A) A paper on copyright violation 1. Give an outline of the attitudes to copyright violation and illegal downloading as presented in texts 1 and 3. In 2009‚ the three founders of The Pirate Bay (TPB) were convicted of contributory copyright infringement. They were sentenced between four months and one year in prison. In 2006‚ a Swedish prosecutor said‚ “TPB wasn’t guilty of “main” crimes – at best it aids and abets.” Therefore‚ according to Peter Sunde‚ this new conviction‚ which he contributes
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Copyright Learning Team Weekly Reflection LAW/421 Learning Team D Weekly Reflection Week three focused on copyright infringement‚ and the legal issues in cyberspace associated with copyright laws. Copyright infringement can be classified into three theories; direct‚ indirect‚ and vicarious. Direct is the most obvious form because the copyright owner can prove legal ownership of the work in question and that the infringer copied the work without permission. A facilitator in indirect theory
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very important. One of the key features of music is music copyright and what that means to the music industry. Defining what this means in the historical context is of great significance. Music and copyright is a vital aspect of the music industry. The question that remains‚ however‚ is what happens with motivation or intension when samples of music are not originally controlled in a larger network. Intellectual property rights such as copyright laws need to be met in the music industry in order for
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On October 12‚ 1998‚ Congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).It Prohibits the "circumvention" of any effective "technological protection measure" (e.g.‚ a password or form of encryption) used by a copyright holder to restrict access to its material. Expressly states that many valuable activities based on the "fair use" doctrine (including reverse engineering‚ security testing‚ and privacy protection and encryption research) will not constitute illegal "anti-circumvention" According
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Copyright Implications IT/236 January 17‚ 2011 [pic] A web designer or a novice needs to be very careful with copyright laws. The rules consist of five exclusive rights given to copyright owners under the Copyright Act. These laws are created and managed to prevent others from reproducing work or works created and owned by another person. No one can reproduce‚ publicly display the work‚ or distribute the work without the owner’s expressed permission. As a result‚ the web page author
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Copyright Laws on Computer Programs and Cyberspace Tort Computer programs and cyber space usage has become a major part of our every day lives. Nearly everyone has to use a computer at some point‚ and for some it may be an all day every day affair. This being the case‚ every one should be aware of the laws and boundaries of cyber space usage‚ copyright infringement on shareware‚ freeware‚ and computer software programs. Most of the main legal issues that relate to cyberspace can be listed
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Literacy is the ability to read and write[1]. The inability to do so is called illiteracy or analphabetism. Visual literacy includes in addition the ability to understand visual forms of communication such as body language‚[2] pictures‚ maps‚ and video. Evolving definitions of literacy often include all the symbol systems relevant to a particular community. Literacy encompasses a complex set of abilities to understand and use the dominant symbol systems of a culture for personal and community development
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all the features or parts are copied. In this case‚ because Halo 2 imitated Hallowed overall look and feel‚ it would be considered infringement. 3. Based only on the facts described above‚ could Trent and Xavier sue the makers of Halo 2 for copyright infringement? Why or why not? No Trent and Xavier could not sue the makers of Halo 2 because they could have no way of telling that Halo 2’s design started after Hallowed. Not only that‚ but since Halo 2 is a sequel to Halo 1‚ it is likely that
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downloaded worldwide. Six percent of that was illegal downloads‚ 600 million illegal downloads in just a three month period. Copyright infringement is one of the many horrible things that happens today and we need to come up with a better way to prevent it. There are many policies that are used to let a person know if they have downloaded something illegally‚ one of those is the Copyright Alert System (CAS). This lets content producers such as filmmakers and music producers connect to peer-to-peer networks
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Have you ever been to an old hole-in-the-wall restaurant or bar on karaoke night and sang your favorite Billboard hit? Well‚ I have. Did you know the music and lyrics you are singing with is an act of copyright infringement if not licensed by the publisher? In fact‚ even if the music is coming from an mp3 player containing songs downloaded from iTunes whereas you legally “purchased” the material‚ you still yet must be licensed‚ if rights are owned‚ to play for your restaurant and/or bar. Additionally
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