Asia and the Issue of Counterfeit Products October 4‚ 2006 Discussion I. Countries & Products II. Reasons behind the issue 1) Profitability 2) Demand is strong 3) Penalties are low 4) Good way to launder money III. Consequences of counterfeit products 1) Lost revenues 2) Tarnished company image 3) Societal Costs (1) Child Labor (2) Sweatshops 4) Consumer effects (1) Fire (2) Harm‚ death 5) Lost wages and jobs 6) Criminal Activity (1) Terrorist funding (2) Organized Crime
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Review: Copyright Infringement‚ Sex Trafficking‚ and the Fictional Life of a Geisha Author: Susan Tiefenbrum In Susan Tiefenbrum’s article‚ Copyright Infringement‚ Sex Trafficking‚ and the Fictional Life of a Geisha‚ the author writes on many subjects relevant to the course. The bulk of her article discusses the changes seen in Japanese history regarding geisha and prostitution‚ although she also writes on the book and pending law suit between Arthur Golden and Mineko Iwasaki‚ and the morality
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Real world cyber crime cases This document is an extract from the book Cyber Crime & Digital Evidence – Indian Perspective authored by Rohas Nagpal. This book is available as courseware for the Diploma in Cyber Law and PG Program in Cyber Law conducted by Asian School of Cyber Laws www.asianlaws.org Cyber Crime & Digital Evidence – Indian Perspective 23. Real World Cases This chapter serves as a ready reference guide. First the various scenarios are covered. A detailed discussion on
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With the vast expansion of technology in recent years‚ and the exponential growth of information due to the Internet‚ businesses have faced many changes and challenges. Not all change has been positive‚ however; with the increased anonymity and ease of sharing information‚ piracy has become a very real issue for companies‚ both in and out of the workplace. Piracy can be segmented into two main industries; the multimedia industry which involves the copying of songs‚ videos and games‚ and the software
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Caulfield FROM: Melissa Jones RE: I Can Haz Copyright Infringement? Internet Memes and Intellectual Property Risks Slavick‚ S. J. (2012). Corporate Counsel. Retrieved from http://www.brinksgilson.com/files/article_nov_14_corp_counsel_slavick_internet_memes_2012.pdf ARTICLE SYNOPSIS I Can Haz Copyright Infringement? Internet Memes and Intellectual Property Risks article reviews the use of memes and the significance of corporate infringement. Within the commercial use‚ companies have to be
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Table of Contents Introduction 3 Executive Summary 4 Business Intelligence 5 Data Delivery 6 Conclusion 7 References 7 Introduction Software piracy is a thing affecting most business in the world today and it seems evident that even though businesses improve and make it much harder for these criminals to copy their products it’s only a matter of time before they usually find a way to replicate the products therefore making software piracy all but impossible to stop. According to
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“Copyright law protects foxes better than hedgehogs”. Per Lord Hoffmann in Designer Guild v Russell Williams [2000] 1 WLR 2416. Discuss.” Index I. Introduction 3 i) Intellectual property 3 ii) Copy right 3 II. Case study 6 i) Facts of the case 6 ii) Decision of the chancery division and court of appeal 7 iii) Judgement of the House of Lords 9 iv) Lord Hoffman’s view on the case 9 III. Comparison of copyright to foxes and hedgehogs
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LAWS 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
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Computers have evolved in our society to a point where almost everything runs off of them and cannot function without them. The days of balancing a checkbook by putting pen to paper have all but passed‚ today‚ there’s an app for that. But as times change and as technology advances‚ the bounds of limitation increases‚ and consequently people are able to perform much more devious or conversely much more righteous things. Ethics by itself means: a system of moral principles‚ or “the rules of conduct
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1. Invasion of Privacy The wrongful intrusion into a person’s private activities by other individuals or by the government. Tort law protects one’s private affairs with which the public has no concern against unwarranted exploitation or publicity that causes mental suffering or humiliation to the average person. The right to be left alone is not always superior to the rights of the public and it may or may not exist or may exist to a lesser degree with regard to the life of a public figure‚ such
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