Copyright law

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.…

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…

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…

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 use enough clips for it to be copying too. He made the video a mashup of…

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,…

Podcasting is the latest in on-the-go, on-demand technology. Basically, a podcast is a digital recording of audio or web/visual content, made available on the Internet for downloading to a personal computer or MP3 player. A lot like radio on demand, podcasting actually offers far more options in terms of content and programming than radio does. And best of all, with podcasting, you can download whatever programming you want and listen to it whenever and wherever you want. This anywhere, anytime…

Americans perceive downloading music as an everyday act, but it’s actually quite a criminal action. Consequently, downloading music allows the public to listen to their favorite artist for free or for a small price. Stephen Seigel elaborates by saying, “Under the agreement, Napster will begin to charge a monthly fee for use of it’s service--$4.95 seems to be the number being tossed around-- though how the money is ultimately divvied up will surely be a source of future contention.” (“Nipping at…

Piracy is a topic that is always being brought up and discussed, for one simple reason; people cannot make up their mind which is right. It has always speculated if people should be persecuted for downloading music in an illegitimate way. Honestly, it is impractical to make somebody pay tons for only a song. Initially, it is not moral to send someone to jail for downloading music or making them pay a ludicrous fine. Commonly, a song costs about 99 cents, which may just be a dollar, however,…

standard the state fair law practice. While it seems like the way done is the best it doesn’t ensure the most qualified person get the job. The Fair Practice Committee is the organizational ombudsman for the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario (WSIB) (fair practice). Lacey was put in charge of revamping the company website. In do so she went on the internet and copied images from website and posted them to Home Décor sight. Lacy has violated the intellectual property laws by in…

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