Basic Notions of Copyright and Related Rights By the International Bureau of WIPO 1. BASIC NOTIONS OF COPYRIGHT A. Introduction Copyright legislation is part of the law “intellectual property”. This law protects the interests of creators by giving them property rights over their creations. It is there to stimulate creativity‚ make them available to the public and to ensure international trades protected by intellectual property right are harmonized (the law is recognized in most countries)
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Australia does not have a codified Bill of Rights that protects the rights of Australians. Therefore the Australian legal system uses alternative methods like common law‚ which involves the judge making a decision in a case regarding human rights. The decision made will then become a precedent depending on the level of the court. The Australian Constitution is the other method in which Australia uses to protect the rights of people. The Constitution specifically protects rights like the right to trial by
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Bullies Need Harsher Punishments Jaquelyn Hochrein We are taught to follow The Golden Rule (to treat others the way we want to be treated.) Bullies completely ignore that rule and do what they want‚ but when normal students simply are late for class‚ they could have detention! Yes‚ bullies are punished‚ but in my opinion‚ they are not punished well enough. Bullies can be so aggressive that teachers are too scared to stand up for the victim or too even punish the bully! If you agree that teachers
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How can a person live without having rights for themselves? We started off fighting for the rights we have today back in the slavery. I think to myself how the United States would be if the people didn’t fight for rights. The most important rights in my eyes are freedom of speech‚ right to bear arms‚ a person shall be held under a fair trial of peers. Freedom of speech is very important because I feel like people should be able to say whatever is on their mind and not be ridiculed. For example a
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Summary Since September 11‚ 2001 the fear of terrorism has eroded the rights and liberties that define American society. There have been egregious violations of Constitutional rights and international law related to the government response to the attacks of one year ago. The Executive branch of the Constitution has taken control of the whole situation regarding the war on terror by using the Executive Orders and not compromising with the other two branches resulting in seriously compromised constitutional
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Do we have a right to be forgotten digitally? This question cannot be answered by a simple yes or no. I believe there are different circumstances in which certain people should have the right while others should not. Minor crimes and crimes committed by minors should be able to be forgotten if it will not cause harm to anyone in the future. Major crimes like murder or rape should not be forgotten though. Other reasons we should not have the right to be forgotten is because‚ we still need history
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`Did you know that 16% of people will not stand up to bullies? Many children suffer from being hit‚ embarrassed‚ or verbally abused. Being bullied is not a fun thing to get through. Bullies have their reasons to pick on a person. If you know someone or if you face a bully this is what you can do. Why and who do bullies come after? Bullies love attention from other people. They may feel that they never get seen or heard. Bullies want to look good and feel like they are tough and bad
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of harm? - Observe - Report to supervisor - Report to child protection agency - The legislation may vary from state to state and centre to centre. 2. What ethical obligations do you have as stated in the NCAC’s (National Childcare Accreditation System) QIAS (Quality Improvement and Accreditation System) principles‚ service/centre policy and procedures‚ service agreements‚ ECA (Early Childhood
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Freedom Yes‚ the school has the right to regulate my freedom. School is a place to get an education‚ and prepare students for their future careers. If students are distracted by things like profanity‚ weapons‚ and other freedoms in school‚ they won’t be focused on their education. A majority of students would argue that the school doesn’t have the right to take away our freedom‚ but they don’t realize how dangerous school would be. First of all‚ profanity is something that every school should
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People in Public Life Have a Right to Privacy? People‚ famous or not‚ have a right to privacy‚ which is a basic human right. Although some of them have voluntarily made themselves known to the world‚ they are still entitled to live a life without others following them all the time‚ eavesdropping on what they say and being under surveillance. However‚ in the case of politicians or other powerful people‚ the right to privacy comes into conflict with another right‚ the public’s right to know. The entitlement
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