Kevin Kearney May 4‚ 2003 MGT 251 / Extra Credit Internet Copyright Laws A student comes home to his dorm at the University of Scranton after a rough day of classes. With the quick internet connection provided on the school’s network‚ the student makes a few clicks and logs into Morpheus‚ a program that enables music fans to download free music. Within a few minutes he is on his way to owning an unlimited amount of songs at no cost. Everything this student is doing is legal‚ right? Wrong
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There is no such thing as international copyright protection. There is not a universal law that will give an individual protection of their intellectual property throughout the entire world. Nonetheless‚ the importance of this issue is mounting. As the world capitalizes on ever increasing globalization‚ the borders of countries are disappearing. The author Thomas Friedman would say the competitors of today’s world are left with a flat playing field as a result of globalization. Although the field
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COPYRIGHT IN CINEMATOGRAPH FILMS Presentation At Asian Academy of Film and Television October 6‚ 2004 ©2004 LEX ORBIS Part - I October 6‚ 2004 ©2004 LEX ORBIS 2 Contents Idea – Expression Dichotomy Meaning of Copyright What do you protect Meaning of the “work” Works in which Copyright Subsist What is a Cinematograph Film Who is the owner of Copyright Owner in Cinematograph Film It is complex to ascertain the copyright in Cinematograph Film October 6‚ 2004 ©2004 LEX ORBIS
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Arka Bani Maini (10020510 ) Mid term paper on IPR : Copyrights Intellectual Property Intellectual Property refers to all the intangible creations of the human mind‚ from scientific inventions to literary and artistic works; from symbols to names and images used in commerce. Earlier‚ Neo classical economics considered land‚ labour and capital as things of value. But slowly information and energy are replacing them as wealth creating assets.[1]As ‚ the world gets more and more mobile ‚ information
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In Australia‚ copyright law is contained in the Commonwealth Copyright Act 1968 (Copyright Act). A simple definition of copyright is that it is a bunch of rights in certain creative works such as text‚ artistic works‚ music‚ computer programs‚ sound recordings and films.The copyright owner of a film will only own copyright in the moving images and sounds of the film. They will not necessarily own copyright in the underlying works included in the film such as the musical soundtrack or score or the
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The Copyright Act‚ 1957 came into force from January 1958 and it essentially considered being the extension of the British Copyright Act‚ 1911 to India. This Act has been amended six times since then‚ i.e.‚ in 1983‚ 1984‚ 1992‚ 1994‚ 1999 and 2012 with the amendment of 1994 and 2012 considered to be most substantial and ground breaking. Copyright is a branch of intellectual property rights that protects original works of authorship. A copyright over some material generally implies that the copyright
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DBA Bluechristine99 v. John Wiley & Sons‚ Inc. (Docket No. 11-697) 568 U.S. __ (2013). The Respondent‚ John Wiley & Sons (“Wiley”)‚ brought a claim against Petitioner‚ Supap Kirtsaeng d/b/a Bluechristine99 (“Kirtsaeng”)‚ for violation of the Copyright Act‚ 17 U.S.C. Sections 101-810. Facts Kirtsaeng began as a legal case in U.S. District Court‚ New York‚ (2010) and culminated in a U.S. Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) ruling‚ March 13‚ 2013. Both the District Court and the 2nd District Federal appellate
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Disney’s relationship with copyright‚ and how they refuse to let anyone touch their work. The character Mickey Mouse alone has lasted 87 years with a copyright over its head. Disney doesn’t want anyone to use their work under any circumstances. Although there is a brave man‚ who goes by the name of Mr. Faden‚ who used the loophole in the system in order to educate others in the most ironic way. This paper is discussing the court case of Mr. Faden’s remix “Fair(y) Use Tale” vs. Walt Disney. Mr. Faden’s
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Copyright is essentially a means to protect an author‚ artist‚ musician‚ photographer‚ etc. in regards to his or her work. For example‚ if an author owns a copyright over his or her piece of literature‚ then the author is given full credit over the work‚ and others must seek permission in order to use the work. While copyright protects much of the use of works‚ under the Creative Commons licenses‚ there is a way to easily find images‚ articles‚ etc. that can be used by any individual. Additionally
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The U.S. copyright office defines copyright as a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States to the authors of “original works of authorship‚” including literary‚ dramatic‚ musical‚ artistic‚ and certain other intellectual work. This protection is available to authors of both published and unpublished works. A person can copyright a book‚ article‚ screenplay‚ movie‚ play‚ dance choreography‚ a work of art such as a painting‚ sculpture‚ blueprints and architectural designs‚ as well
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