Intellectual property right, like any other rights, is a right to be guaranteed for an individual. Though there is a legal mechanism to protect it, we haven't fully understood what it is. We Koreans may have watched the campaign in which the top celebrities appeared on the screen and emphasized the importance of copyright protection. But, there was no any remarkable effect. The most important thing is that we need a complete change in attitude, not just legal protections or campaigns.
It should be acknowledged that an intangible creation is an object of IPR protection. We know Apple and Samsung have been fighting for a patent each other. Though it might be different of which you are in favor, it's definitely true that either company has the patent. That means we all consider that Smartphone, the tangible thing, should be protected in the name of IPR. By this logic, movie or music, they don't have to be protected since they are not tangible. Is it true? Does it make sense? Definitely No. Smarthphone, movie, music and whatever we have are outcomes of human brain. There is no any fundamental difference.
Once movie or music can't be protected, they could experience a slump. Directors and musicians product their works to make a profit. We must not criticize for that. If the rewards for their effort is ridiculously low or even nonexistent, how much they would feel frustrated? Radiohead, the English rock group, once revealed their album to the public on the website. It is said that 60% of entire downloaders downloaded it without paying money. It's not its own problem. If they can't get a profit, it's going to be hard financially and psychologically when it comes to making a next product.
Of course, some claim that it's uploaders' faults, not downloaders. It may be true to some extent. From the point of view of downloaders, they consider it's not a problem since the data has already been opened on Internet. In other words, they think that once it's been revealed then it's okay to do whatever they want. Actually, it's uploaders and some websites that never take an active part, just looking on with folded arms. But, it's too consumptive controversy to weigh a fault. No matter how much you steal money, it's all larceny. It's the same logic. Downloaders could have reported to cyber investigation agencies or denied downloading.
We all like movie and music. But, they are not made easily. They are made throughout an extremely hard work. The society in which the interest only leans to one side is not fair. We should know that there are so many producers who have financial difficulties. To make the society beneficial to everyone, we're supposed to change our way of thinking. IPR issues are no exception.
1,3 What I like about this piece of writing and powerful lines are that by using examples like a conflict between Samsumg and Apple and Radiohead, you made your writing very convincing.
ReplyDelete2. Your main point seems to be that we have to change our attitude in order to prorect intellectual property right
4.5 Some things aren't clear to me. There is room for change :
You'd better indicate intellectual property right got abbreviated into IPR (e.g. intellectual property right, or IPR)
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Revised version.
ReplyDeleteIntellectual property right is a right to be guaranteed for an individual. Though there is a legal mechanism to protect it, we haven't fully understood what it is. We Koreans may have watched the campaign in which the top celebrities appeared on the screen and emphasized the importance of copyright protection. But, there was no any remarkable effect. The most important thing is that we need a complete change in attitude, not just legal protections or campaigns.
It should be acknowledged that an intangible creation is an object of IPR protection. We know Apple and Samsung have been fighting for a patent each other. Though it might be different of which you are in favor, it's definitely true that either company has the patent. That means we all consider that Smartphone, the tangible thing, should be protected in the name of IPR. By this logic, movie or music, they don't have to be protected since they are not tangible. Does it make sense? Definitely Not. Smartphone, movie, music and whatever we have, they are outcomes of human brain. There is no any fundamental difference.
Once movie or music can't be protected, they could experience a slump. Directors and musicians produce their works to make a profit. We must not criticize for that. If the rewards for their effort are ridiculously low or even nonexistent, how much they would feel frustrated? Radiohead, the English rock group, once revealed their album to the public on the website. It is said that 60% of entire down loaders downloaded it without paying money. It's not its own problem. If they can't get a profit, it's going to be hard financially and psychologically when it comes to making a next product.
Of course, some claim that it's uploaders' faults. It may be true. From the point of view of downloaders, they consider it's not a problem since the data has already been opened on Internet. In other words, they think that once it's been revealed, then it's okay to do whatever they want. But, it's too consumptive controversy to weigh a fault. No matter how much you steal money, it's all larceny. It's the same logic. Downloaders could have reported to cyber investigation agencies or denied downloading.
We all like movie and music. But, they are not made easily. They are made throughout an extremely hard work. The society in which the interest only leans to one side is not fair. We should know that there are so many producers who have financial difficulties. To make the society beneficial to everyone, we're supposed to change our way of thinking. IPR issues are no exception.