Assessment Task 5 - Internet Downloading

Copyright is a type of property founded on a person's creative skill and labour. These properties can be songs, books, films etc. It gives you (and no one else) the right to publish, reproduce or perform the work among other things.  If someone uses or copies the products you produced or sells them to other people, they break law and may be entitled for compensation.

Intellectual Property comprises patents and trademarks in addition to copyright. Copyright is different from patents and trademarks as you don’t need to register your product and pay a registration fee. If you make an invention you need to register it an pay to related authority.

Copyright is valid in the internet as well. You can’t download or share music or videos via internet as this will be violating law.

Downloading songs and other items without consent of owner is illegal. You can download items with permission of owner or buying from online store like iTunes. Downloading files without owner’s permission is illegal, even if you download them from overseas resources.

You can copy CDs, downloaded music files and videos for your private use if you already purchased them legally, you can’t share them with anybody else or you can’t copy them if they belong to someone else. Videos shouldn’t include TV broadcasts and shouldn’t be copied to another videotape.

Format shifting refers to the process of copying music into different formats. It is legal to format shift music,  books, newspapers, magazines, video tapes, and photographs. However, it is illegal to format-shift computer games.

There are various legal actions for infringement of copyright. These include remedies, notices, fines and imprisonment.

In the US they have revised rules with copyrights which allow people to use other peoples work partially, as long as the person who created the material is attributed.

Theft at shoe shop drops after name&shame display, Parramatta Advertiser, 4/05/2011, p.13

Notes:

• Wall of shame introdused in Merrylands shoe store
• Camera images exposed
• Shoplifting had fallen
• Method was criticised

Summary:  The level of shoplifting had decreased after the wall of shame displayed in the shoe store in Merrylands. Ms Tucker, the manager of the store decided to put up the images of people caught taking shoes from the store because of lost money, around $300 every month. As a research showed the most of thefts are committed by women. However, name & shame displaying was criticised by the NSW Council for Civil Liberties. The President Cameron Murphy suggests to call the police for the solution of this situation.

Presonal reflection:  It is understood that the wall of shame method is against people' rights, but this way might stop some people to not steal from the store and forse them to pay as the most of customers do.

Nelson Mandela

Time line: 

1918 - was born in a small African village, Transkei
1942 - was qualified in law (University College of Fort Hare and the University of Witwatersrand)
1944 - joined the African National Congress
1948 - was against the ruling National Party's apartheid policies
1956 - the Government arrested him and 150 other activists, and charged them. He went on trial for treason for 4 years
1961 - was acquitted
1962 - was arrested and sentenced to 5 years prison
1964 - was sentenced to life prison
1990 - was released
1991 - was elected as a President of the ANC
1994 - was elected as a President of South Africa

Achievements:

Nelson Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe. He was arrested and convicted of sabotage and other charges, and sentenced to life in prison, but was released and became a President of the ANC. Then he was the first South African president to be elected in a democratic election.

Disabled kids get $130m (The Sunday Telegraph, 24/4/11, p.22)

Notes:

• $30,000 a year for disabled children
• $130 mln boost to early intervention for autism
• Early-learning programs

Summary:
Parents, who are looking after disabled children, have recieved access $30,000 a year in the May Budget to help with early intervention and support. The $130 million boost will also include new support for autism and deliver on an election pledge to offer a $6000-a-year Better Start for Children with Disability. The Better Start payment will help eligible children with cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, hearing and vision loss, fragile X syndrome, deafness and blindness. The additional funding will support 3 500 children in accessing early-learning programs, including PlayConnect playgroups for children with autism disorders.

Personal reflection:
It is so hard to bring up disabled children, because it takes a lot of time and money. So, in my opinion, the government should pay attention and support all families, where there is a child with disability, as much as possible.

Gateway to health (The Sunday Telegraph, 30/04/2011, p.21)

Notes:

• Ovarian cancer vaccine trials
• The vaccine was offering a better quality of life for women who sometimes only have months to live
• Many women from NSW and Victoria have been invited to participate

Summary:  A team of Australian scientists and specialists have been stydying the vaccine's development. The Cvac vaccine is giving a hope to thousands of women with ovarian cancer by keeping sufferers in remission longer and delaying relapses. The vaccine was offering a better quality of life for women who sometimes only have months to live. Diagnosed women from NSW hope to participate to the trial in Melbourne.

Personal reflection:  In my view it's very good news,because it gives a hope to live longer for sufferers of this disease. I personally believe that this vaccine will help to thousands of women with ovarian cancer to prevent relapses.

Food can eat cancer (The Sunday Telegraph, 17.04.2011, p.33)

Notes:

• Blueberry is against cancer
• Combination of ingredients can stop the growth of cancer cells
• The high number Australian men with prostate cancer
• Purple carrot is "super food"

Summary: 

The last study shows that a fruit punch made of blueberry could stop the most deadly cancers. Also, they found that the combination of some ingredients together, such as fruits, seeds and spices could reduce the growth of prostate cancer in rats. As Professor Dong said, it would be a first type of non-invasive treatment to halt the growth of prostate cancer cells. There are about 4000 Australian men diagnosed with this disease each year and this number is higher than in East Asian and Mediterranean countries. Also, a study of University of South Queensland found that a purple carrot was high in anti-inflammatory properties and antioxidants, and it was successful in treating arthritis and obesity.

Personal reflection:

In my view, it would be great, if the scientists could prove successfully their study and this combination could slow down the cancer progression. Also, I think, it would be nice if people, after reading this article, start to think about their health and eat healthy food, more fruits and vegetables.

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