Copyrights and wrongs
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Summary, in English
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The digital age has brought with it advantages and disadvantages. Few would deny the benefit of being able to store entire song collections on pocket-sized MP3 players. Fewer still would disregard the merits of grandparents in Sydney being able to have face-to-face conversations with grandchildren in Berlin.
Certain problems however, have also developed. The music and film industries contend that internet piracy has severely harmed their sales. One argument is that those who illegally download free material would otherwise have to pay for such content. Thus, such individuals are committing acts of theft.
Whilst prima facie, this argument might seem to be perfectly justified, Dr Stefan Larsson, researcher at Lund University and author of Metaphors and Norms - Understanding copyright law in a digital society, explains why theft is not always a clear-cut concept.
The digital age has brought with it advantages and disadvantages. Few would deny the benefit of being able to store entire song collections on pocket-sized MP3 players. Fewer still would disregard the merits of grandparents in Sydney being able to have face-to-face conversations with grandchildren in Berlin.
Certain problems however, have also developed. The music and film industries contend that internet piracy has severely harmed their sales. One argument is that those who illegally download free material would otherwise have to pay for such content. Thus, such individuals are committing acts of theft.
Whilst prima facie, this argument might seem to be perfectly justified, Dr Stefan Larsson, researcher at Lund University and author of Metaphors and Norms - Understanding copyright law in a digital society, explains why theft is not always a clear-cut concept.
Avdelning/ar
- Rättssociologiska institutionen
- Lund University Internet Institute (LUii)
Publiceringsår
2011-12-07
Språk
Engelska
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Science Omega
Länkar
Dokumenttyp
Tidningsartikel
Ämne
- Law and Society
- Information Systems, Social aspects
Nyckelord
- norms
- metaphors
- copyright
- digital society
- theft
Status
Published
Projekt
- Cybernorms. Norm processes in e-communities
Forskningsgrupp
- Cybernorms