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| DATE | 2003-09-26 |
| FROM | Mark Bucciarelli
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Chicago Tribune Copyright Ethics Quiz
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snapshot of poll below taken from
http://www.jdlasica.com/blog/archives/2003_09_25.html#001688
1. You hear or hear about a song that you think you'd like to have. Is it OK
to download that song from a free file-sharing site on the web?
A. Yes, always (38%)
B. Yes, but only occasionally (20%)
C. No (42%)
2. You hear or hear about an entire album that you think you'd like to have.
Is it OK to download that album from a free file- sharing site on the web?
A. Yes, always (22%)
B. Yes, but only occasionally (10%)
C. No (68%)
3. You hear or hear about a song that you think you'd like to have. Is it OK
to burn a copy of that song from a CD that a good friend bought?
A. Yes, always (53%)
B. Yes, but only occasionally (17%)
C. No (30%)
4. You hear or hear about an album that you think you'd like to have. Is it OK
to burn a copy of that album from a CD that a friend bought?
A. Yes, always (43%)
B. Yes, but only occasionally (16%)
C. No (42%)
5. You bought the vinyl LP years ago. Now you no longer have a turntable. Is
it OK to download the album or burn a copy from a friend's CD without paying
for it?
A. Yes, you paid for the music once and that's enough (75%)
B. No, you should pay again in order to have the music in a new format. (25%)
6. You bought the CD a year ago, but now it's lost or ruined. Is it OK to
download the album or burn a copy from a friend's CD without paying for it?
A. Yes, you paid for the music once and that's enough (74%)
B. No, it's still stealing. (26%)
7. You love the CD you bought by the hot new pop star. Is it OK to burn a copy
of the CD for your friends?
A. Yes, for 20 or more friends (15%)
B. Yes, but only for 10 to 20 friends (0%)
C. Yes, but only for fewer than 10 friends (4%)
D. Yes, but only for fewer than five friends (22%)
E. Yes, but only for just one friend (13%)
F. No. Friends should buy their own copy of the music and support the artist
(45%)
8. You love the CD you bought by the local struggling musician Is it OK to
burn a copy of the CD for your friends?
A. Yes, for 20 or more friends (14%)
B. Yes, but only for 10 to 20 friends (1%)
C. Yes, but only for fewer than 10 friends (3%)
D. Yes, but only for fewer than five friends (14%)
E. Yes, but only for one friend (11%)
F. No. Friends should buy their own copy of the music and support the
struggling artist (58%)
9. A friend tells you she loves the new CD she bought by the hot new pop star,
and offers you a pirated copy. Is it OK to take it?
A. Yes, always (33%)
B. Yes, every so often, as long as you don't make a habit of it. (11%)
C. Yes, but only if it inspires you later to buy a different album by that
same artist (4%)
D. Yes, but only on the condition that if you like it, you'll buy the album
later (8%)
E. No. You should ask to borrow the original so you can try before buying
(28%)
F. No. You should write down the title and artist name and buy the album
yourself (16%)
10. A friend tells you she loves the new CD by the local struggling musician
and offers you a pirated copy? Is it OK to take it?
A. Yes, always (24%)
B. Yes, every so often, as long as you don't make a habit of it. (8%)
C. Yes, but only if it inspires you later to buy a different album by that
same artist (5%)
D. Yes, but only on the condition that if you like it, you'll buy the album
later (11%)
E. No. You should ask to borrow the original so you can try before buying
(33%)
F. No. You should write down the title and artist name and buy the album
yourself (18%)
11. Is it OK to use your VCR to create videotape library of episodes of your
favorite TV programs for your personal use, even though the studios sell such
libraries?
A. Yes (93%)
B. No (7%)
12. Is it OK to use your VCR to create videotape library of episodes of your
favorite TV programs and then lend or give those tapes to friends?
A. Yes, to 20 or more friends (40%)
B. Yes, but only to 10 - 20 friends (1%)
C. Yes, but as long as it's to fewer than 10 friends (5%)
D. Yes, but as long as it's to fewer than five friends (18%)
E. Yes, but as long as it's for just to one friend (13%)
F. No. (24%)
13. Does it make any difference, above, if the program was on free TV as
opposed to on a subscription service, such as HBO, to which your friend does
not subscribe?
A. No, the principle is the same and it's always OK (54%)
B. No, the principle is the same and it's sometimes OK, depending on the
number of friends involved (15%)
C. Yes: HBO is OK, but people should make their own free-TV program
anthologies (3%)
D. Yes: Free TV is OK, but no one should be allowed to freeload off HBO or
the like. (8%)
E. No, it's never OK (19%)
14. You read a fabulous column in the newspaper. Is it OK to make photocopies
and pass or mail them around to friends and neighbors?
A. Yes, for 20 or more copies (54%)
B. Yes, but only for 10 to 20 copies. (3%)
C. Yes, but only for fewer than 10 copies (6%)
D. Yes, but only for fewer than five copies (15%)
E. Yes, but only one copy (6%)
F. No. (17%)
15. You read a fabulous work of short fiction in a published anthology Is it
OK to make several dozen photocopies and pass or mail them around?
