Copyright infringement

In the earliest days of software, the 1960’s and 70’s, computers software was not protected under copyright laws (Story, Darch, & Halbert, 2006); free information sharing, software in this case, was embraced in the name of furthering science (Speres, 2009). Today, however, piracy (anti-piracy) is at the top of many Northern governments’ agendas (Story, Darch, & Halbert, 2006). Many of the negative effects of proprietary software on countries of the Global South compared to free and open source…

“Is There “Generational Plagiarism”?” by Drucker and Gumpert, is an article that works in the sense of an informative essay, to brighten the horizon on “originality, a foundational concept of plagiarism as well as copyright law” (Drucker & Gumpert). The essay argues; “Is this case of copying truly the expression of a youth culture of authors, artists, and musicians who borrow and sample freely and thereby breathe new life into old works? Or does this example suggest the need to revisit…

In my understanding, intellectual property rights (IPR) is the official rights, resulted from the intellectual activity such as industrial, scientific, literature, and artistic. Each country has laws to protect the intellectual property, and there are also two main reasons to protect that intellectual property. First is to give statutory expression to the moral and economic rights of creators in their creations and the public rights in access to those creations. Then, the second reason is to…

Would you knowingly let someone steal from you? Musicians in today’s music industry are often put in very difficult situations between their music and corporate interest in using their music. Oftentimes, musicians lose control of how their music and their identity is used. In the past, musicians made money on downloads, CDs sold, and concert tours. Musicians used to control their careers. They controlled where they played, how often they played, what they looked like, and they were paid what…

I. Newsflash’s use of Schwarzenegger’s image and likeness will be protected under the fair use provision in California’s Right of Publicity because it does pass the transformative test for works of comment and criticism, but not under works of artistic expression. The main legislation pertinent to this case is the California Civil Code § 3344 (a) and (d), which states: (a) Any person who knowingly uses another’s name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness, in any manner, on or in products,…

In this essay, I will discuss the contractual copyright battle that artist Prince faced during his time signed to Warner Music Group and how many artists face similar battles. Through comparing his contract to slavery, changing his name, and fighting a seemingly never-ending battle, his contract was eventually changed to allow him the freedom he wished for as an artist. I will aim to prove that copyright agreements and contractual laws are breakable should the artist work hard enough to prove…

Copyright Copyright is a legal act that stops music, films, art and many more from being used without permission of the main creator of the work. This mainly became an act in 1998 and protects all the work which ensures if the act is broken then it will be dealt with in a civil manner as this will affect IT technician. Having a copyright violation could cost IT Technician thousands of pounds in fees which are legal. They can have potential fines, potential fees and forced subscription fees,…

Should musicians change their tune? This question is a controversial question asked my hundreds of people all around the world. Times are changing. The way people would market their music in the past in completely different than how it's marketed now. In today's times we access music on our smartphones rather than buying a physical copy. Having direct access is much simpler than buying a CD. The appeal of being able to take our music with us anywhere we go excites today's generations. We…

Caring for Music Piracy Music is something that is shared and listened to all around the world. Today, there are a variety of different types music. One of the bad sides of music is music piracy. This crime is taken seriously by some, but others don’t have a care in the world about it. Everything we do has a consequence attached to us, some are more harsh than others. Music has changed the world and can bring people together. Kids nowadays don’t have the money to afford to buy music on the…

• Every second of every day someone somewhere in the world is committing thievery and stealing from someone. • Rather it be in the music industry, the movies or taking credit for someone else’s idea, stealing is something that happens all the time in different ways, sometimes we don’t even realize we are pilfering. II. Music: • At one time Music was as simple as turning on the radio. It was 100% free to listen, of course the radio listener could not govern what song would be played, and not…