Copyright

During a media lesson my peers explained to us about 'coyright'. This is what I found out:

What is Copyright?
This is the exclusive legal right given to the originator to print. These include:

• Protects types of work: music, photography, film and recordings.
• No one can copy without the owners permission.
• Determines who may adopt their work, perform it and financially benifit from it.

The Intellectual Property Office (I.P.O)
 By having this it protects your creation or invention. This could be a brand, invention, design or song.

Advantages

• Right to authorise
• Protection
• Income

Disadvantages

• Inability to share work
• Copyright does not allow you to permit others to use your work or to distribute it, even if you aren't doing it for profit.

What is Piracy?
This is the unauthorised use or reproduction of copyright or patented materials. Piracy is a big issue within organisations as there is:

• $12.5 billion has been lost on piracy.
• 71,060 jobs have been lost though piracy.
• There is 42% illegal downloadable software.
• 95% of music is downloaded illegally.

 Top 10 music which is pirated

1. Jay Z
2. Kanye West
3. LMFAO
4. Adele
5. Rihanna
6. David Guetta
7. Lil Wayne
8. Neyo
9. Flo Rida
10. Rita Ora

Disadvantages of piracy

• Each year the industry loses about $4.2 billion to piracy worldwide.
• Artists lose out because they do not get the royalties they have earned.
• Record companies lose 85% of recordings released don't even generate enough revenue to cover their cost.
• Consumers lose- illegally downloaded music drives up the cost of legitimate product for everyone.

The RIAA
The Recording Industry Association of America is an organisation that supports and promotes the creative and financial vitality of the major music companies.