For this exercise, assume your stakeholder's perspective on the issue of music downloading and peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing. Research your stakeholder's opinions and arguments. Be prepared to discuss your group's position with others in the class.
- What is your group's mission? Who do you represent?
- What is your group's opinion on the current state of copyright law and peer-to-peer (P2P) filesharing?
- How does your group want to change copyright law? Why? What are the benefits of your group's approach?
Examples of copyright policy stakeholders:
- Government
- United States Copyright Office
- Members of Congress
- Industry
- Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)
- Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
- Creators
- Major & Independent Music Artists
- Authors
- Song Writers
- Filmmakers
- Film producers
- Actors
- Nonprofit Public Advocacy Groups
- Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
- Creative Commons
- Students for Free Culture
- Future of Music Coalition
- Defective by Design
- Copyright Alliance
- Academic
- Universities & Students
- Businesses
- ISPs (Comcast, AT&T, AOL etc.)
- Technology companies (Apple, Microsoft etc.)
- Legal Community
- Lawyers representing companies developing or using file-sharing technology
- Lawyers representing file-sharers accused of infringement
- Lawyers representing copyright owners who believe their works have been infringed