Intellectual

The Blues of plagiarism All creative works such as 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,…

I believe that after this time, the greater public would be aware of who or what the origin of any given product that benefits from a copyright would be. This is the exact point of a copyright. It is to protect an intellectual idea so that the public forms an idea of what the company or individual stands for. From this, it forms a diving off point that which a party can develop and continue to craft new ideas from. Personally, I think of copyrights as a taste of future…

Before the Intellectual Revolution monarchies ruled with limited power. Power was shared between the King, the Catholic Church, and nobles. In the 17 century, the French monarchy implemented the idea of Royal absolutism which gave them uncheckable power. Louis XIV proposed…

The United States policy regarding trademarks, known officially as the U.S. Trademark Law, is incredibly important to the way American society functions on a daily basis. Not only does the law encourage competitive business, but it also plays an important role in both American culture and the legal system. A trademark is some type of symbol that points “distinctly to the origin or ownership of merchandise…and [is] legally reserved for the exclusive use of the owner” (in text). Oftentimes a…

The issues are (i) whether Eason and Faye are partners of FAE Music; (ii) whether they are liable for breach of contract with (a) studio musicians and (b) Andy, for (c) copyright infringement against Andy and (d) destruction of the recording equipment; and (iii) if yes, whether they can share the liabilities with Ringo. Partnership Faye, Adele and Eason signed a written agreement providing for each of them to share the business’ profits and defining their respective responsibilities in FAE…

Stop Bea! Do you know what you're doing? I bet you didn't know your deplorable online pirating habit affects everyone, including you! Although Australia has delayed releases of television shows and movies, this is no excuse for Australians being the world’s worst infringers of online copyright (Hayes, Alex, 2015). Bea: So what is copyright? It’s the legal right given to creators of original works to exclusively use or distribute their works for a limited time. It thereby provides creators of…

Christopher is a 15 year old boy with a mild form of autism called Asperger's. Due to his disorder, many people who know Christopher think he is dependent on others and often assume that he is not as smart as the average kid. In fact, Christopher is actually a gifted mathematician and very independent. Christopher actually prefers to be on his own and independent. People misunderstand Christopher because of his disability. Most people just assume that Christopher is incapable of being…

Since the invention of the printing press made copies of works easily reproducible there has been worry by content creators about having their works copied for someone else's financial gain. Through time other mediums have been introduced with song, films and books all now at risk of being copied and the creator having their work stolen and not having any financial compensation. But with the advent of laws to protect works and their creators, a fine line has developed between protecting original…

inefficient. As a result of mass government surveillance, there has been discrimination against individuals who were wrongfully accused of terrorism. Intellectual privacy is absolutely crucial for the advancement of ideas and inventions, but when government interferes, these ideas are no longer expressed due to the possibility of there being no intellectual privacy.…

For this assignment, I am doing the Case Study 1, which focuses on a 7 year old girl, Lacy, who has an Intellectual disability in the first grade. Lacy’s teacher, Mr. L, states that Lacy is not able to complete assignments at school because she is not paying attention when the directions are being given. She will also frequently draw and colour during class when her classmates are doing the assigned tasks. When Lacy was asked why she colours and draws instead of working, she said she does not…