A. Yes, for 20 or more copies (27%)
B. Yes, but only for 10 to 20 copies. (2%)
C. Yes, but only for fewer than 10 copies (5%)
D. Yes, but only for fewer than five copies (11%)
E. Yes, but only one copy (6%)
F. No. (49%)
16. Does it make any difference, in the above question, if the work of fiction
is novel-length?
A. No, it's still OK (34%)
B. Yes, copying a novel is wrong, but copying a short story is OK (16%)
C. No, it's still wrong (50%)
17. Does it make any difference, when it comes to copying material that's
still under copyright, whether it's out of print or otherwise difficult if
not impossible to purchase?
A. No, it's OK no matter what (29%)
B. Yes. If you can't buy it, it's OK to copy it. (45%)
C. No, it's still wrong (27%)
18. You read a compelling article on a magazine's website. Is it OK to copy
the text electronically and paste it into e-mail to friends?
A. Yes, to 20 or more friends (49%)
B. Yes, but only to 10 - 20 friends (2%)
C. Yes, but only to fewer than 10 friends (4%)
D. Yes, but only to fewer than five friends (9%)
E. Yes, but only to one friend (4%)
F. No. Websites depend on visitors for revenue. Send your friends the address
of the site. (32%)
19. You read a compelling article on a magazine's website. Is it OK to cut and
paste the text electronically and post it to an online message board?
A. Yes (28%)
B. No. You can summarize and post brief excerpts, but you should post the web
address, not the article (72%)
20. In the above examples, does it make a difference if the website is free to
all or available only to paid subscribers?
A. No. Information wants to be free. Send it around. Post it at will. (31%)
B. Yes. If the site is free, send the URL. If it's paid-access, send the
text. (20%)
C. Yes. If the site is paid-access, don't try to send the article around.
(21%)
D. No, it's always wrong. (28%)
21. Is it OK for the owner of a business to play a music radio station over
the intercom to provide background entertainment for employees and customers?
A. Yes, always (71%)
B. Yes, but only if it's a small business. (10%)
C. No, not without paying royalties to the musicians' unions. (19%)
22. You rent a movie from the video palace. Is it OK to show it at a meeting
of your club?
A. Yes, always (63%)
B. Yes, but only if the club has 25 or fewer members. (5%)
C. Yes, but only if the club has 10 or fewer members (6%)
D. No. The video is rented for home viewing only, not for showing at a club,
no matter how small. (26%)
23. You rent a movie from the video palace and must return it before you can
watch it. Is it OK to dub a copy to watch later at your convenience?
A. Yes, you paid for it. (35%)
B. Yes, but only if you erase the copy of the movie after you view it. (17%)
C. No. (48%)
24. You check out a movie from the library and must return it before you can
watch it. Is it OK to dub a copy to watch at your convenience?
A. Yes, always (38%)
B. Yes, but only if you erase the copy of the movie after you view it. (16%)
C. No. (46%)
25. A friend offers you a copy of a bootleg recording made at a concert with
the permission of the band. Is it OK to take it?
A. Yes. The recording isn't for sale anyway, and it will improve your
relationship with the artist. (45%)
B. Yes if he wants to give it to you. No if he wants to sell it to you. (39%)
C. No. Such recordings deprive artists of a market for their own, sanctioned
live recordings. (16%)
26. Has the recent publicity about music piracy, file-sharing and so on
changed your views about what is and isn't "fair use" of copyrighted
material?
A. No, I remain aggressively opposed to attempts to limit my ability to
acquire and disseminate material at will. (32%)
B. Yes. Although I'll continue to dabble in everyday copyright violations, I
will be thinking twice as I do. (23%)
C. Yes, I'm cutting way back and being much more careful because, hey, it's
only right. (11%)
D. Yes, I'm cutting way back and being much more careful because, hey, I
might get sued. (9%)
E. Yes, I'm going to be as scrupulous as possible from now on. (14%)
F. Yes, I'm going to be as scrupulous as possible from now on and I plan to
destroy all illicit copies in my possession.. (4%)
G. No, I followed the copyright laws before and I'm following them now (6%)
27. How do your feelings about the business / industry behind the artist
influence your decision about whether or not to pay for the use of
copyrighted material?
A. Not at all. I use what I want and try never to pay. (11%)
B. If an industry has been ripping off the consumer and the artist for years,
I'm more likely to try not to pay. (50%)
C. Not at all. Stealing is stealing. Two wrongs don't make a right. (39%)
28. When it comes to everyday copyright dilemmas such as these, how do your
beliefs - the dictates of your Better Self - square with your actual
behavior?
A. They are in sync. I take what I can and I believe it's OK (19%)
B. They are not in sync. I believe I should be violating copyright more often
than I do (11%)
C. They are not in sync. I violate copyright more than I should. My Better
Self reproves me. (38%)
D. They are in sync. I respect copyright and make every effort never to
violate it. (32%)
--
Mark Bucciarelli, www.hubcapconsulting.com
He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself
without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine receives
light without darkening me. -- Thomas Jefferson
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