1. Illegal
downloading
Allison LEROY Clara MANSUY Nabila MENSOURI Jérôme MIHOUBI

2. Clara MANSUY
INTRODUCTION
Definition: illegal downloading consists in downloading music, videos or software which are not free without paying.
Statistics in France: 40% of people download illegally.
Illegal downloading concerns especially music (20%) and videos (13%).
France is the most affected country.
Then we have the USA and the UK

3. illegal downloading DANGERS
Jérôme MIHOUBI
illegal downloading DANGERS
« Millions of wrongs, don't make it right »
Contrary to popular opinion, illegally downloading or copying copyrighted music is the same as stealing
→ there is no difference.
It's illegal and the consequences are real :
Illegal downloading is against the law
Illegal downloading betrays the songwriters and recording artists who create it
Stealing music stifles the careers of new artists and up-and-coming bands
Illegal downloading has some effects on us

4. illegal downloading AND THE LAW
Jérôme MIHOUBI
illegal downloading AND THE LAW
What is copyright ?
→ it's a term of intellectual property law that prohibits the unauthorized
Duplication
adaptation
distribution of a creative work.
Does copyright law speak against “peer-to-peer” services?

5. illegal downloading AND THE ARTISTS
Jérôme MIHOUBI
illegal downloading AND THE ARTISTS
Illegal copying hurts the songwriters and recording artists who make the music.
These people depend on royalties.
→ new artists could be stifle
The explosion in illegal copying is affecting the entire music community
Some opinions … (document)

6. illegal downloading AND THE ARTISTS
Jérôme MIHOUBI
illegal downloading AND THE ARTISTS
Our computer is open to :
unwanted pornography
security breaches
viruses
Penalties :
RIAA ((Recording Industry Association of America))
Hadopi law

7. Allison LEROY
The hadopi law
« Haute Autorité pour la Diffusion des Œuvres et la Protection des Droits sur Internet ». Adopted in May 2009
To control and punish internet users who download illegally
Gradual sanction. Goods results in the USA and the UK
Many opponents. The text has been criticised.
New text adopted in June 2009: Hadopi 2
Guilty or not, only the subscriber is responsible for what is going on on his PC
Sanctions : the subscriber will be deprived of his internet access for one year maximum and won’t be authorized to subscribe to another internet provider

8. conclusion Statement against illegal downloading
Nabila MENSOURI
conclusion
Statement against illegal downloading
Some solutions: -streaming -legal downloading -Websites like Beezick