intellectual property (IP)? Is it afforded the same protection in every country of the world? What laws currently protect it in the United States and Europe? Intellectual property is recognised as a protected asset in the United States. The U.S Copyright laws extend this privilege to the published word‚ including electronic formats. Fair use of copyrighted materials includes their use to support news reporting‚ teaching‚ scholarship‚ and a number of other related activities‚ so long as the use if
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Piracy’s real effect on music sales is difficult to accurately assess. In classical economics prices are determined by the combination of the forces of supply and demand‚ but the participators in the digital market do not always follow the usual motives and behaviors of the supply and demand system. First‚ the cost of digital distribution has decreased significantly from the costs of distribution by former methods. Furthermore‚ the majority of the filesharing community will distribute copies of music
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Facts surrounding the case: In 2012 Fox Broadcasting sued Dish Network for copyright infringement and breach of contract and filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to enjoin Dish from operating‚ distributing‚ selling‚ or offering Dish Anywhere‚ PrimeTime Anytime‚ AutoHop and any comparable features through the Hopper‚ a set-top box with digital video recorder(DVR) and video on demand capabilities. Dish Anytime allows consumers to view television content from their home set-top box with digital
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idea behind the idea of ‘copyright’ that protects a writer’s work from being copied‚ printed and distributed without his/her prior permission‚ through legal sanction. Book piracy comes under the broader spectrum of ‘copyright infringement’ which includes such creative fields like songs‚ films‚ software‚ etc. Though‚ it had existed from the end of the 15th century‚ when competing printers started to use unfair practices‚ thus far before anything even close to a copyright law has been adopted anywhere
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and manufacturing them in new products. Thereby‚ our society needs in a clear legal regulation of such legal institution as intellectual property rights. Intellectual property is usually divided into two branches‚ namely industrial property and copyright. The broad application of the term "industrial" is clearly set out in the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (Article 1 (3)): "Industrial property shall be understood in the broadest sense and shall apply not only to industry
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professors As we have read in our text‚ most businesses have a code of conduct established‚ if not a code of ethics. His professors are under the authority of the university and subject to such a code. One would hope that given it’s a university‚ infringement on intellectual property should be addressed there and consequences or course of action explained. I know LU has a code of honor as a Christian university and has a higher standard than most public universities. So‚ I did some research. I found
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except to the extent that such restrictions are expressly prohibited by law; (iii) rent‚ lease‚ loan‚ sublicense or distribute the Game‚ or offer it on a pay-per-play‚ coin-op or other for charge (or free) basis; (iv) use the Game to infringe the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of others in any way; (v) remove‚ circumvent‚ disable‚ damage or otherwise
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Repair- Reconstruction Doctrine is a fundamental doctrine prevalent mostly in USA and few other countries which holds that a purchaser of a patented product may ‘repair’ the product but may not ‘reconstruct’ it. This definition though looks simple on the face of it‚ yet it is one of the most controversial doctrine with regard to patent laws across the globe. This is because of the primary reason that‚ more often the two verbs namely: ‘repair’ and ‘reconstruction’ overlap. The challenge with regard
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Devyn Jones Tech Tools September 13‚ 2012 Plagiarism Essay Plagiarism has become a world problem in everyday life. There are many different kinds of plagiarism that people do everyday. It is a very bad thing to do because you could get in trouble for it. “Plagiarism is an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author ’s work as one ’s own‚ as by not crediting the original author” (Dictionary
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