Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U.S. ... So long as the author toils without copying from someone else, the results are protected by copyright. ... • Minors may claim copyright, but state laws may regulate the business dealings involving copyrights owned by minors. For information on relevant state laws, consult an attorney. ... Until 1989, a published work had to contain a valid copyright notice to receive protection under the copyright laws. ...

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Intellectual property and Copyright law Intellectual property allows people to own their creativity and innovation in the same way that they can own physical property (UK Government). ... A Marxist view about the purpose of copyright law is that it allows creators to gain economic rewards for their efforts. ... There is a huge number of people who believe that copyright law should not be enforced. ... A hundred dollar software could be easily copied just for a few cents! ... Copyright protection law not only protects the economy of an individual, but the economy of the entire nation too. ...

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When the tape is used for personal use, this copying is okay; The original copyright is still with the original purchaser. ... The U.S. copyright law does not specify content, but rather the ownership of the material. No matter how ludicrous the material may be, the Church of Scientology should have the law on its side if their material is under copyright laws. ... Copyright laws exist to protect the ownership of material. ... If a person starts to make money or distribute the copied material, then a problem with copyright laws will arise. ...

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Current copyright and patent laws are not strong enough to protect programmers' rights, and they even slow down software development and reduce competition; software is not a physical thing and by nature completely defenseless, as it is more or less simply intellectual property, and thus, is very easily copied. ... As illustrate above, software can either fall into the categories of copyrights or patent laws; therefore, there is no perfect protection for software and its programmers. "Copyright law in the US is derived from English copyright law (Statute of Anne) and common law," which ...

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Information can qualify to be property in two ways; patent law and copyright laws which are creations of federal statutes, which are subject to Constitutional authority. ... It now states that it is illegal to make or to distribute copies of copyrighted material without authorization, except for the user's right to make a single backup copy for archival purposes. ... Therefore, it is not necessary that a copy of the software program be deposited with the National Copyright Office for the program to be protected as copyrighted. ... According to federal law duplicating software for profit, ...

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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. ... Copyright law protects a free exchange of media, though there are a number of ways around this. ... CNET reported: But all good things must come to end because of copyright laws (as the saying goes). ... The key distinction of what will be protected and what will not under copyright law is pretty plainly stated. ... However, a design or added use can be protected under copyright law. ...

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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. ... Copyright law protects a free exchange of media, though there are a number of ways around this. ... CNET reported: But all good things must come to end because of copyright laws (as the saying goes). ... The key distinction of what will be protected and what will not under copyright law is pretty plainly stated. ... However, a design or added use can be protected under copyright law. ...

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Music piracy (copyright infringement) is defined, by Wikipedia, as the copying and/or selling of music without permission from the artist or recording company. ... The laws regarding piracy stem from the copyright law established in 1790 via the US Constitution. Ideas, inventions, and artistic works are considered intellectual property and is covered under copyright law (Title 17, United States Code, Sections 501and 506). ... One side feels that music piracy is a crime and should be punished by criminal law. ... Since Napster emerged in 1999, music sales in the U.S. have dropped 47 percent, f...

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What I did with these tapes was a different story I copied them in mass supply and great faith (but what is faith anyway... ... At this point my crime was done I had broken numerous copyright law, laid-out the ground work for my friends to help, mass produced broken copyrights, and most cunningly adopted a false name for my P.O. ... You are my jury because I somehow slid below the radar of the law. ...

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Copyright laws were written to protect the original authors work from being copied. These laws were created to impose criminal penalties to those persons who create an unauthorized copy of an authors" work. ... Any individual who obtains a copy of a piece of software without the authors" written consent has committed copyright infringement. ... Although these laws are very strict, the internet and the growing ability to download and copy digital media have made the ability to enforce these laws impossible for one agency alone. ... The laws set up to protect the copyrights are very effective. ...

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Information can qualify to be property in two ways; patent law and copyright laws which are creations of federal statutes, pursuant to Constitutional grant of legislative authority. ... Title 17 to the United States Code states that it is illegal to make or to distribute copies of copyrighted material without authorization, except for the user's right to make a single backup copy for archival purposes. ... Therefore, it is not necessary that a copy of the software program be deposited with the Copyright Office in Washington, D.C. for the program to be protected as copyrighte...

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However if a student made copies of an entire textbook, then preceded in selling them on the street corner, would constitute copyright infringement. ... Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Napster knew its users were violating copyright laws through its music file-sharing service. ... However Mp3.com is in violation of the copyright act of 1971, which prohibits anyone but the copyright owner from making a copy of a recording. ... In August of 1999 he was convicted and charged with the distribution of copyrighted materials without permission.15 He had violated copyright laws even though he ha...

