1) The Sony (sic) Bono Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998 granted individuals copyright protection for their life plus 70 years. Do you believe that a period this long is necessary to encourage the production of creative work? What are the advantages and disadvantages of a longer copyright validity period? Before we can address copyright extension law we must first understand what a copyright is. A copyright is a set of exclusive rights granted to the author or creator of an original work‚
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IT236 – Week 6‚ CheckPoint: Copyright Implications University of Phoenix The Legal Issues of Copyrights Copyright protects anything that would fall under the label of creative expression and a good Web designer needs to be aware of these laws so they are not held liable (Copyright 1995-2011). The images and articles in a company’s advertisements and web site are protected under copyright law and the copyright takes effect as soon as the image or article is made or the finished edited version
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of the attitudes to copyright violation and illegal downloading as presented in texts 1 and 3. Texts 1 and 3 represent two opposing attitudes to copyright violation and illegal downloading in today’s technologic world. In text 1‚ “It’s Evolution‚ Stupid”‚ by co-founder of The Pirate Bay‚ Peter Sunde‚ Sunde displays his growing dissatisfaction with the current copyright law. As the co-founder of one of the world’s most popular torrent downloading sites‚ he claims that copyright protection is extremely
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available knowledge but also the increasing in the problems about the usage and distribution. The growth of www creates some new questions that older laws cannot answer. So the computer ethic has emerged Computer ethics is concerned with standards of conduct as they pertain to computers. Two pressing concerns in computer ethics are questions of copyright and privacy‚ all of which are discussion in detail in the following sections. Other problem exists as well‚ such as censorship‚ computer crime. Within
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Candace McDaniel B A 421 Instructor: WILLIAM GARDNER Due: October 6‚2013 Activity ID Predecessor Duration Number of People needed per week A - 3 7 B - 2 9 C - 2 12 D - 2 6 E B 2 11 F C 6 5 G D 3 5 H E‚ F 3 2 Table 2: Details on an IT Project The resource allocation for each activity for each week and the total weekly resource assignments are show in Figure 1‚ which is a Gantt chart along with a histogram. Now‚ examine Figure 1 closely. Using the concept of resource leveling
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Week 2 Reflection Team B Law/421 July 16‚ 2015 Week 2 Reflection Team B Week one material has opened up my eyes to the things that I was apparently Oblivious to; about laws and the foundation in which they were birth. Also‚ how certain laws are carried out; and which individuals will benefit from the laws. My father has always stressed to my siblings and me the importance of knowing our rights. He felt that if we know what our rights are we can stop the constant cycle of people violating them.
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The article “The hegemonic copyright regime vs the sharing copyright users of music?” by Bart Cammaerts‚ expands on the idea of music becoming easily accessible through via internet‚ which creates conflict for music producers and the industry. This conflict arises due to the lack of funds these companies receive from consumers downloading songs online for free. Ownership within the music industry is gradually decreasing‚ and new copyright strategies must be found or businesses and artists within
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ASSIGNMENT 4 TASK 2: COPYRIGHT REPORT Unit 39 - The Sound and Music Industry GC5. Copyrighting and licensing are critical avenues for rewarding creative skills and achievements within the sound and music industry and securing the future development of new music. The PRS (Performing Arts Society) has been licensing music and collecting royalties on behalf of music creators since it started in 1914. In 2010 the PRS announced its 2009 financial results showing a £623 million revenue. The table
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essential ethical and legal prevention is Copyrights. It is considered as a protection from issues related to intellectual properties. Such Preventions is an assurance to many industries‚ from movie publishers‚ to computer software industries. In without copyright regulations‚ many businesses would be vulnerable to confidentiality‚ whether by competitors or consumers. These days‚ almost all things are copyrighted the moment they are written‚ and no copyright notice is required. This is a brief list
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Case Study: Vidding –Free Expression or Copyright Piracy? In this paper‚ I will be discussing whether Vidding is considered to be Free Expression or Copyright Piracy. I will also be discussing what effects if any‚ creating and uploading vis to the Internet and whether or not it is an expression of free speech or infringement on intellectual property. These views will include utilitarianism‚ rights‚ and justice. Copyright laws are in place to try to control the illegal act of piracy. According
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