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Rebecca McKenney Information Ethics Doctor Yaw 27 April 2018 Is Remixing Fair Use? In today’s world, it can be difficult to create something original without borrowing from someone else’s ideas. One of the ways that people combine originality and previously published works is through mashups or remixing. Even though some of these works are protected under copyright, do we still have the right to use this pervious material to create something new? In order to determine the answer, we must…

1998. The article will discuss the five titles under digital millennium copyright act and examine the impacts on managing the crimes of copyright infringement. To begin, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) law was enacted on October 28, 1998. The 42nd president of the United States William Jefferson Clinton signed the bill…

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…

Freedom of Expression or Freedom of Invasion? From hieroglyphics, the printing press, to the computer, the concept of communication has been an integral part of society in order to express and spread ideas. With the vast advancements in technology and social media tools, communication has evolved into a far more immediate, efficient method for greater involvement in activities locally and globally. Clay Shirky, in “The Political Power of Social Media: Technology, the Public Sphere, and Political…

research available is based on the abuses children suffer at the hands of guardians and the ill-equipped agencies designed to protect them the loss of inability for children to gain substantial rights is entwined to with the Greco-Roman tradition and laws of western society. To understand the discrimination of children and to better protect this vulnerable population there must be a movement to acknowledge that children have rights,…

to the United States and for this reason it is been more complicated to apply for a visa. The United States embassy wants to make sure visitors do not overstay in the country. Data shows that there are many over stayers and the punishment is not as harsh as to enter illegally to the country. In the book punishment, politics deviance and injustice Martinez explained how people are been affected psychologically and emotionally for continuously being discriminated and punished by racist laws and…

multiple businesses and the United States government have invested in the research, development, and testing of self-driving vehicles. While these vehicles offer many national economic and safety benefits, many are concerned about the safety and legal problems that come with the hurried legalization of driverless cars. Should federal regulators quickly change the rules so that self-driving cars can become common place on the nation’s roads? Pro: Change the Driving Laws Because of the many…

Question 4: Define “hearsay”. Provide an example and explain why it meets the definition of hearsay. Answer: Hearsay can be defined as one person giving a testimony about statements another person had said (Gardner & Anderson, 2016). There are three components of the hearsay rule, requiring that the statements are either oral, written down, or given with self-confidence, the declarant makes the statement outside of court, and motions that statements are truthful about the event in question…

familiar with the rules and all of these acronyms that are very important as follows: ADA (American Disabilities Act), EEOC (Equal Employee Opportunity Commission), Affordable Care Act, and HIPPA. It is critical that employers abide by the federal laws and state laws. If employers do not comply, their wellness plans will be sickly. In addition, certain rules apply to employees that are disabled. The rule is administrated by The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC defines a…

n the video a Fair(y) use tale, It follows all the qualifications that goes under fair use. The definition of fair use is copyright material that in circumstances such as quotes, critisum, news reportings, teaching, and research, without needed permission or purchase from the copyright holder, you can use it. In Fair(y) use tale it is a video about Fair use, it gives examples, definitions with clips and small portions of Disney cartoons. Disney has a very strict policy and guidelines about…