Expert says filesharing guidelines need clarifying
Ben Camm-Jones, news editor of Web-User magazine, was quoted this week as saying that to clear up all the confusion surrounding what is and is not legal when it comes to filesharing and free music downloads, there needs to be some serious clarification on copyright laws.
Could this be the case, or is it more that people fail to take copyright laws seriously, rather than not knowing about the laws?
Project Playlist is currently being sued for copyright infringement by nine record labels. A global standard when it comes to copyright laws would clear up a lot of confusion surrounding cases such as this, apparently.
One valid point is that most of us really cannot say whether Project Playlist has done anything wrong. While it is difficult to argue that adults are not at least aware of copyright laws, the same may not be true of children.
In a recent survey, about 49% of children user iTunes to get music downloads, while 26% use filesharing networks such as Limewire. However, this isn’t to say that the children don’t know it’s wrong.
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Posted on 20 May 2008 by mike in Filesharing