Chapter 6: Case Study

RIAA fights Music Piracy

Questions to Consider

1. Is the RIAA’s strong stand on copyright infringement helping or hurting the music recording industry?

 well basically the RIAA's goal is the copy right protection. making unauthorized copoes of copyrighted music recordings is against tej law and may subject you to civil and criminal liability

2. Could an ISP’s implementation and enforcement of the RIAA’s multitier strategy have a negative impact on the ISP?

 in my opinion it has no negative impact. in fact it helps alot on monitoring the users online activity for illegal fire sharing. although , it is more like spying on what you are doing. :)

Lotus Vs. Borland

Questions to Consider

1. Go to your school’s computer lab or a PC software store and experiment with current versions of any two of the Quattro, Excel, or Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet programs. Write a brief paragraph summarizing the similarities and differences in the “look and feel” of these two programs.

2. The courts took several years to reverse their initial decision and rule in favor of Borland. What impact did this delay have on the software industry? How might things have been different if Borland had received an initial favorable ruling?

3. Assume that you are the manager of Borland’s software development. With the benefit of hindsight, what different decisions would you have made about Quattro?