Kimberly Sherman, Catherine Kendall, Dustin Sharp & Jamie Hayes
Law/ 421
May 25, 2015
University Of Phoenix
Legal Issues in Cyberspace
The purpose of this essay is to talk about “The right of literary property as recognized and sanctioned by positive law.” As defined in the text, it explains the rights and responsibilities of the public and how infringement rights can be stated if there is proof of infringement on a owners own personal piece of work also known as, “The Copyright law.”
Copyright Law: Protections of Original Expressions, when a person creates a Trademark, ( a word, a phrase, a picture, design or a symbol) these are considered to be a Trademark that the original owner has created and has stated so in a legal way. This is where trademark protection and Original Expressions come into play. Copyright protection is necessary and an intangible right granted by the “the Copyright Act of 1976,” and is also a Federal Statute. These laws are put into place to protect the original proprietor and owner of the original piece created. “The Copyright Act allows creators to obtain a copyright by having an “original work of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, not known or later developed, from which they can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device.” Legal issues in Cyberspace are no different. Laws still apply to the internet and how electronic business is used. Privacy, security, knowledgeable property and jurisdictional issues all are things that are considered when thinking about Copyright laws and infringement laws. The internet is used worldwide for business`s as well as the public and anyone can access it. There are three models of infringement. There is what is called Direct infringement and alls this means is that a copyright holder can