... author who created the work. Only the author or those deriving their rights through the author can rightfully claim copyright. In the case of works made for hire, the employer and not the employee is considered to be the author. Section 101 of the copyright law defines a "work made for hire" as: • (1) a work prepared by an employee within the scope of his ... each separate contribution to a periodical or other collective work is distinct from copyright in the collective work as a whole and vests initially with the author of the contribution. Two General Principles • Mere ownership of...

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... creators by giving them the credit they deserve in the form of recognition and financial rewards. History of Copyrights: The first copyright law was passed in England in 1710; it was called the "Statute of Anne- and maintained that authors should be the primary beneficiaries of this copyright law. This law also designated a period of 28 years after which the work would pass into public ... the year of first publication and the name of the copyright owner. The Universal Copyright Convention (UCC) has also required the inclusion of the copyright symbol on the first date of publication. Als...

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... whole new category of intellectual property, especially computer software. A major commercial program can take a team of one hundred or more highly skilled and highly paid programmers years to create and sell for hundreds of dollars per copy. The fundamental problem with intellectual property as an ethical category is that it is purely individualistic. Meaning that it focuses on the creator/developer ... options. ii) These untested, counterfeit discs may be infected with viruses that will damage your hard drive and may cripple your entire network. iii) If they copy software at work, user...

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... general public. It cannot or perhaps should not, for the sake of argument, be assumed that the public will use this technology in accordance with copyright law. The same assumption was made and was found to be correct at the dawn of the internet age. Copyright law protects a free exchange of media, though there are a number of ways around this. Lastly we have patent holders ... in the 3D-printer queue. The key distinction of what will be protected and what will not under copyright law is pretty plainly stated. The principle idea is sever-ability. Weinberg explains: If an object has both...

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... general public. It cannot or perhaps should not, for the sake of argument, be assumed that the public will use this technology in accordance with copyright law. The same assumption was made and was found to be correct at the dawn of the internet age. Copyright law protects a free exchange of media, though there are a number of ways around this. Lastly we have patent holders ... still in the 3D-printer queue. The key distinction of what will be protected and what will not under copyright law is pretty plainly stated. The principle idea is severability. Weinberg explains: If an object has...

• Word Count: 2695
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate