Piracy is, and always has been, a large concern for producers in the music and film industries. In his essay “Some Like it Hot,” 2016 Presidential Candidate Lawrence Lessig defends the principle of piracy on the claim that it founded the basis for “the birth of Hollywood, radio, cable TV, and (yes) the music industry.” Lessig elaborates on each industry in turn, clearly describing the varying copyright laws for the different industries in their perspective time periods, and demonstrates the means pirates used to evade these copyright laws, discussing the parallels and variances between them. His purpose in doing so is to clarify to readers that “even if some piracy is plainly wrong, not all piracy is.” This statement brings us to his focal …show more content…
Starting with the foundation of Hollywood, he describes how film makers moved to California to escape the reach of copyright laws that protected the inventions of Thomas Edison that made film production possible. In this case, the binary is between Edison, backed by federal law, and filmmakers such as Fox and Paramount, who pirated his inventions in order to pioneer the film industry. Lessig draws a pattern between these past discrepancies and P2P sharing, claiming that both occur in an attempt to “escape an overly controlling industry.” In the case of P2P sharing, the binary is between the music industry and the general public. By using binaries, Lessig strengthens his argument by making it appear simpler than it truly is. When an issue is painted in black and white, readers are more inclined to agree with the points being presented. This tactic is often used by politicians, a generic “us” versus “them” comparison that effectively rallies people towards a cause they may not fully …show more content…
However, in “Some Like It Hot,” Lessig uses them to his advantage while also including several additional patterns and analogies that provide supplemental evidence to readers, enabling them to be more informed about the subject matter he discusses. While this further complicates his argument by creating additional information for readers to process, it strengthens his thesis by more fully educating readers. While the case of Hollywood’s piratic foundation was rather unique in terms of the way it was handled legally, Lessig describes the anomaly in full before continuing on to discuss the radio and television industries, between which there are many parallels he demonstrates for us. After describing the forms of piracy used to create each respective industry, he discusses how Congress dealt with each issue. Regarding the problem of radios in 1909, favoring the composer, artist, and recording artist over pirates, it was decided that composers would receive a fixed fee predetermined by Congress for any “mechanical reproductions” of a composer’s work. This makes cover songs possible without entirely compromising the rights of the composer, artist, and producer of the original song. Lessig delineates the pattern between this ruling and the decision Congress made decades later regarding television; like with radio stations, cable networks would be required to pay a fixed
Ben Singer’s essay titled “Manhattan Nickelodeons: New Data on Audiences and Exhibitors” (Singer, 2004) explores early film history in the city of Manhattan and the impact it has on the general film industry. In his essay, he examines how nickelodeons, storefront theater houses, experienced an unprecedented growth in Manhattan, New York City, during the years beginning from 1905. He asserts in the opening section of his essay that Manhattan plays a significant role in early film history, mostly because the boom of nickelodeon in Manhattan has become a representation of the general “rise of movies” (p. 119). In addition to Manhattan’s role in the expansion of movie industry, Singer also discusses the contribution of Manhattan’s nickelodeon
I start this rhetorical analyses asking a simple question, is creative content everything? Netflix (on-demand internet streaming media service), an innovative service that allows people to watch movies, TV shows and cartoons in your TV at home or in your smartphone while you are in a bus or train for example, can quickly answer this question with a no. The article that bring these concerns and here in analysis is “Why Content Isn 't King: How Netflix became America 's biggest video service” written by Jonathan A. Knee. Addressing this issue the author brings up details on a topic that has affected directly good part of the population. My objective in this analysis is determine if the article influence and captive the attention of the
Post WWII, Canada had begun to fall into America’s shadow. Canada had become an Americanized country, meaning Canada was severely influenced by Canadian culture. To resolve this, In 1968, Canada had created the Canadian content control regulations. Many historians ask the question, “To which extent did Canadian Content rules promote Canadian musicians and artists?” The answer to this question is often difficult to conceive due to numerous opinions and pieces of evidence.
Interesting non-fiction science novels are few and far between, but amongst those select few, “The Hot Zone” by Richard Preston stands tall. Richard Preston has made his career as an author writing about infectious disease and bioterrorism. It is a unique niche and one that seems to suit him well. It is important to remember however, that he is not a scientist nor is he a doctor. He is an author with a book to sell.
