Media law or media ethics case from 2009/10 involving Copyright

http://isohunt.com/

ISO Hunt is a P2P or Peer to Peer file sharing service that dodges loop holes in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and focuses on decentralization. The service is a evolution from many services before it but its popular predecessor was Napster, another online file sharing service that is centralized.


The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), is a  adds measure to the current copyright laws that are in place to prevent piracy but in the digital field. However DMCA has laws that protect online service providers from having potential violation cases against them thus the possibility of providers harboring pirate's is very high. Napster is a service that can hide under the loopholes of service providers by providing files that are uploaded by users on one server, thus the term centralized. DMCA caught onto Napster because it held all the illegal material on its drives.

isoHunt is a sharing system that isnt centralized with all of its data on one server but on the users computers. Using a client to connect and find files among millions of users, one user can find a files and have a fast download due to other peers assisting with their own uploads. Thus it is hard to pinpoint an owner since there is no central server.

Today this is one of the newer forms of file sharing that makes the task more effortless and at the same time harder to have litigation to have justice for the creators of those files. This is a continuing battle to have copyright laws to be applied to these new sharing trends to stop cybercrime.

Propaganda with TUBE MEN!!!

• Repetition

This type of propaganda deals with a jingle or word that is repeated over and over again, thus getting it stuck in someones head, so they can buy the product. The "Repetition" method has been described previously. Ad nauseam

This argument approach uses tireless repetition of an idea. An idea, especially a simple slogan, that is repeated enough times, may begin to be taken as the truth. This approach works best when media sources are limited and controlled by the propagator.

• Glittering generalities

Glittering generalities are emotionally appealing words applied to a product or idea, but which present no concrete argument or analysis. A famous example is the campaign slogan "Ford has a better idea!"

My Academic Research Project on Internet Software Piracy

Hey everyone! Sorry for the late post but I would like to share with you all a preview of what I will be talking about in class for my project. My topic is tied to "Internet Software Piracy", a growing concern in this digital world where more ways of our lives are being integrated into computers in the form of software. In this been a growing trend and has brought problems to the economy mainly due to the conflict of opinions about the digital network being a free service for information to be shared or to have privacy and ownership that requires authorization or payment. A clip I will probably be using for my project is this 10 minute flash clip of "No Copy", a flash movie about media producers getting as much money as they can from consumers.

Internet and About my Intersts in Social Media Web Sites

Well after trying to count how many site there are on Wikipedia, there is more than 100 for sure because it was too hard to count them all. When I think about it a little more, that is not right. There are TONS more sites. Granted these might have the most traffic, but when you look at car forum alone, there is seriously a social networking forum for most makes and most models of cars. Its perplexing to me how that isn't a social networking site since you  find other like you, who own the same car or have things in common about car, them to talk about the good, the bad, how to fix your car, or how to make them better, and to make social gatherings or have relations online about your car. Even business is part of this site, where people open up virtual shops and share movies and video about how their own cars perform or of friends and of their friends.

But for sites that I do know, there are quite a few. The main ones that I know is Facebook, Myspace, Xanga, Google Buzz, Friendster, Twitter, Tumblr; ok that is enough because I know allot and do you really need to know? I know all of these and more to keep up with friends and family. But as trends go, you go to what is more refined, user friendly, and has most features and that by far goes to Facebook for having a very intuitive web service. Secondly would have to be a website that I log on everyday for my car called 9thgencorolla.com, a website dedicated to the 2003-2008 Toyota Corolla. We talk about everything since we are one of the most active car groups for economy cars bringing many sub channels in the "off topic section" for anything other than cars. Seriously check it out, become a member or accept the terms of our site and be wow'ed by what we happen to talk about. By far with thousands of members across the world and even more in terms of traffic reaching more than 10 thousand viewers every day at times for a day.

9thgen also has been one of the neatest sites that has helped me though my life. For one it gave me my friends. In highschool I had friends that came to school, and left when it was over. Some of these indaviduals leaving for good never to say a word because we moved on with out lives and let it happen mutually. However with 9thgen, I have over 5 solid friends that I meet often and help out with business and spending time to hang out and enjoy life with many more that meet to congregate at our gatherings in the Bay Area chapter of our community. So many infact are here that we created a club called BAC, Bay Area Corolla, that has united with over 5 other toyota car clubs for gatherings, fundraiders, and shows in multiple cities. If you like to check out a car meet, check out the Northen California section for meets and local deals!

