1. Copyright infringement
2. Software piracy
3. Internet piracy
CONSEQUENCES FOR INFRINGEMENT
COMPANY/PRODUCT
1. Loss in product value
2. Loss in sales
3. Inferior counterfeit products
PIRATE OR INFRINGER
1. Monetary penalty or fine
2. Jail time
REFERENCES
Copyright in General. (2006). Retrieved from http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq- general.html#protect Copyright Infringement Penalties.
(2009). Retrieved from http://www.lib.purdue.edu/uco/CopyrightBasics/penalties.html
Intellectual property: observations on efforts to quantify the economic effects on counterfeit and pirated goods. (n.d.).
Retrieved from http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10- 423
Piracy and Copyright Educational
Resources. (2013). Retrieved from http://siia.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=843:dont-copy-that-2-educational-resources&catid=12:anti-piracy-documents-a-resources&Itemid=869 Schimmel, D., Fischer, L., & Stellman, L.
R. (2008). School law: what every educator should know: a user-friendly guide. Retrieved from The University of Phoenix eBook Collection database.
Stader, D. L. (2007). Law and ethics in educational leadership. Retrieved from The University of Phoenix eBook Collection database.
INTRODUCTION
Educators request and provide copies of literature, pictures, songs, etc. as supportive tools and resources on a daily basis. However, the question is can one legally use those resources?
Authors of original work control how their work can be used, accessed, and added to through the protection of copyright laws. The protection under copyright laws require other uses to either request permission or pay a fee to copy or use the authors’ work.
However, not all works are copyright protected. There laws pertaining to education, in which the teacher does not have to request permission to use the author’s work. In addition, the permission may already be readily available to the educators