The professor discusses the disadvantages of peer-to-peer sharing software and the reasons it comes under attack. The information she presents contradicts facts outlined in the reading passage.
Firstly, the professor indicates that has suffered significantly from this software. She clarifies that there are around one billion illegal donwloads monthly and annual losses in range of $4. 3 billion. However, the reading says that music sales have been increased with the recent rise in peer-to-peer sharing software. The passage also provides two studies indicating people purchase more songs rather than illegal downloading.
Secondly, the professor asserts that sharing songs between computers using these servers is against the copyright legislation. The professor provides an example of a peer-to-peer server, which was shut down because of illegal sharing of files, as an evidence to support this. The professor refutes the users’ assertion about ‘fair use’ clause. According to this clause, users are allowed to lend purchased CDs to their friends, not sharing them with strangers over the internet. However, the article posits that this type of copying is not a violation of copyright law.
Thirdly, the professor rejects the fact that peer-to-peer software aids the artists to gain popularity. The lecturer cites a study showing that a few number of downloads were from newborn artists. All in all, the unknown artists failed to gain popularity or success. On the other hand, the reading cites that peer-to-peer software can benefit unknown artists in a variety of ways.
The
professor
discusses the disadvantages of peer-to-peer
sharing
software
and the reasons it
comes
under attack. The information she presents contradicts facts outlined in the reading passage.
Firstly
, the
professor
indicates that has suffered
significantly
from this
software
. She clarifies that there are around one billion illegal
donwloads
monthly and annual losses in range of $4. 3 billion.
However
, the reading says that music sales have
been increased
with the recent rise in peer-to-peer
sharing
software
. The passage
also
provides two studies indicating
people
purchase
more songs
rather
than illegal downloading.
Secondly
, the
professor
asserts that
sharing
songs between computers using these servers is against the copyright legislation. The
professor
provides an example of a peer-to-peer server, which
was shut
down
because
of illegal
sharing
of files, as an evidence to support this. The
professor
refutes the users’ assertion about ‘
fair
use
’ clause. According to this clause, users are
allowed
to lend
purchased
CDs to their friends, not
sharing
them with strangers over the internet.
However
, the article posits that this type of copying is not a violation of copyright law.
Thirdly
, the
professor
rejects the fact that peer-to-peer
software
aids the
artists
to gain popularity. The lecturer cites a study showing that a
few number
of downloads were from newborn
artists
. All in all, the unknown
artists
failed to gain popularity or success.
On the other hand
, the reading cites that peer-to-peer
software
can benefit unknown
artists
in a variety of ways.