Fair dealing

The Life and Works of Lorraine Hansberry Alveda King once stated, “Racism oppresses its victims, but also binds the oppressors, who sear their consciences with more and more lies until they become prisoners of those lies. They cannot face the truth of human equality because it reveals the horror of the injustices they commit” (Brainy Quotes). In Lorraine Hansberry’s play, A Raisin in the Sun, the Younger family lives in South Side Chicago and faces racial discrimination. The entire family…

Throughout the history of popular music culture, common experiences among people of different cultures were shared by way of music, dating all the way back to the early 1920s from wax cylinders to vinyl records to cassette tapes. With rapid improvements in technology over the past three decades, the audio encoding format, the mp3, which would become one of the most innovative inventions of the 20th century, has led to many unforeseen problems and changes to the way popular nusic culture…

In the case of Monge v Maya Magazine, Inc. the plaintiffs are Latin American celebrities Noelia Lorenzo Monge and Jorge Reynoso, with Maya Magazine, Inc., as the defendant. Monge, a pop singer and model, had gone to great lengths in order to keep her marriage to Reynoso a secret from the public with the objective of preserving her public image as a ‘young, single, pop singer,’ as mentioned in the Monge v Maya Magazine Inc. Appellate case documents. Oscar Viqueira, a paparazzo and occasional…

Illustrators and artists should be allowed to use photographs under the copyright “Fair Use” without having to pay any royalties to, or ask permission from to the original photographer or copyright holder. If the new work is transformative of the original photograph, then artists should be able to use photographs in their work because they serve as inspiration just as other art forms do. Shepard Fairey was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1970 (“Obey Giant” CV). He graduated with a B.A.…

In the article, Going beyond fair trade: The benefits and challenges of direct trade, Steven Macatonia argues that while fair trade coffee is economically beneficial for farmers, there are challenges due to the higher price for consumers. Fair trade guarantees that farmers get paid a fair price for their harvest, which promotes farmers’ living standards as their income increases. Macatonia argues that even though fair trade supports the livelihoods of coffee farmers, only the large co-operative…

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 basically a patent for media, such as videos, songs, or poems. The entirety of items is far too…

All About Fair Trade Coffee Coffee is the one of the most important commodity in the world trade market. A large number of farmers are involved in the cultivation of coffee all over the world. The fair trade coffee is the coffee with fair trade certification detailing about its origin. This coffee can come from anywhere around the world. The concept of fair trade coffee helps the farmers and producers of the coffee in financial terms. These farmers and producers receive a fair amount for the…

SA 2: "The Chrysanthemums" is a short story of John Steinbeck which reflects the frustration in the present life of Elisa Allen, strong and proud woman. This frustration arises from not having a child as well as from the dissatisfaction in a romantic relationship with her husband. The only possible way out for Elisa's frustration is her beautiful flower garden where she plants chrysanthemums. The author frequently uses chrysanthemums as a symbol as well as a number of other items in order to…

Since the dawn of time, the world has gone through many changes. Some changes may be in the geological aspects of earth or may be in the people of the earth. The people of the earth go through changes all of the time, whether the person being a real person or if it being a character in a video game, television show, or even in a book. In books, most characters experience some kind of change. In George Bernard Shaw’s book Pygmalion the main character Eliza Doolittle experiences many different…

are like apples and oranges. They both are fruit, but taste completely different.” Stephen King’s quote about the difference between books and movies exemplifies the contrast between the play, Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw, and the movie adaptation, My Fair Lady. Although both highlight the importance of phonetics and the teacher-student relationship that Henry and Eliza share, the alterations of the characters in the movie make it highly unrealistic. Henry Higgins exhibits aristocratic qualities…