COPYRIGHT PROTECTION IN NIGERIA You would recall that in my last article‚ I stated that there is no centralized system of registering copyright in Nigeria. I stated that a “work” which is the subject not the copyright need not be registered before it can be protected under the law. In the process of patenting an invention‚ I came across a process known as copyright notification and I think it is important that I share it with you (You are probably wondering what Patent registration has to do with
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Zigkeyeah Collier CMST-223 Kovalcheck December 2‚ 2010 Originality‚ Imitation‚ and Copyright “He who imitates must have a care that what he writes be similar‚ not identical”- Petrach‚ Le familiari‚ XXIII (14thc) The foundation of the copyright law is built on the principle and idealistic American value of originality. Recognized as a Western ideal and value in the 18th century‚ originality is culturally constructed and accepted‚ but not truly defined‚ as an aspect of a created
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which publishers exploit song copyrights and the way in which this has changed over the past 60 years. It is important to define what is meant by copyright and its role within the industry. The Performing Right Society website states: “Copyright protect original literary‚ dramatic‚ musical and artistic works. It allows an original work to be considered a property that is owned by somebody. When a song or piece of music is written‚ the person who wrote it owns the copyright and therefore has the right
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Protection For Designs: Copyright Too Expensive to Afford? ------------------------------------------------- L. Linda Beatrice ------------------------------------------------- IV Year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY BANGALORE Contents Introduction 3 The Origin of Design and Copyright 4 Design Protection: Its Rationale and Incidents 6 Doctrine of Separability: Unity of Art and Theory of Disocciation 6 The Overlap 8 Its genesis and treatment 8 A
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Sherwin_Galley_7.11_FINAL (Do Not Delete) 7/12/2013 4:33 PM TWO HALVES OF THE COPYRIGHT BARGAIN: DEFINING THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN COPYRIGHT SHERWIN SIY* In her presentation‚ Professor Katyal discussed the fact that copyright allows the creation of a private property right in order to promote the public good.1 This “copyright bargain” is enshrined in the Constitution; in order to meet the ultimate aim of promoting the “Progress of Science and useful Arts‚” the public will subsidize authors
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Music Business Music Technology & Production Year 3 K00121700 Case Study Ronan Mitchell Abstract Copyright Law is an important entity within the music industry. It protects the owner of authorship from infringement. Infringement arises when the copyright owner’s work is used without their consent. Although sounds cannot be copyrighted‚ some cases have shown that the argument of copyrighting one’s voice can sometimes hold weight in a court of law. Singer Tom Waits sued
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A. Background of the Study Tardiness has already become a habit of the high school students of Manresa school. Most of them come to school‚ attend their classes and scheduled appointments not on time. They all have their own reasons; traffic‚ working slow‚ waking up late‚ etc. Most of the students in Manresa School‚ are even residents of BF Homes. Some are even residing in the Manresa Village‚ and still‚ they are arriving late. They are residents who have been probably living in the village
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Pirate Bay and Copyright Infringement Introduction: Copyright infringement is a violation of the creators’ works in art‚ science‚ and invention. Copyright infringement by definition is the un-authorization or the non-prohibited use of works covered by copyright laws. The infringement violates the copyright owner’s exclusive rights for the work. This includes the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work‚ or to make derivative works from such original works. Illegal distribution of
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The implications in which a company needs to gain control of food and crops is money and connections such as experts in advertising to gain people to give them the right to do so.A company is a commercial Company and in order for a commercial to even get close to gaining such power they need money. If a company wants to become successful than they need to invest some money into the company. A great example of this is the international company Monsanto’s. Monsanto’s is a patent company. According
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Safety Association‚ sobriety checkpoints are considered legal in the state of New York. Such checkpoints are upheld in the state under the federal Constitution. As a result of such stops‚ many motorists across the state are charged with suspicion of drunk driving. In order to protect themselves‚ and avoid unnecessary arrests‚ it behooves New York drivers to understand their rights when stopped at DWI checkpoints. Responding to questioning Upon stopping at sobriety checkpoints‚ drivers are frequently
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