Risk Of File Sharing
Specific purpose: To inform the audience about the risk of file sharing over the internet. ... Its called file sharing, and recently the stakes have been heightened when it comes to swapping music. ... File sharing is the illegal trading of copyrighted software over the internet. ... The last couple of years copyright laws have really been under scrutiny, because officials are trying to decide whether file sharing is illegal and if so, what can be done to stop it. ... In 1998 congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, saying that copyright holders can send letters to internet providers when a user is discovered sharing unauthorized material. ... In another show of force, three students in Sydney have become the first people in the world to appear in court facing charges over internet music sharing.