Argumentative Essay
Do Copyright Laws Protect Creators?
Since when are people obliged to pay for ideas or thoughts that other people created? It wasn't long ago that proper copyright laws were established in the modern society, and individual copyright criminals only recently started being punished. Some argue that with strict copyright laws, the creators original work are protected, and they are encouraged to produce more creations on a long-term basis. However, copyright laws are not reasonable to enforce given that they trigger monopoly on creation and often only benefit large businesses.
First of all, with copyright laws enforced, a creator provided legal support in holding a monopoly over his creation. He has the right to distribute the work, reproduce it, perform the work, or display the work. If a person or a company has the right to control everything regarding a product, it allows the person or the company tremendous power in their hands. What happens monopoly takes effect? It means that the copyright holder can charge their customers any amount of money he desires, and they don't have any other choices but accept the deal.
Unfortunately, copyright laws most often benefit large corporations and businesses, rather then individuals. Even if an individual has the patent on his intellectual property, it's likely that he eventually sells it to large-scale businesses. For a direct example, singers and composers don't get rewarded with what they deserve for the patents they hold on their songs. Instead, it's the agencies that earn huge profit from doing the sale on behalf of the musicians.
It's understandable that some people claim that copyright has to be safeguarded under the law for all the time and efforts that creators put into their work. However, under copyright laws, individual innovators are also nothing more than victims sacrificed by corporate greed since they don't get appropriately compensated for their creations.
It is evident that copyright laws bring more trouble than benefits in the society. Copyright laws are supposed to protect creators' intellectual property, but ironically creators don't get what they deserve. Copyright laws end up being abused and falling into monopoly. It is time for us to reconsider the uncomfortable truth about copyright laws.
To Seungmi Park From Jisu Song 201001709 Assignment 6
ReplyDelete1. What I like about this piece of writing is that your main point was very clear and the essay was well organized.
2. Your main point seems to be you are against copyright laws.
3. These particular words or lines struck me as powerful:
The example in your 2nd body paragraph was powerful. Thanks to that example, I could better understand what your point was.
4. Some things aren’t clear to me. These lines or parts could be improved (meaning not clear, supporting points missing, order seems mixed up, writing not lively):
I think the 2nd and 3rd paragraph are basically the same. Why don’t you use different refutation?
5. The one change you could make that would make the biggest improvement in this piece of writing is your first sentence in the first body paragraph. I think you missed a verb in that sentence.
To Seungmi Park From Minyoung Kang
ReplyDelete1. What I like about this piece of writing is your introduction. I think it was very effective to briefly mention the history of copyright laws, counter arguments, and also your argument clearly. I was able to know what to expect from your writing by just reading your introduction.
2. Your main point seems to be that strict copyright laws could give rise to monopolies and they will only benefit large corporations.
3. These particular words or lines struck me as powerful:
1) ‘victims sacrificed’ I think this was a very powerful metaphoric expressions to describe people who unfairly sold their creations to large corporations.
2) ‘Bring more trouble than benefits’ This is a powerful line that sums up your whole arguments.
4. Some things aren’t clear to me. These lines or parts could be improved (meaning not clear, supporting points missing, order seems mixed up, writing not lively):
1) I think it would be better if you added specific examples of how individual innovators were mistreated. It only says that they do not get what they deserve, but as far as many people know, individual creators still could earn a lot of money by copyrighting their products.
5. The one change you could make that would make the biggest improvement in this piece of writing is to synthesize the third and fourth paragraph and come up with a third new argument. The reason for this is that your third and fourth paragraphs may be talking about the same thing, only in different words. Thus it will be much stronger if you add another argument to support your thesis.
Do Copyright Laws Protect Creators?
ReplyDeleteSince when are people obliged to pay for ideas or thoughts that other people created? It wasn't long ago that proper copyright laws were established in the modern society, and individual copyright criminals only recently started being punished. Some argue that with strict copyright laws, the creators original work are protected, and they are encouraged to produce more creations on a long-term basis. However, copyright laws are not reasonable to enforce given that they trigger monopoly on creation and often only benefit large businesses.
First of all, with copyright laws enforced, a creator provided legal support in holding a monopoly over his creation. He has the right to distribute the work, reproduce it, perform the work, or display the work. If a person or a company has the right to control everything regarding a product, it allows the person or the company tremendous power in their hands. What happens monopoly takes effect? It means that the copyright holder can charge their customers any amount of money he desires, and they don't have any other choices but accept the deal.
Unfortunately, copyright laws most often benefit large corporations and businesses, rather then individuals. Even if an individual has the patent on his intellectual property, it's likely that he eventually sells it to large-scale businesses. For a direct example, singers and composers don't get rewarded with what they deserve for the patents they hold on their songs. Instead, it's the agencies that earn huge profit from doing the sale on behalf of the musicians.
It's understandable that some people claim that copyright has to be safeguarded under the law for all the time and efforts that creators put into their work. However, sometimes It seems consumers have to pay too much for what they get under copyright laws. Their money doesn't go into individual innovators' pockets but those of big corporations'. Copyright laws can't be the solution for compensating artists for their creations, but an integrated institution for compensating creators would.
It is evident that copyright laws bring more trouble than benefits in the society. Copyright laws are supposed to protect creators' intellectual property, but ironically creators don't get what they deserve. Copyright laws end up being abused and falling into monopoly. It is time for us to reconsider the uncomfortable truth about copyright laws.