1. Copyright Infringement Edward Smongeski Emma Hartman Jieun Lee Charles Conlin

2. Introduction What is copyright? The exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, sell, or distribute the matter and form of something (as a literary, musical, or artistic work) by merriam-webster Includes media pirating and plagiarism

3. Background Humans have always stolen from each other Modern day laws try to stop it –Lawsuits for stealing ideas, either physical or in academic work –United States Constitution says, "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries."

4. Background (cont.) United States Constitution says, "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries."

5. Positive Benefits Free stuff Gets the word out about new artists Doesn’t force users to waste money on something they might not like Sharing is good

6. Criticisms Detracting from income of creator Stealing Taking credit for work you didn’t do

7. Opinions Many view file sharing as “sharing, not duplicating or copying. They view it as being generous with something they already possess Others feel it is stealing Some feel it is not stealing as the owner still has it, but it is still not right

8. Works Cited http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Copyrig ht_Infringement_Liability_Limitation_Acthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Copyrig ht_Infringement_Liability_Limitation_Act