Copyright infringement

to prevent copyright infringement, opponents to these two acts found legitimate political arguments to counter. PIPA did have more methods to prevent Internet Piracy, so the notion of it limiting U.S. Constitutional rights is slightly understandable. Even though actions made by the U.S. government have broken some ground in the fight against online piracy, the creativity of those that oppose these attempts shows that newer (more innovative) action is needed in order to prevent copyright…

Copyright law is defined as a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States to authors of “original works of authorship”. Copyright law is covered in Article 1 Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution. Article 1 of the Constitution as a whole involves freedom of speech. Fair use law is defined as a limitation and exception to the exclusive right granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. Fair use law is covered in Section 107 of the U.S. Constitution. A copyright is…

Mark Twain himself has said, “Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet”. This message sings true even today with the world’s current laws. Mark Twain would have no knowledge that his statement would be a sort of prophecy. Today’s copyright laws prevent the creativity of content creators all around the world. With laws prohibiting sharing of media and contradicting the laws of fair use, we as individuals are prevented from cultural exchanges and…

books, music, and movies, are entitled to an intellectual property protection. The type of protection it qualifies for is based on the type of creative work developed. “Music, film, publishing, and software company industries live by copyright” (Vaidhyanathan 227). Copyright is a type of intellectual property protection for produced works. Music artists get their work copyrighted to protect their work under their name, to prevent their song, lyrics, and beats of their music, from being stolen.…

of being 'unoriginal'. (Morgan, Reynolds) Plagiarism as it is known today was called mimesis. In Ancient times, knowledge was not something to be hoarded it was something to be shared and used by others to increase our collective intelligence. Copyright and ownership as we know them today did not exist. This all changed with the start of the 16th…

is the “wrongful appropriation” and “stealing and publication” of another author’s “language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions”, and the representation of them as one’s own original work. Plagiarism itself is not a crime, but can constitutes copyright infringement. The idea remains problematic with unclear rules. The modern concept of plagiarism as immoral and originality as an ideal emerged in Europe only in the 18th century, particularly with the Romantic movement. 2. Aim The aim of this…

A recent case that has exploded into the social media world, is the trademark case between, multibillion dollar corporation, Walt Disney Studios and famous DJ/musician ‘Deadmau5’ aka Joel Zimmerman. The legal dispute raged many fans supporting Zimmerman’s defence as Disney claimed that the signature mouse ears used in Zimmerman’s logo was “nearly identical in appearance, connotation, and overall commercial impression” to their own “iconic” mouse ears which Disney uses in there ‘Mickey Mouse’…

INTRODUCTION Computer software, or simply software, also known as computer programs, is the non-tangible elements of computers. It signifies the set of programs that govern the operation of a computer system and make the hardware run. Software is commonly written in high-level programming languages that are easier and more effective for humans to use than machine language. High-level languages are compiled or created into machine language object code. Software piracy: The unlicensed copying of…

The weak copyright legislation is one of the reasons of digital piracy appearance. Enforcement mechanisms and regulations play significant role in terms of controlling the spread of illegal material. To demonstrate its role the comparison of legislations of two countries has been done, where one country has strong legislation and other country, which legislation needs to be improved. China represents country with comprehensive and strict rules against digital copyright infringement. It…

Copyright Laws: Are Web Photos Protected? If the computer and website allows one to download a photo, is this individual committing copyright infringement? Possibly, yes. Copyright laws are confusing to almost everyone, including the artists and composers, and/or the creator of this image or intellectual property, as well as the one who wants to download this composition, no matter the reason. There are exceptions, such as teaching purposes, ‘fair use’, 'public domain ', as well as for…