01-23-2014, 11:28 PM
CLEP Essay, Please welcome for any comments.
Question - Introduction
A copyright gives the author of a creative work(like a book, film, painting or audio recording) exclusive rights to it: only the holder of a work's copyright has the legal right to copy, publish or profit opportunity to benefit from their creative work. However, many people agree that the free exchange of ideas is good for society because if fosters creativity and innovation. They argue that therefore in many instances there should be no copyright restrictions.
Assignment
Read the given two sources carefully. Then write an essay in which you develop a position on whether copyright restrictions benefit or harm society. Be sure incorporate and cite both of the accompanying sources as you develop your position.
Answer-
Each and every person has the right to own their property, such as house, car, land and many others. Likewise, every artist should have right to own their intellectual property such as, book, film, painting and audio. Therefore, copyright restrictions not only beneficial to the artist it is also positive contribution for the society.
Richard Epstein expressed his opinion in his article “The Creators Own Ideas", "Copyright fosters huge positive contributions to culture, in the form of novels, movies, manuals, music and other works". Fostering the huge contribution to the society is only possible, when producers of intellectual property are protected. Epstein further states that, "some creators are motivated solely by the desire to create and would be happy to distribute their work under simple terms requiring attribution only". Therefore, as Epstein says that, there are strong economic imperative that driven modern societies to legislate some form of copyright protection". The creation of novel, music and others valuable art is not possible with our spending lots of time and great effort and always expect the good income from that. As Epstein indication about safeguarding copyright laws, creator always worried about the security of the art, so it should always be protected form the related institution.
However, Lessig argues in his book "The Future of idea" argues that, I shouldn't need the permission of the Einstein estates before I test this theory against newly discovered data". He said, many resources should be free. However, this is not the good idea for the artist as well as the society, it will might cause the negative impact the country economy in terms of money. I also disagree with the Lessig's statements that, these resources and other gain value by being kept free rather than controlled". Only keeping these work in controlled rather than free will benefit our modern society. Lessig further indicates that, " no modern phenomenon better demonstrates the importance of free resources to innovation is to occur, and that more control will yield more innovation, the Internet is the simplest and most direct reply”. Of course, internet plays vital role to the modern society. But, now a days it is not possible to depend upon only on the internet, we cannot find all valuable art in the internet. Even we cannot find good rating full movie to watch from the internet. This is not possible.
In conclusion, artist should have the right to own their intellectual property, which will be good justice and respect to their creator’s intelligence as well as the great contribution to the society.
Question - Introduction
A copyright gives the author of a creative work(like a book, film, painting or audio recording) exclusive rights to it: only the holder of a work's copyright has the legal right to copy, publish or profit opportunity to benefit from their creative work. However, many people agree that the free exchange of ideas is good for society because if fosters creativity and innovation. They argue that therefore in many instances there should be no copyright restrictions.
Assignment
Read the given two sources carefully. Then write an essay in which you develop a position on whether copyright restrictions benefit or harm society. Be sure incorporate and cite both of the accompanying sources as you develop your position.
Answer-
Each and every person has the right to own their property, such as house, car, land and many others. Likewise, every artist should have right to own their intellectual property such as, book, film, painting and audio. Therefore, copyright restrictions not only beneficial to the artist it is also positive contribution for the society.
Richard Epstein expressed his opinion in his article “The Creators Own Ideas", "Copyright fosters huge positive contributions to culture, in the form of novels, movies, manuals, music and other works". Fostering the huge contribution to the society is only possible, when producers of intellectual property are protected. Epstein further states that, "some creators are motivated solely by the desire to create and would be happy to distribute their work under simple terms requiring attribution only". Therefore, as Epstein says that, there are strong economic imperative that driven modern societies to legislate some form of copyright protection". The creation of novel, music and others valuable art is not possible with our spending lots of time and great effort and always expect the good income from that. As Epstein indication about safeguarding copyright laws, creator always worried about the security of the art, so it should always be protected form the related institution.
However, Lessig argues in his book "The Future of idea" argues that, I shouldn't need the permission of the Einstein estates before I test this theory against newly discovered data". He said, many resources should be free. However, this is not the good idea for the artist as well as the society, it will might cause the negative impact the country economy in terms of money. I also disagree with the Lessig's statements that, these resources and other gain value by being kept free rather than controlled". Only keeping these work in controlled rather than free will benefit our modern society. Lessig further indicates that, " no modern phenomenon better demonstrates the importance of free resources to innovation is to occur, and that more control will yield more innovation, the Internet is the simplest and most direct reply”. Of course, internet plays vital role to the modern society. But, now a days it is not possible to depend upon only on the internet, we cannot find all valuable art in the internet. Even we cannot find good rating full movie to watch from the internet. This is not possible.
In conclusion, artist should have the right to own their intellectual property, which will be good justice and respect to their creator’s intelligence as well as the great contribution to the society.
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