Legal Restrictions on Music Downloading

This assignment delves into the debate about legal restrictions on downloading music and videos from the internet. The analysis considers both sides of the argument, exploring ethical concerns related to copyright infringement and the potential economic impact on artists. It proposes a nuanced solution where freely accessible media is permitted for download while paid content remains protected. The paper also emphasizes the importance of monitoring internet usage and addressing illegal downloading practices.

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Executive Summary
The report is prepared for analyzing the ethical issues related with the Legal restrictions on
the downloading of music and videos from the internet should be abolished. The
consequences of the ethical dilemma related with the social issues and the code of ethics and
download of videos and music from the websites can cause risk for the code of ethics. The
overall view is compared with the ICT related ethical issues and the theory is applied based
on the consequentialism and non-consequentialism. The illegal downloading on the website is
required to be stopped and some recommendations are required to be made on the download
of the content from the websites dependent on the availability.

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction................................................................................................................3
2. Overview of ICT-Related Ethical Issue.....................................................................3
2.1. Application of ethical theory to the analysis.......................................................6
3. Illegal Downloading “is” Stealing.............................................................................7
4. Recommendations......................................................................................................8
5. Conclusion:................................................................................................................9
References....................................................................................................................10

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Topic: Legal restrictions on the downloading of music and videos from the internet should
be abolished.
1. Introduction
A research has been made on the ethical issue of downloading music and videos from
the different sources of internet. The report is prepared after considering different viewpoints
regarding the piracy of the music and the videos and the copyright issues regarding the files.
The given investigation portrays how people have an alternate perspective towards
downloading music or video from the web illicitly. It may not be moral, and downloaders
may be sued for copyright encroachment, yet there are no laws that criminalize Australians
downloading and watching content for their individual utilize. In addition, when theft is done,
it implies that duplicates of a few records are made unlawfully without the consent of the
copyright proprietor. The paper displayed examines downloading motion picture and
television in light of the diverse speculations of morals when inferred to the investigation.
2. Overview of ICT-Related Ethical Issue
For this situation examine two standards are utilized to comprehend the moral issues
on downloading motion pictures and TV. However, before it is clarified the speculations
ought to be seen plainly. It is a moral issue for the downloader and lawful advances can be
taken and copyright encroachment notice can be given to the downloader. In any case, there
are no laws that criminalize Australians downloading and watching content for their own
particular individual utilize (www.smh.com.au, 2016). There are different music fans who
can illegally download the media content of the record industry across the world and illegally
download music and cause piracy. The piracy is required to be stopped and a warning is

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required to be created for the spreading the awareness among the people that the illegal
access can cause infringement and suspension of the account.

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Legal restriction for
downloading music and videos
should be removed
Reason
Illegal downloading is stealing
Objection
Music and videos that are
available in the internet should
be considered as legal
Reason
Downloading paid content is
considered as illegal
Objection
Anyone can search the internet
for listening a free song but
there is restriction in
downloading and thus it is
considered unreasonable
Reason
Videos can be watched free
from the internet and thus it
can be considered as legal
Objection
Some people pirates it for
money and selling the video
content for money is definitely
a piracy and they should be
fined
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2.1. Application of ethical theory to the analysis
Consequentialism: This hypothesis decides the result of the move made by a person.
The result of an activity is controlled by applying this hypothesis, when an individual take
part in doing some work they should consider the result from that work as per their ecological
encompassing. This implies an individual ought not to do an errand that negatively affects
nature. As an individual he should believe that he is doing well or wrong occupation and its
consequences (Carlson, 2013).
In view of the point downloading film or television from web an individual ought to
consider his moral esteems and judge himself that what might be the impact in the event that
he downloads a substance that is copyright ensured (Vossen, 2014). The individual ought to
not generally consider his benefit instead of put some focus on the impact that would be
caused for their work done. The goal of the action are not considered before taking any action
for accessing the web contents like the music and videos.
Non-Consequentialism: In this hypothesis the individual occupied with doing some
activity doesn't consider the result of the work they do. The result is judged in the wake of
completing the assignment and on that premise the following move is made. Morals has as
minimal influence in Non-Consequentialism the significant concentrate of the individual is
on finishing his undertaking (Nye et al., 2015). A copyright theft can cause jail for the
hackers and affect the morality of the hacker hacking the media and the videos. The moral
goodness and the badness of the hacker is required to be considered for the analysis of the
ethical theory for analyzing the rightness and wrongness of the action taken by the people for
accessing the music and the videos available on the website. The goals and consequence of
the action is required to be considered for implementation of the action.

