Electronic Piracy

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What is Copyright?

• Visit http://www.riaa.com/physicalpiracy.php?content_selector=piracy_online_the_law

• Define copyright. Explain why it’s bad to make unauthorized copies of creative work.

P2P File Sharing

• Visit http://www.zonealarm.com/blog/2014/06/what-you-need-to-know-about-peer-to-peer-file-sharing/

• On this slide, define and describe P2P File Sharing and explain why you shouldn’t share copyrighted material (#4 on the website)

Software Piracy

• Visit https://www.apple.com/legal/intellectual-property/piracy.html

• On this slide, define software piracy. Explain why it’s easy to pirate software, and tell what the penalties can be.

Pirated DVDs

• Go to http://www.ehow.com/info_10039110_dvd-antipiracy-law-punishments.html

• Define what a DVD Pirate is. Then, read the paragraph called Changes in the Law. Explain what is legal and illegal to do with a DVD.