Open AccessCopyright Infringement in the Internet Era: The Challenge of MP3s
Author(s) -
Alex Colangelo
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
alberta law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8356
pISSN - 0002-4821
DOI - 10.29173/alr1386
Subject(s) - copyright infringement , digitization , legislation , the internet , order (exchange) , internet privacy , business , copyright law , emerging technologies , digital millennium copyright act , net neutrality , law and economics , law , intellectual property , telecommunications , economics , computer science , political science , world wide web , finance , artificial intelligence
The advent of new technologies, such as the digitization of music and Internet networking, has greatly expanded the ease with which copyright infringement can occur. These new technologies have made it possible for the average computer user to bypass copyright laws effortlessly and without detection, at a substantial cost for legitimate copyright holders. It will be argued in this article that stronger domestic legislation is needed in order to adequately protect copyright owners from widespread infringement.