Intellectual Property Theft

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A) Intellectual property is the number of distinct types of creations of the mind from which a set of rights are recognized. Owners of this property are granted rights to these intangible assets.
B) Two services an ISP provides to internet users is internet access as well as server space. Through the ISP the user can access the internet, and then browse or do what they please. The ISP also can lease server space for smaller businesses or host other servers.
C) Two ways a home computer network could be adversely affected by uses of file sharing services is by the reduction of speed due to the downloading of files. For instance, if a person on the network is downloading lots of files the connection will be very slow. It uses up the bandwidth of the network. Also, viruses may be gotten from downloads and these would affect the network.
D) There would be many effects to the music industry if P2P sites were regulated. If the government regulated the use of P2P sites for file sharing, people would not be able to illegally download files through sites like lime wire. This would force people to pay for their downloaded music, which would bring more money into the music industry. The money companies like apple, who own the program itunes, would make more money. A downside to the regulating of P2P sites would be that artists would not get as much exposure. If people had to pay to get each of their songs, they might not download them and less people would listen to them. Also, people may turn to sites like youtube to listen to music instead of downloading it. Another consequence of the regulation of file sharing would be the income of artists from concerts. If people did not download a lot of music from the band because it cost money, they might not find songs by that band they like and they would be less likely to go to one of their concerts or tours. An upside of the regulation is that the artists would gain more money from their music, and this would allow to possibly buy new equipment and make better sounding music. They are putting time into making music and they would make money selling their songs. All in all, the regulation of P2P sites for file sharing would be effect the music industry positively because it would generate more income because people would be forced to buy the music if they wanted to download it.