Annotated Bibliography (Works Cited)

Friedman, Thomas L. The Ten Forces That Flattened The World. The World Is Flat: A Brief History Of The Twenty-first Century. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005. N. pag. Print. Thomas L. Friedman is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author who serves as the foreign affairs columnist for The New York Times. Friedman, on the matter of the uploading of information and copyright, finds the practice of uploading one of the most revolutionary forms of collaboration in the flat world. And that More than ever, we can all now be producers, not just consumers. (Friedman, 95) The case is made in the chapter that anyone with Internet access and an idea now has the ability to take said idea and put it online for the world to see. This can be a good thing, of course, in that people can share there own information and ideas with others all over the world, but Friedman also points out online piracy and uploadings role in terrorism. The Law. Http://www.riaa.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2013. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), is the trade organization that supports and promotes the creative and financial vitality of the major music companies. (RIAA, Home Page). It protects the financial and intellectual property and earnings of those artists and musicians involved with music labels. On the topic of file sharing and online privacy, it believes that music theft and online piracy is a real crime, and gives examples of digital piracy and

copyright infringement. Policy Home at The University of West Georgia. Policy. N.p., n.d. Web. 11. Nov. 2013. University Policy serves to promote the academic standards and rules for the University of West Georgia. It claims that the reproduction of an artists recordings have to be checked and given permission to be released by the creator(s), and that without proper authorization, legal action may be taken. It gives a general outline of the acts of both online piracy and copyright infringement, as well as a description of copyright and software piracy. It also gives information on what one should do should he or she stumble upon a piracy site. How Hollywood Is Encouraging Online Piracy: Scientific American. How Hollywood Is Encouraging Online Piracy: Scientific American. N.p., n.d. Web. 11. Nov. 2013. This article demonstrates the idea that by the decline of sales for DVDs, and the demise of such video-renting stores as Blockbuster, the use of internet uploading and streaming is actually reinforced by Hollywood. It also showcases peoples want to immediately stream the movies that they want to watch without the drive to a movie-renting store, or waiting a few days for a film to arrive in the mail. It is written by David Pogue, a writer and scientific presenter specializing in technology.

Risen, Tom. Online Piracy Grows, Reflecting Consumer Trends. US News. U.S. News and World Report, 18 Sept. 2013. Web. 11 Nov. 2013.

This article demonstrates the growth of illegal file sharing and downloading since 2011. It tells us that over 432 million web users download illegal files. It also shows that the use and range of illegal file sharing is so popular and widespread, it can now be used to track consumer trends all over the country. The article is written by Tom Risen, a technology and business reporter.

Pfeiffer, Eric. New Study Says Online Piracy Isnt Hurting Entertainment Industry. Yahoo. Yahoo! News. Yahoo!, 03 Oct. 2013. Web. 11 Nov. 2013. This article shows a new study which rubs against the common argument that online piracy and illegal downloads are decimating the entertainment industry of America. It states that the music and film industry is not in a rapid decline, nor has it come to a halt, but that it still has good profits and is standing its ground. It also claims that those individuals who do pirate copyrighted content actually are more likely to go out and spend money on films, games, and music. Eric Pfeiffer is a blogger for Yahoo News.

Morphy, Erika. Slippery Statistics Suggest Online Piracy Is On The Wane. ECommerce Times: E-Business Means Business. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2013. This article, written by E-Commerce Times columnist and marketing spokesperson Erika Morphy demonstrates to us the perceived impact of online piracy from shared Peer-to-Peer files, and also shows the surging Internet use in America. It also shows that BitTorrent, a popular file-sharing network, is actually in

decline for users. Meanwhile, services like Netflix take up 33 percent of bandwidth, though it also claims that there is no established connection between the use of Netflix and BitTorrent.