Public domain

the public The notion of ‘communication to the public’ comprises a wide range of activities aimed at rendering a work available to larger audiences. Each time a performance, broadcast or another transmission is being made available subsequently to an audience in a public space, that is, outside the family circle, a new act of communication to the public takes place. This act also requires the copyright owner’s consent. Under the InfoSoc Directive they right of communication to the public…

Online writing has, in the recent past, experienced an increase in demand as more people are engaging freelancers over the internet to have their articles or projects done. The increase in demand for online writing services has led to an increase in the number of people taking online writing and research as either part time or full time jobs. Online writing has become an essential part of academic journals, blogs and many other uses demanding a better sense of accountability and competence in…

composition itself is protected under copyright law. Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. §§ 102(b) (2012). Copyright law protects only reproduction of the work, limitation of the work, adaptation of the work, distribution of the work, public performance of the work and public display of the work. Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. §§ 106 (2012). It does not protect the context in which the work is set. Therefore, style, an idea, can be…

Copyright Guide For any creative or intellectual work to be protected by copyright law, it has to be an idea that has been fixed and expressed in some type of medium. It is also imperative that the expression of this idea is original. Originality is most recognized through a modicum of creativity in the manner in which the idea has been expressed. In other words, once a work has been completed and then fixed in some medium through which it can be produced, such as the hard drive of a computer,…

Counterfeits are defined as the reproductions or copies of a trademarked brand, which are usually very similar or identical to genuine products. This includes packaging, labelling and trademarks, to intentionally show the counterfeit product as the original product. The authors, Lai and Zaichkowsky (1999) stated that counterfeiting and piracy are the same since they are both are the reproduction of identical copies of authentic products by a trademark brand. These two terms have been used as…

IMRO are an organisation set up to copyright the music of their members. IMRO’s role is to promote their member’s music and look after the royalties involved in the music industry. Some examples of who they represent are music publishers, composers and songwriters. Three functions of IMRO: • IMRO copyright’s the music of their members, which usually consists of a music performance. IMRO want to protect the work of their members both nationally and internationally. The money earned through…

Intellectual property is person’s creation or innovation, invention that could consider having commercial and un-commercial purposes. It is contained any secret recipe, symbol, unique name, or even logo. Intellectual property could be divided into two types, which are the first is Industrial Property and Copyrights. Industrial Property is consist of patents for inventions, trademarks, industrial design, and geographical indication. Meanwhile, Copyrights consist of literacy works and artistic…

Unit 30 Digital Graphics P6 Explain potential legal implications of using and editing graphical images In this task I am going to explain the potential legal implications of using and editing graphical images. If you are using any image which is not yours then you should make sure you find out the photos you are using who owns it. You need permissions to use that image if it is not yours if you do not have permissions and you use it than you will have to face legal problems and can get you in a…

Copyright law states that works of original expression may receive a copyright, allowing the recipient to restrict use reproduction and distribution of the work. The breadth of copyright pertains to the uses one is allowed without authorization by the author. The issue of what may be copyrighted has required both legislating and court interpretation. Oracle must develop an integrated strategy to fight back and need to be successful in getting Rimini Street cover all the damages due to lost…

The Fair Use Doctrine defines ways of how the public can use small portions of copyright material without the fear of consequences. Fair Use is a set of guidelines that informs people how to prevent copyright infringement and can defend a person at a copyright infringement trial. The five tests for analyzing Fair Use are Transformative Factor, nature of the copyright work, the amount and substantiality of the portion used, the effect of the use upon the potential market, and the moral judgement…