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3. Illegal Downloading “is” Stealing
The ubiquity of web has expanded the offers of motion pictures, music in CD and
DVDs. The deals have expanded alongside the expansion of unlawful download of the media.
Different diverse projects like piece deluge, utorrent and other direct downloading programs
permits the downloading of this media. A few conceives that the downloading of tunes and
motion pictures from the web is like the taking of music CDs from the shop. At the point
when a paid media is downloaded unlawfully through a downpour or any direct download
programming it implies that the media is dispersed free of cost through the download
customer while alternate clients pays cash to purchase that same media. Downloading the
media that is copyright secured is an unlawful movement (Wang and McClung, 2012). The
craftsmen makes CDs for the joy of the general population and it costs them a great deal and
consequently they anticipate that everybody will pay cash to purchase their CDs. In this
regard downloading a media illicitly is likeness taking CD from the nearby store (Cockrill
and Goode, 2012).
There are numerous laws against the copyright and infringing upon this law can cause
an enormous fine on the downloader. On the off chance that anybody is discovered
downloading paid media with copyright security the copyright proprietor can document a
body of evidence against him and it can cause fine or correctional facility. Downloading the
media isn't right, and everybody ought to have an ethical esteem and comparative discipline
is given for taking media from the store.
No discipline or fine ought to be given for downloading music or motion pictures that
are free in the web. YouTube is totally free for the client to watch music recordings and if
online recordings can be seen on YouTube with the expectation of complimentary then
anybody can have it on their PC too. Anybody can scan the web to tune in for a free tune

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however can't download it; it is outlandish that the download of the free substance causes
lawful infringement. It is like record a TV appear from the link box.
A few people may feel that they pay for the link association yet web is additionally
not free, it is preferably more costly than a link association, individuals can put the recorded
show in the web and it ought not to be unlawful for downloading it. A few people privateer it
for cash and offering the video content for cash is unquestionably a theft and they ought to be
fined for that (Aaltonen and Salmi, 2013). A few people have the perspective that, when they
get the media with the expectation of complimentary then for what reason would they pay
cash to get it, the ethical feeling of general society ought to grow up and there ought to be
more mindfulness in regards to theft of the web content. Downloading a media that doesn't
negatively affect the economy ought not to be considered as an illicit action.
4. Recommendations
There are numerous viable answers for explain downloading of motion pictures
unlawfully, for example,
 This issue can be explained by executing a few directions on the source site
from where the media is accessible.
 The proprietor of a few media can apply new enactment approaches for the
medium through which the media is made accessible to the client.
 The cost for which the substance ought to be accessible to the client ought to
be with the end goal that the client would pay cheerfully.
 More attention to debilitate the Australians for utilizing privateer locales and
increment their moral esteem ought to be finished.
 The first substance ought to be made accessible to the web on their discharge
this lessens the robbery to an extraordinary level.

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 The school and open wifi supplier ought to be mindful to track the web
utilization and for the encroachment take note.
5. Conclusion:
In this examination the topic legal restrictions on the downloading of music and
videos from the internet should be abolished is considered in subtle elements and we presume
that the media that is allowed to watch on the web ought to be allowed to download and the
clients ought not get copyright encroachment see for that. The use of web to download paid
substance from torrents or other engines can be considered as an illegal activity and is
required to be considered as an unlawful action and fine can be forced for that. As this causes
a gigantic misfortune in the economy, the craftsmen makes music CDs or DVDs that costs
them and it ought not be made accessible to the general population at free of cost.

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