2nd millennium

This book report is based on the 189 page, fictional biography, named “George Washington and the Birth of Our Nation”. The book is written by Milton Meltzer and published by Franklin Watts in 1986. This book is primarily about the evolving life of George Washington and how the atmosphere surrounding George had an effect upon him. In my opinion, the way Milton portrays George’s life gives the reader a breathtaking view into the life of one of America’s most legendary historical figures with…

Monkey Selfies: Questioning Copyright Laws and Constitutional Applications Last week, American animal rights organization the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, more commonly known as PETA, filed a novel lawsuit in San Francisco’s Federal Court on behalf of a macaque monkey for the copyright ownership over “selfies” it took dating back to 2011. The suit requests a court order to give PETA allowance to administer proceeds from the photos to benefit the monkey and the macaque reserve to…

In October of 2011 Texas Representative Lamar Smith introduced the Stop Online Piracy Act to the United States House of Representatives. The bill boasts heightened copyright laws that claim to protect free speech and creativity while it actually accomplishes the opposite. Online service providers, or OSPs, are the target of SOPA legislation. SOPA places liability for copyright law infringing content on innocent corporations that merely provide a platform for users to share content. Most…

I think the video, A Fair(y) Use Tale, is fair use and that Eric Faden is not infringing anything from Disney. The videos purpose was to teach others about fair use, using disney clips, and in the law of fair use it states that you can use it for criticism, parody, news reporting, and teaching. Which this video is following for education purposes. Although he is using clips from different disney movies and such, the clips are not too long to be considered copyright infringement. And he didn't…

conjectured to shoot to 51 percent by 2019 . According to the magnitude of the problem, this paper seeks to explore the effects of the digital millennium copyright act of 1998. The article will discuss the five titles under digital millennium copyright act and examine the impacts on managing the crimes of copyright infringement. To begin, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) law was enacted on October 28, 1998. The 42nd president of the United States William Jefferson Clinton signed the…

“One may search the Copyright Act in vain for any sign that it is unlawful to copy a program for later home viewing.” Writes Justice John Pual Stevens in the majority opinion for Sony v. Universal City Studios. He went on to say the recording of programs for later viewing, or time-shifting, “Merely enables a viewer to see such a work which (they) had been invited to witness...” The 5-4 ruling was the beginning of a complete transformation of the video industry. A new kind of viewer slowly…

only being transmitted through the United States but it was being transmitted through foreign sites as well. The purpose and goal of the Stop Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) were to address issues that were not covered in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) which went into effect in…

n the video a Fair(y) use tale, It follows all the qualifications that goes under fair use. The definition of fair use is copyright material that in circumstances such as quotes, critisum, news reportings, teaching, and research, without needed permission or purchase from the copyright holder, you can use it. In Fair(y) use tale it is a video about Fair use, it gives examples, definitions with clips and small portions of Disney cartoons. Disney has a very strict policy and guidelines about…

Maria McGarry Durham College 2000 Simcoe Street North Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4 Maria.McGarry@dcmail.ca Kim Younge North Bay Jail 2550 Trout lake Rd North Bay, ON P1B 7S7 Dear Kim Younge: My name is Maria McGarry and I'm writing to inform you on the various institutions that will help you throughout the length of your sentence. Though each has a different purpose than the others, their main goal is ultimately the well being of yourself, as well as every other prisoner within the system. Should…

Current Event #2 Summary The COO of the Britannica, Vineet Whig (47), committed suicide with leaving a note behind. The note indicated that Whig did not have any choice other than killing himself and that he does not leave any of the responsibility or blame to his family. Before committing suicide, Whig’s family did not find any suspicious behavior from him, other than returning late from work. After hearing Whig’s death, his father received a heart attack. Relevant Terms Major depressive…