BOOK OF COPYRIGHT LAW RATIONALE OF COPYRIGHT PROTECTIONWhat is copyright?Copyright is a right given by the law to creators of literary‚ dramatic‚ musical and artistic works and producers of cinematograph films and sound recordings. In fact‚ it is a bundle of rights including‚ inter alia‚ rights of reproduction‚ communication to the public‚ adaptation and translation of the work. There could be slight variations in the composition of the rights depending on the work. Why should copyright be protected
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PIRACY IN SOMALIA AND ITS INTERNATIONAL IMPLICATIONS In the past few years‚ pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia have received a great deal of public attention. According to the London-based International Maritime Bureau‚ there has been an “unprecedented increase” in Somali pirate activity in the first 9 months of 2009. Until September this year 147 incidents were reported off the Somali coast and in the Gulf of Aden (separating Somalia and Yemen)‚ compared with 63 for the same period
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MGT 440 International Buisness Name of the case: Global Software Piracy Prepared by: xxxx Date 16-03-2010 Executive Summary: This case is taking software piracy under the light that explained at the end of the third chapter of the book International Business environments and operations by Daniels in the 11th edition. Software piracy is the mislicensing‚ unauthorized reproduction and illegal distribution of software‚ whether for business or personal use. When someone copies software
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Table of Contents 1.0 Freedom of Expression: Introduction.......................................................................... pg. 1 2.0 Controlling Access to Information on the Internet.....................................................…pg. 2 2.1 Case: Communication Decency Act 2.2 Case: Child Online Protection Act 2.3 Case: Internet Filtering 2.4 Case: Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 2.5 Ethical Dilemma and Group Conclusion 3.0 Anonymity on the Internet 3.1 Ethical
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Foreign Language Elective Preferences of High School Students of St. Scholastica’s Academy Marikina _____________________________________________ A Research Paper Presented to The Faculty of High School Department St. Scholastica’s Academy Marikina ___________________________________________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in English 4 ___________________________________________________ Submitted by 08 Micah Buela 10 Maikee Capati 13 Pauline Chan 18 Melissa Despojo
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Let’s begin: 1. Acid Test: Meaning - Acid test proves the effectiveness of something. Example - I practiced hard at the dance sessions but the acid test will come when the master will assess our solo performances. 2. Cut the ground from under feet : Meaning - When you cut the ground from under someone’s feet‚ you do something which weakens their position. Example - When team India hit more than 350 runs in the ODI‚ they cut the ground from under the opponent’s feet. 3. Chase your tail: Meaning - Spending
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Mass Media Law and the Problem of Copyright The Law of Mass Media Media law in general is an area of the law which covers media communications of all sorts and sizes. Specialists in this field may work for individual companies‚ handling legal issues which come up in the course of doing business. They can also work for organizations which provide advocacy to people who run afoul of the law‚ or have private practices with consulting services and other forms of legal assistance available to clients
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in the last 20 years‚ and‚ under US and various foreign governments‚ are explicitly illegal due to the use of a copyrighted logo. But logos‚ name brands‚ and signature prints are the only elements of designer fashions that the US protects under copyright law. Patents are only granted to works that separate beyond their purpose of serving as clothing. Stores like Zara are producing not only replica bags without logos‚ but identical garments in shape‚ texture‚ color‚ and cut for up to a 98% cheaper
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multimedia for which they have not purchased. Technological advancements are coming along at such a quick pace that the enforcement of copyright laws cannot keep pace. Music piracy exploded in the late 1990’s and caused groups such as the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to crack down on companies such as Napster that provided that provided free music downloads. The number of lawsuits against individuals who illegally download music has escalated to the point that people are now
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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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