. The
authors purpose is to inform all that are interested in what the government is doing to stop
intellectual copyright infringement in this era. Todd supports his claim by using a casual yet
informative tone to explain to those interested in the topic of intellectual copyright and the
governments involvement what is being done to ensure that unwanted copyright infringement
ceases to exist.
This article is a great article to use because it is recent and up to date with the
times, noting that there is copyright infringement going on in even mobile sites. For those
interested in the topic of intellectual copyright, this article will provide lots of information as it is
short and to the point without adding in unnecessary detail. Also, it is only two years old and
therefore it is very relevant to what is happening today as apposed to articles written in the early
2000s.
As far as credibility is concerned, this is a very credible source; it contains
information about several cases involving online copyright infringement and remains unbiased. It
is strictly informative about the legal actions taken against piracy and does not seem to lean
towards one side or the other. For someone just looking for facts and evidence, this article
provides much of that.