He didn't charge for it or expect recompensation. What's wrong with shareing "mixed tapes" among friends?
2007-02-04 17:16:11 · 5 answers · asked by Zezo 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
yes this plagerism and can get fined or whateva for it
2007-02-04 17:19:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's only slightly unethical, though it's probably borderline illegal. He didn't sell you the copies, but he also didn't destroy his own... he increased the number of "units" of music and movies available in the world, which is the exclusive right of the author (unless he/she grants that right to a publisher). Your friend's one set of copies doesn't really hurt anyone, but if everyone followed the same logic, artists and record companies would go bankrupt. The "right or wrong" of the issue changes with scale.
I think he should have some right to share media with a friend, in some limited way, but I don't believe that he legally has that right, no. Which is sad, because otherwise how would we find out about great music and movies without having to risk a lot of money?
2007-02-05 01:27:06 · answer #2 · answered by pao 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you mean by "sharing"? If all he did was play the songs and movie for his friends, then there is no issue.
If he allowed his friends to COPY the songs or movie that is "Piracy". Your friends cheated the company that produced the songs and the movie and cheated the artists who wrote and performed the songs and the movie.
It does not matter that he didn't charge for it, he and his friends are thieves. Piracy, or the Theft of Intellectual Property, is a federal crime and worth about 10 years.
2007-02-05 01:29:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is technically stealing. You are not paying the production company for their product. Brittany Spears may not be hurting, but a whole lot more people than pop starts depend on CD sales. Think about CD stores (like Virgin, who just went out of business).
2007-02-05 01:27:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can only make a "backup" of copywrited material that you have purchased for yourself. If he made you a copy then it is illegal, wrong??? that's a different issue...I don't see Britney Spears selling her stuff on eBay because of lost wages from piraters.
2007-02-05 01:23:17 · answer #5 · answered by lovemytc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