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- Title
THE BORDERLESS TORRENTS: INFRINGING THE COPYRIGHT LAWS AROUND THE WORLD.
- Authors
VORA, VAIBHAV H.
- Abstract
The problem of copyright infringement has always been one of the most difficult issues to solve in our society. Recent years have seen an increase in the number of copyright infringement occurring through the medium of internet. Software, such as BitTorrent, have routed the ways for infringers to download copyrighted content through them without the fear of being caught. Courts of nations, such as the United States and the European Union, have no unified laws for determining whether providers of such software are liable for secondary copyright infringement. While the providers of the BitTorrent software claim it is a simple file sharing medium, authors around the world have criticized it as "a technology responsible for doing more harm than good." Lawmakers, therefore, have started considering the legitimacy of the BitTorrent software and the continuing role of its providers in contributing to the mass copyright anarchy. This article intends to propose a theory that clarifies the liability of the providers of the BitTorrent software for copyright infringement. This article argues that the providers of BitTorrent software should be made liable for infringing copyrights of people under certain specific The problem of copyright infringement has always been one of the most difficult issues to solve in our society. Recent years have seen an increase in the number of copyright infringement occurring through the medium of internet. Software, such as BitTorrent, have routed the ways for infringers to download copyrighted content through them without the fear of being caught. Courts of nations, such as the United States and the European Union, have no unified laws for determining whether providers of such software are liable for secondary copyright infringement. While the providers of the BitTorrent software claim it is a simple file sharing medium, authors around the world have criticized it as "a technology responsible for doing more harm than good." Lawmakers, therefore, have started considering the legitimacy of the BitTorrent software and the continuing role of its providers in contributing to the mass copyright anarchy. This article intends to propose a theory that clarifies the liability of the providers of the BitTorrent software for copyright infringement. This article argues that the providers of BitTorrent software should be made liable for infringing copyrights of people under certain specific
- Subjects
COPYRIGHT infringement; BITTORRENT (Computer network protocol); COPYRIGHT of software
- Publication
IDEA: The Intellectual Property Law Review, 2017, Vol 57, Issue 2, p281
- ISSN
0019-1272
- Publication type
Article