Patent infringement

Plagiarism is a big topic in today’s higher-level education system, with the rules being set very clearly but it is still occurring at the collegiate level. According to Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, to plagiarize means “stealing someone’s work and not give credit to the original author, or to present an existing product as a new and original product.” Another source, Plagiarism.org says plagiarism has to involve lying about the plagiarism in question. Most people would disagree with that…

Since the birth of the computer, people have partaken in many activities based on the web. Some positive, some negative, and some down right illegal. The most common incident of illegal activity online is through what some would call modern day piracy. The more accepted term used is file sharing, and it is just that: sharing files over the web, typically illegally. File sharing has been a controversy who’s legality has been frivolously debated since Napster in 1999. (Oberholzer) File…

When patents on genes were first granted it stirred up quite a controversy, since then there have been quite a bit of papers that support and oppose gene patenting. In their respective articles, Michael Crichton and John E. Calfee both discuss the controversial topic of gene patents; however Crichton is against gene patents and Calfee is for gene patents as an economist and brings up the pros of gene patents in his article. In their articles both of them talk about obtaining a patent from the…

reproduction or distribution of a copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by fines and federal imprisonment. (Intellectual Property Theft) There are a couple laws that have been passed against copyright infringement such as 17 U.S.C. § 506(a). 17 U.S.C. § 506(a) states that it is considered infringement if a person is copying “for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial…

Since the dawn of time, people have always been interested in things that are free. It seems like a kind and harmless thing that would make the world that much better, but this is unrealistic. Everything costs something, whether it is time or cash, everything is worth something. That one game you play, with all the advertising on it; the free toy in the overpriced cereal; and even the YouTube video that was worth staying up until midnight for. But there are ways around this; Stealing, blackmail,…

Plagiarism one of the main problems in schools is simple to describe and talk about but most people do it still so it is hard to avoid. It is using another person 's idea or a part of their work and pretend that it is your own. Plagiarize is no more than stealing someone 's work without citing them but as stated before most people continue to do it. One main reason for this is that people who plagiarize don’t know everything that is within plagiarism. People who plagiarize effect competition…

Introduction Is the internet today as we know the playground that has no rules? Are copyright infringers’ taking advantage of the internet and allowed to violate copyright laws without any repercussions? Many copyright owners that feel their works of authorship are being broadcasted through the world of the internet without their permissions. This copyright material is being displayed not only on US websites but foreign websites. How can these copyright infringers’ be held accountable?…

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Copyright Office”). Copyright infringement is predominately a civil matter meaning the owner has to pursue the issue in federal court (“10 Big Myths about Copyright”). As Copyright law is mostly civil laws a person is more likely to get sued than get sentenced to prison and what this means for powerful people with money is they can commit copyright infringement knowing they can pay it off should they get taken to court and there is no justice in…

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…