Copyright infringement

Social Media is a film created to tell the story of how Facebook evolved and the legal aspects that Mark Zuckerburg was entangled in. Never had seen movie before, my reaction to the film was taken back. I am a Facebook user and never knew how the social media phenomenon ever came about. This film shed light on the struggles Mark Zuckerburg, the Winklevoss Twins, and Eduardo Saverin encountered when trying to kick start their company. The main message of the film is to take an idea and run with…

Music has always been a major part of the Australian media. Homan & Mitchell (cited in Cunningham 2010, p.219) states that perhaps more than any other medium, popular music intersects with and influences the uses of other media in everyday life. Whiteoak (cited in Cunningham 2010, p. 217) points out that popular music involves the different forms of music and music making that are accessible and enjoyed by a large number of people. The paper will focus on the changing nature of content,…

Someone who plagiarizes or breaks the copyright laws not only destroys their own academic and professional reputation but they can sometimes have to face legal repercussions. Some may argue that the consequences that come with illegal borrowing are too extreme and should be altered a little. However…

Geoffrey Israel STL 4313 3/28/16 With Freedom and Justice for All. In her book, From Goods to a Good Life – Intellectual Property and Global Justice, Madhavi Sunder explores the rich connections between cultural production and human freedom. Sunder states that, “Intellectual property does more than incentivize the production of more goods, the law fundamentally affects the ability of citizens to live a good life”. This book takes a look at intellectual property and develops an understanding…

In the modern society, some said that online copyright can well-protected the property owners in general. However, many of the people or authorities are having a lawsuit for fighting their legal power for their works. Therefore, it proves that online copyright has both achievement and limitation of it. In addition, our artifact can show the difference and relationship of different related elements in various ways. First of all, copyright can gives patenting a protection. In my own knowledge,…

Intellectual assets are important drivers of wealth creation and competitive advantages. Boeing’s human and social capital, technology, and intellectual property rights all contribute to value of the company. Human capital is the foundation of intellectual capital at any firm. Boeing’s employees make the company possible. Employees are hired for their specific set of skills that will allow them to excel in a certain position. While these capabilities are obviously necessary, Boeing expects more…

The first Law on Industrial Property in Iran was in 1925, which came into force from 1926 and Registration Authority was working under the Ministry of agriculture, trade and public services. Trademarks were recorded in a journal called the Journal of Agriculture (published from August 22, 1928) in order of insertion of registration number. For the first time in Iran patent law and its civil and criminal protection applied in 1931 and the grant of the relevant license were assigned to the…

the author or the originator of a literary or artistic work to enjoy the exclusive use of that work for a specific period of time. Copyrights must be in tangible form such as books, computer software programs, magazine articles etc. Copyright works may be registered and can be divided into categories. These categories of materials that can be protected by a copyright are as follows; literary works such as books, poetry, speeches, these are protectable if they possess a high degree of…

Copyright © 2013 Kalpana Singh-Chitnis Also known as Kalpna Singh-Chitnis. All Rights Reserved Unauthorized reproduction, transmission and storing of this book in any form by using any process or means for public or private use is strictly prohibited, other than the fair use of any part of this book as quotation or reference, without a written permission of the publisher. The Library of Congress has cataloged “Bare Soul” as follows Author and Copyright Claimant - Kalpana…

According to the United States definition of the copyright law, the law protects "original works of authorship" (U.S. 1). This basic definition of what can and cannot be protected under the law is too broad and has become twisted to the benefit of big corporations. Brett Gaylor, the writer and director of the film Rip!: A Remix Manifesto, talks about the unfair level that copyrights have been taken to. Copyright laws have been skewed to the advantage of large corporations and no longer provide…