Case study

Case Study:

Lab #7 – Digital Milennium Copyright Act: Napster

Review the following case study on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and

Napster.

Napster was a company that used peer-to-peer networking to provide a file-

sharing service that gave users the ability to share music. The company

existed only from June 1999 to July 2001.

In December 1999 the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) took

legal action against Napster for copyright infringements. RIAA, the plaintiff

represented all major record labels in this action. It claimed that Napster

violated “exclusive rights for reproduction and distribution of their copyright

works.” RIAA claimed that Napster made a “direct” infringement on its

copyright and that it was liable for “contributory infringement of the plaintiff’s

copyright and for “vicarious infringement of the plaintiff’s copyright.” The law

stopped Napster from continuing its operations is the Digital Millennium

Copyright Act that was enacted in 1998. The act addresses treaties signed in

1996 at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Geneva

conference and it contains other provisions. Software and entertainment

industries supported the law, but many others opposed it, including

academics, scientists, and librarians.

Source: Digital Millineum Copyright Act

As cybersecurity manager you are responsible for staying up-to-date with

laws that may affect ABC organization legally. Your CISO has asked you to

create a presentation for the next board meeting where you will present

information about this act and how it could affect your organization which is a

software company that specializes in multimedia applications which can be

downloaded or accessed for a subscription via the web. Create a

PowerPoint® narration (voice) report of at least 10 slides based on your

findings about this law (not including the cover page and reference page). If

you do not own a copy of Microsoft PowerPoint use a comparable slide

software or Google Slides (free and accessible from Google.com). If your tool

does not offer the ability to put audio on the slides utilize another tool to

record the audio portion, i.e., VLC Media or another tool that will allow you to

record .mp3 file format that transitions with the slides.

In the presentation, address the following:

1. Provide the five most important factors about the law.

2. Find something about the law that is a little known fact that directly affects ABC organization which puts the organization at risk.

3. Give information about the following: History of the law

ABC’s responsibility for complying with this law

What is ABC’s liability for failing to follow this law

4. Make a recommendation for how ABC can ensure they observe the law especially with their subscription service which is available on the web.

Make sure to provide a reference slide that provides APA citations of any

sources used in the PowerPoint presentation. This slide does not require

narration.

Oral Parameters/Expectations:

1. At least 10 slides in length, with each slide having a narration in Standard English explaining the key ideas in each slide.

2. The oral presentation should have a highly developed and sustained viewpoint and purpose.

3. The oral communication should be highly ordered, logical and unified.

4. The oral delivery technique, including word choice and oral expressiveness, displays exceptional content, organization, and style, while leading the audience to a dynamic and supported conclusion.

5. Free of grammatical errors.

6. No evidence of plagiarism.

7. Ensure that the narration provides clear enunciation, a professional tone, and is free of background noise.

8. The slide presentation must be professional and utilize a professional background and design.

Written Requirements

Your PowerPoint narration presentation should be 10 or more slides in length.

Be sure to use appropriate APA format and cite your Reading or other

sources that you used in your presentation.

The presentation should contain sufficient information to adequately answer

the questions and contain no spelling, grammar, or APA errors. Remember

that the slides will contain summary information of what you provide in your

narration. Points deducted from grade for each writing, spelling, or grammar

error are at your instructor’s discretion.

Also review the university policy on plagiarism. If you have any

questions, please contact your professor.

Directions for Submitting Your Lab

Place your presentation in the drobox for Unit 5 Lesson 7 Lab.