Copyright infringement of software

University City Studios had legitimate claims but, all claims were turned down on favor of Sony. At the beginning, the U.S. District Court determined that Betamax contributed to copyright infringement. A later Supreme Court analysis reversed the District Court decision. The court concluded that it was the users who infringed on copyright law. Here is an analysis of the events: Universal City Studios argued that they are the only ones who hold the rights to reproduce their motion picture or…

account, the violated Mr. Dubler's copyright. If this went to court, I'm convinced Max Dubler would win for many reasons. The unnamed company does not meet the criteria for the protection under the 'safe harbor' provision in Section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The company was fully aware they infringed upon his work. Not only was Dubler's name in the caption of the postings, they were watermarked with his name in capital letters and copyright symbol in the bottom lower…

has been exaggerated to be an instrument of theft, thus leading to the downfall of the music industry. However, thanks to file sharing, users have been exposed to music they would have otherwise never known existed. File sharing of intellectual copyrights…

Plagiarism is a big topic in today’s higher-level education system, with the rules being set very clearly but it is still occurring at the collegiate level. According to Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, to plagiarize means “stealing someone’s work and not give credit to the original author, or to present an existing product as a new and original product.” Another source, Plagiarism.org says plagiarism has to involve lying about the plagiarism in question. Most people would disagree with that…

unauthorized reproduction or distribution of a copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by fines and federal imprisonment. (Intellectual Property Theft) There are a couple laws that have been passed against copyright infringement such as 17 U.S.C. § 506(a). 17 U.S.C. § 506(a) states that it is considered infringement if a person is copying “for purposes of commercial advantage or…

things to look at on the broad spectrum, such as unsigned bands, popularity achieved through media sharing, the similarities to tape recording, and most certainly the often crude copyright laws. These laws were established in a time before computers and - while bills like the Digital Millennium Copyright Act are making copyright relative to today’s technology - most of the rulings turn out as extremes. Programs that obviously aid in piracy can escape a court case unscratched; or record labels…

repeating assignments too frequently from semester to semester, can eliminate the vast majority of cheating temptations (at least when it comes to writing assignments). I also don’t go out of my way to search out plagiarism using specialized detection software. However, when I do detect cases of plagiarism — usually through egregious sloppiness on the part of the guilty student — I do of course believe we should follow our universities’ sanctioning procedures, to the letter”. – Nate Kreuter…

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writings and discoveries” (U.S. Copyright Office). Formerly, claims were registered by clerks of U.S. district courts, however in today’s time the Copyright office is a separate department of the library of congress. The mission of the Copyright Office is to promote creativity by administering and sustaining an effective national copyright system and since 1870; the Copyright Office has registered more than 33,654,000 claims to copyright and mask works (U.S. Copyright Office). From Michael…

The aim of this essay is to look into contemporary means of music distribution, and identify which is currently the most profitable and widely used, and why they are used and the effect they have on the music industry. This information will then be used to predict which method of distribution will survive the test of time, and potentially be the means of distribution that could still be in use 15 years from now. This essay will explore the profitability and popularity of three different…