Lawrence Lessig’s research on piracy and copyright laws suggest the issue began long before Napster’s free website of burning music for personal use. In fact, stolen content was first documented one hundred years ago when Thomas Edison’s inventions were stolen before copyright laws were in place. Moreover, Lessig compares piracy and loopholes throughout history. Thomas Edison’s phonographs and Henri Fourneaux’s player pianos (used to record music) forced copyright laws just as cable companies’ piracy techniques forced copyright laws.
Intro • Answer each question vaguely to be the starting sentence for each paragraph • Bradbury stated that Fahrenheit 451 was about the Tv replacing books. • *many types of technologies have replaced books. • *Bradbury was right to fear technology would replace books • *Books are very different than television and the movies. Paragraph 1 • Bradbury stated that Fahrenheit 451 was about the Tv replacing books, not censorship. He even mentioned this in character form with Beatty speak to Montag.
The central idea of Richard Preston’s The Hot Zone is that the outbreaks of many deadly hot agents are due to the oversight of humans. Preston conveys his message through detailed descriptions of simple mistakes that characters make. One instance of human oversight that he wrote about was the usage of dirty needles in the hospitals of Sudan, leading to a massive outbreak of Ebola Sudan. The virus “hit the hospital like a bomb” and “transformed the hospital at Maridi into a morgue” all because “the medical staff had been giving patients injections with dirty needles” (74).
America has been influenced by many people, inventions, and cultural phenomenons since it’s confederation in 1776. Phineas T. Barnum has influenced much of mass-entertainment since coming to America in 1834 at age sixteen (Harris 13), he has vastly changed what it means to promote and entertain in American Culture. His knowledge of what people want and how to make people think they want what he had, was amazing. He constantly fooled people and had a way of making the customers come back. James Cook argues that Barnum’s fascination with the entertainment business began in July 1835 while reading a newspaper article about Joice Heth, a one-hundred sixty-one year old maid of General Augustine Washington and nanny of later President George Washington.
In her article, “Censorship 101,” West crafts her text through numerous court case experience and skill in rhetorical devices as her background expertise is used to her advantage. Sonja West begins her argument with the use of exemplification in a previous court case. The scene is set in 1962, and West garments the introduction with excessive details and biased language as readers quickly root for the victory of the Tinker case and share the celebratory state of their
This trial is on Walt Disney Studios vs. Faden on the work Professor faden made to inform people on copyright, fair use and infringement. They are battling over copyright and fair use on this video. Walt Disney Studios claims that Faden’s work is copyrighted and is suing for infringement. But Professor Faden claims that he followed all the rules on copyright and he thinks it is fair use. “ Defendence you make take your stands,”The judge says in an assertive voice.
Throughout history, music has been a vital piece of culture. With music, censorship of it coincides. For America, this has been the case, especially with the invention of radios in the early 1900s which aided the development of widespread music in the nation. However, not all music is meant to be broadcasted for each and every listener of radio to hear. It is because of this that censorship of music on the radio is so necessary for a country with the potential it has to thrive.
As the saying goes, “Everyone is different,” from the way we think, to the way we act. Between the semi-rough pages of the book In The Heat of The Night by John Ball lies the process of punishing a criminal. The criminal who killed Wells’ very own Maestro Enrico Mantoli who was supposed to lead the city to fame, popularity, and money. However, nothing is harder in capturing the culprit than investigating the case. In a city suffering from a huge wave of racial issues, two opposing teams working on one case is not a very good idea.
The essence of decision making – and, in turn, the essence of politics – is compromise: compromise in both positive and negative aspects of a possible solution. And in every decision- making process, the most efficient way may not be the one that is most followed. People may follow suit to others, depending on their beliefs, on their personal inclinations, and their opinions on the matter. And yes, these idiosyncrasies in every individual eventually show themselves as they decide on the matter as a whole. Less-informed people, on that matter, are more likely to choose a less efficient solution, yet there are exceptions for both parties: more informed people are also likely to give out more convoluted solutions to simple problems.
1. What competitive forces have challenged the movie industry? What problems have these forces created? What changes have these problems caused the movie and television industry to make?
For years, television has been deemed as mind dulling entertainment. In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Guy Montag lives life without questioning his job and the world around him. That is until the fateful day that he meets Faber, an elderly man who harbors books. Although it is Montag’s duty to burn books and the homes in which they reside, he disregards Faber’s outlawed belongings. The two speak of how their world is plagued by violence and a lack of literature.