The Reading in the text was about the recent trend of music piracy on the internet by both digital natives and digital immigrants. It brought up points about how many of today's internet users don't quite understand the legality of peer to peer downloading vs paying for downloads.
The article by Vaidhyanathan talked about how the current laws about copyright don't hold up as well now as they did when the constitution and Bill of Rights were originally written.
The two FAQ articles just gave point by point breakdowns on how copyright and fair use work. The FAQ about fair use game several examples of ways you can use copyrighted material while still being legal.
How does downloading music for free harm the artist? What are some of the ways you justify your own illegal music downloading( for those of you that do)?
I was surprised that The Palfrey chapter analyzed the music piracy issue from both sides of the argument. I was really expecting it to preach about how downloading music illegally is wrong and how the record companies were right to sue thousands of their potential customers.
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