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Information can qualify to be property in two ways: patent laws and copyright laws that are creations of federal statutes, which are subject to Constitutional authority. ... It now states that it is illegal to make or to distribute copies of copyrighted material without authorization, except for the user's right to make a single backup copy for archival purposes. ... Therefore, it is not necessary that a copy of the software program be deposited with the National Copyright Office for the program to be protected as copyrighted. ... According to federal law, duplicating software for prof...

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The Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Helping or Hurting? ... Research has been disrupted and discouraged by this new law. ... Big businesses stretch and abuse the laws of the DMCA. They use the law to impede competition and create monopolies. ... iDVD is Apple's DVD copying software. ...

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The 1976 Copyright Act generally gives the owner of copyright the exclusive right to reproduce the copyrighted work, to prepare derivative works, to distribute copies or phonorecords of the copyrighted work, to perform the copyrighted work publicly, or to display the copyrighted work publicly. Illegal copying is affecting the entire community of music. ... If you burn CD's from peer-to-peer networks such as Kazaa, or Morpheus, or another free music downloading site, you are breaking the law. ... If you don't own the copyright, you have no right to distribute it. ... Stealing music...

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The Function of Law What is a law? ... The Code of Hammurabi which is the first written set of laws known to mankind, set the stage for all laws written, even today. You may ask why do we need laws in our society? ... The Copyright Act also prevents conflicts and problems because it prevents other people from "copying" other peoples or groups work. Therefore there are many less cases that go to court because of the Copyright Act, and that prevents problems. ...

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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 1976 Copyright Act generally gives the owner of copyright the exclusive right to reproduce the copyrighted work, to prepare derivative works, to distribute copies or phonorecords of the copyrighted work, to perform the copyrighted work publicly, or to display the copyrighted work publicly. ... For example, a description of a machine could be copyrighted, but this would only prevent others from copying the description;...

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Many believe that MP3's are breaking copyrights and is a form of online piracy. ... It usually would be considered illegal if you downloaded and kept a copy of someone else's music that had been copyrighted. The laws stated about copyrighted content, have sections about acceptable use, however, and a fair argument could be put forward about the use of MP3 files being legal. ... When on an internet site, sometimes it can be hard to tell whether the music on offer is legal, and has been submitted by the artists themselves, or whether music has been copied from a copyrighted CD and p...

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As many are aware, the content is obviously not priced from copyright. ... Does the files digitally formatted relocated defend the providers against the law? ... Hundreds of copies of films are multiplied daily because of the illegal activity of movie piracy. ... According to dictionary.com, a copyright is; "the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc" (Dictionary.com, 2015). Individuals have no granted rights to file share and online pirate as it is deliberating breaking the Australian law....

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Logos are also often copied. ... Images that are not copyrighted are in the public domain. Also, copyrights expire 50 years after the Creator's death. China plays a major role in copyright piracy. ... Next, the application is inspected and must comply with the formal patent requirements of the patent laws and rules of practice of the US Patent Office. ...

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Will it turn into being able to copy someone's words out of book as long as its on the Internet. The copyright laws have been around for hundreds of years. ... What actually is the law about copyrights and music. The law says if the owner of the piece of work does the proper copyright documentation, then no one can say the piece of work is there own. ... You also cannot copy the work and sell or even give it away if it is not the original piece of work. ...

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The illegal act of software piracy can occur in many different forms which all violate the copyright law. ... Downloading copyrighted software from the Internet illegally one of the ways to commit software piracy. ... They must also, delete all illegal software programs, purchase legal software and sign an agreement to obey the copyright law in the future. ... Finally do not copy or install multiple copies of a singled license program on multiple computers and beware of software prices that seem to good to be true. ... Business Software Alliance also educates computer users and business on so...

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It is also something punishable by law. ... The person reading the example is supposed to have a copy of program C and is now faced with the questions of whether or not to let Jim use your copy, or give him a copy either for free or charge him for it. ... The rule and/or law of copyright must be followed." She clearly feels that no matter what copyright says you can't copy any program therefore you must follow that rule. Kristina Black responds "I think that the copyright laws focused on the sharing of the software should be void if the company isn't in business and still distribut...

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An alliance of record companies sued Napster on the grounds of copyright infringement. These record companies believe that "Napster is thus enabling and encouraging the illegal copying and distribution of copyrighted music"(RIAA-recording industry of America). ... Instead of tapes being copied and shared, MP3s are now copied and shared. ... According to Napster's leading attorney David Boies, "the law [Audio Home Recording Act of 1992] does not distinguish between large-scale and small-scale sharing or lending"(Taro-3). ... But it's not the copyright law that is the issue betwee...

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Another argument against piracy is the prevalence of virus threats amongst copyright infringing materials and sources. ... Contrary to the expectation that copyright infringement decreases content creation, real world statistics show that artist output increases. ... Thus, the motivation for copyright companies to lobby for anti-piracy legislation seems even more suspect. Not only is the premise for enacting regulative laws problematic, the actual process of doing it shows many potential flaws as well. ... As flawed as the current crop of legislation regarding internet piracy is, there exists ...

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