Intellectual Property Rights and Online File Sharing Erwin

Intellectual Property Rights and Online File Sharing Erwin Solis Antoine Herve Matt Olsen Nikolai Hart Tim Scott

Overview n n n n n Define Intellectual Property Rights and Online File Sharing Main file sharing websites, their revenue, who uses their sites and why (popularity) Pros and Cons Affect on Business Security (DRM…) Law Case IP Organizations Legality SOPA

What Is Intellectual Property? n Creations of the mind

Intellectual Property Rights n n n Copyrights Trademarks Patents Industrial Design Rights Trade Secrets Geographical Indication Protection

Copyrights n Gives creator exclusive rights to their creation

Trademarks n Protection of distinctive signs

Patents n Protects Inventions

Industrial Design Rights n Protects aesthetic designs of creations

Trade Secrets n Information that can provide an economic advantage

Geographical Indication Protection n Ensures accuracy of origin

What is Online File Sharing? ■ Distributing or providing access to digitally stored information

File Sharing: Two Types n Peer-to-peer (P 2 P) n File Hosting Services

Peer-to-peer n Network of “peers”

File Hosting Service n Service that hosts user files

Digital Download Sites n n P 2 P is being replaced by digital download sites Why? n Fast download speeds n A lot of sites to choose from n the lower cost of hosting n Less dangerous than P 2 P for illegal download

Digital Download Sites Cont. n n n Classified as “digital piracy sites” Generated 146 million visits per day / 53 billion visits per year The big 3: n Rapidshare n Megaupload n Megavideo n They generate 21 billion visits

Digital Download Sites Cont. n Why using them? n Advantages: Easy to use n Free (partially) n Safer than public P 2 P n n Disadvantages: Limited amount of download per hour n Some services are not free n Advertisement n No search engine integrated n

How to Find Files to Download? n n n Third-party search engines Forums Google

Piracy Promo. and Revenue n Indirectly promoting piracy n n Trying to fight that issue by deleting pirated data. Making money with: Membership accounts n Advertisement n Legally selling movies, music, etc. n

Pros of File Sharing n n Preview of products before buying Software developers who want to share their files to be tested n Sharing personal files to family or friends n Collaboration

Cons of File Sharing n Risk of computer viruses from un-trusted sources n Exposure of sensitive or personal information n Denial of service n Prosecution

Affect on Business n Allows people at work to collaborate on a group projects Emails n Blogs n Open Source projects n n If your computer is on a company network and exposes customer information, both you and your company may be liable.

Security n DRM (Digital Rights Management) n Software or files that protect and restrict media use n Video games, music, and movies Secu. ROM, Starforce, Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) (M 4 P) n Did you purchase or rent the software? n

Law Cases n Apple vs Samsung n n Bethesda vs Mojang n n Violation of Intellectual Property Rights Violation of Trademarks “Everybody” vs Napster n Violation of Copyrights Infringement

Apple vs Samsung n n Apple vs. Samsung Violation of Intellectual Property Rights n n Patents and Industrial Design Samsung’s Galaxy cell phone and tablet copied Apple’s cell phone and tablet n Look, product design, packaging, and user interface

Apple vs Samsung

Bethesda vs Mojang n Bethesda Softworks vs. Mojang n n Bethesda’s video game series: n n Violation of Trademarks on the word “Scrolls” The Elder Scrolls Mojang’s upcoming game titled Scrolls

Napster n Napster originally a peer-to-peer service Co-founded by Shawn and John Fanning and Sean Parker n Operated between 1999 - 2001 n Later was Acquired by Best Buy n n Incurred heavy legal problems in 2000 n Many Law Cases over Copyrights Infringement

Napster Cases n Metallica vs Napster Demo of the song I Disappear found on Napster n As well as Metallica's entire back catalogue n n Dr. Dre vs Napster n n Same as Metallica’s case A&M Records vs Napster n Napster was liable for vicarious and contributory infringements

Organizations n n n Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Legal Issues n n n Legal – File sharing technologies (P 2 P, FTP, etc). Illegal – File sharing of copyrighted material. Problems – Hidden identity, rapid growth of technology.

Stop Online Piracy Act

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