CSC 379 SUM2008:Week 2, Debate

Debate Topic:

Will artists be compensated for their work if no one is defending copyright law?

Associated Questions:

• Suppose copyright law was rendered useless by rampant copying of all copyrighted works with impunity, would artists lose the incentive to produce quality works?

• Is it necessary to prohibit or limit the file-sharing of copyrighted works?

• What kind of enforcement is justified? Can this be done while protecting the rights of users?

• Music/Video/Software; does enforcement need to be different for different mediums?

Associated Links:

• http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/511995

• http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/579

• http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/05/the-inexact-science-behind-dmca-takedown-notices/

• http://www.mpaa.org/leksummaryMPA%20revised.pdf

• http://global.bsa.org/idcglobalstudy2007/