Seriously, nice stuff we do year after year. Check it out

Television and a Video on a Chapter of my Mass Media Book!

 Today I have to write about a YouTube video that ties to the dynamics of mass media taught in my class. I have been very peckish lately and knew of a great movie that describes social media that links into chapter 2 of my book. It incorporates a fundamental viewpoint of social media while making you think of food. I like that. Check it out!




Length of the Video : 3:44
· Plain English on how social media works.
· Chapter 2 Media impact: Social science Perspectives

· Chose the best choice to fill in the blank.
  Social media message boards brings _____
a) added costs to advertising and reviewing products.
b) doesn't use modern technology to share information
c) quality feedback to improve product for free.
d) a cumbersome way to find information on quality products.
e)None of these are appropriate to fill in the blank
· An answer to the quiz question is "c"

Movies of 2k9, and my Favorite Was?!?

Ok, its way to hard for me to chose a top movie of 2k9. I really dont like to chose favorites for things like this since you get so much out of these films! I guess for now I would settle on Star Trek because I am a fan of the series, and this movie is visually awesome! Like many before it, series have been a big thing, and they are doing a 3 part movie series for this alternate dimension story. If you dont like Star Trek before, this is a great way yo get into the genre of sci fi!

Now if i were to talk about a movie of all time, whoa, that totally hard to say. But to make this part of my awesome blog entry, you should think of this movie that I watch probably 3-5 times a year just for review. This movie is called Walking Life, a movie of vignettes of people giving their two cents that intertwine to give multiple approaches philosophically or logically about life and the universe.

The rating were not so hot, but to understand the world we live in you need it from multiple perspectives and this is perfect start. Check the links for Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB.com .

Here are some clips of just one of the many discussions about us and life.

Language:



Whats bigger, Fear or Laziness?:



View of a Life vs. a Dream:



A Point of View on Free Will:

If I Were to Start a Magazine, What Would it Be?

I thought about creating a magazine and I found it hard to create on Sunday but got an idea just now! Wired recently had a cover article stating that this is the new industrial revolution and that all you need is an idea and a garage and you could be the next big thing in this generation. So why not have a magazine for the start of this? Granted its already 2010, it can be started for 2011 with reports of the efforts done in the last year.

The name of the magazine I thought should reflect the movement that is happening with business in the nation. "New Business Now" I think is quite appropriate. On the title of the magazine it should be labeled "NbN" Since long names are hard to remember something simple like an acronym is great for magazines in my opinion for quick understanding.

The target demographic is everyone. NbN is a magazine that will be designed for the child coming out of high school if not younger, to the elderly man perfecting an idea for years releasing it at the right time to the right market. This magazine wouldn't be biased towards men and women, ethnicity, or income. It happened many times in society that the men and women can go from rags to riches and lose it all only to do it again and the coverage can be amazing to viewers. the result will be giving identity to anyone who thought about starting something big in the new generation to give a image and direction to the viewer.

In the past there have been many magazines targeting small business, but they fail because of economies. This is a new recession and is an opportune time to start a magazine to cover the wave that is to come. If it is small, it will enhance it, if large it will stimulate it and being developed in a time with more digital viewers vs analog paper reader will harness viewers to stay in circulation.

Advertisers are always needed to keep the magazine afloat. For NbN the ideal advertisers are the readers themselves. Businesses helping businesses with information and power to reach a pinnacle of synergy that hasn't been seen in years. Desirable advertisers are hiring agencies, manufacturers, advertisers, engineering firms, legal firms, and many more that have the mindset to make connections with small business's to create new monoliths in the new economy to form.

Articles for the first Issue is key to establish legitimacy for the magazine. Theorized is to have articles on small business networking to jump start the confidence of new entrepreneurs. To support this article is to have basic on the elements of a business to give readers a basic understanding like if the reader were to take on a entrepreneurship class at a community college. thus articles in advertising, marketing, inventory, communications and psychology would be excellent additions in the premiere issue.

The covers of NbN will be the readers themselves broken down into four quadrants. Four up and coming business starters will be on each corner with a small description of their field and what is unique about themselves. In the center will be an all star of the small business world creating headway. This style will never change but will have other catch phrases from articles superimposed on the cover to hook new readers.