Copyright Or Copywrong
Professional Practise Daniel Kent
Copyright or Copywrong?
"With advances in information and communications technology such as the Internet, copyright protection is no longer relevant or necessary." (Russell McOrmand, 2004)
In the UK alone one in every three DVD's sold is said to be an illegal copy. Music and software can be downloaded off the Internet for free from a number of different illegal sources, and it seems that it is almost impossible to police. The fact that this material is all copyrighted appears to have no relevance at all, as it is readily available to anyone who wants to obtain it. The whole point of having material copyrighted is so that it cannot be copied without the creators blessing.
On this evidence it would seem that the opening quote is very much true, but is it? This statement that copyright is no longer necessary suggests that copyright is a matter of choice. In fact, copyright exists the moment a work is created no matter what......
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