Copyright Laws‚ Napster and Personal Ethics Abstract: The current lawsuits against Napster have brought out new ethical issues surrounding the exchange of MP3s and copyrighted material on the Internet. This paper discusses the ethical case against those who participate in MP3 trading services such as Napster and suggests ethical alternatives to these services. The free exchange of CD-quality music in the form of MP3s has created quite a stir in the media in the past few years and has forced
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views held. 2.0 The Issue and background to the debate In the 1990’s as the technology of pirate CD’s developed quickly‚ compact disc piracy became a global problem. The term piracy is often used to describe the intentional violation of a copyright. Pirates not only trespass upon the rights of the artist involved‚ they also create dishonest competition at every level of the industry (Website administrator‚ 2009). Most of the time people in general think that music piracy is a small act and
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DBA Bluechristine99 v. John Wiley & Sons‚ Inc. (Docket No. 11-697) 568 U.S. __ (2013). The Respondent‚ John Wiley & Sons (“Wiley”)‚ brought a claim against Petitioner‚ Supap Kirtsaeng d/b/a Bluechristine99 (“Kirtsaeng”)‚ for violation of the Copyright Act‚ 17 U.S.C. Sections 101-810. Facts Kirtsaeng began as a legal case in U.S. District Court‚ New York‚ (2010) and culminated in a U.S. Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) ruling‚ March 13‚ 2013. Both the District Court and the 2nd District Federal appellate
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Commonwealth of Australia Copyright Act 1968 Notice for paragraph 1 35ZXA (a) of the Copyright Act 1968 Warning This material has been reproduced and communicated to you by or on behalf of the UniversityofWestern Sydney under Part VB of the Copyright Act 1968 (the Act). The material in this communication may be subj ect to copyright under the Act. Any further reproducti on or communication of thi s material by you may be the subj ect of copyright protecti on under the Act. Do not remove
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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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plagiarism. Copyright laws are put into place so that one cannot copy or reproduce another’s work without their permission. A person that obtains a copyright owns the right to control who makes copies and can even sell and license this right. A person may pay to buy this right and use your copyrighted material. There are distinctive guidelines as to what is and isn’t copyrightable and how to go about the process of copyrighting your idea or creative work. An example of a copyright law violation
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most people‚ DJ Earworm deserves to be credited for his work regardless of copyright and should not be sued for his creation of art. To begin with‚ DJ Earworm has the same right as anyone to use these pieces of music even though they are under copyright. As he mentions in the article‚ DJ Earworm believes that he follows the “U.S. Principle of Fair Use”(Morse) ; therefor‚ allowing him to not be attacked by the copyright of the songs. As long as he doesn’t benefit financially from these songs‚
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Lending a CD to a friend is ok. There isn’t infringement to copyrights‚ and the rights management system is not undermined when doing so. For instance manufactures decide the rules of with the digital media can be used. “In the Case of rights management systems‚ copyright owners determine the rules that are embedded into the technological controls. By implementing technical constraints on access to and use of digital information‚ a copyright owner can effectively supersede
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Intellectual Property Management (1100) Copyright‚ Piracy & Patenting in Germany and Pakistan Submitted to: Dr. Joachim Jakelski Submitted by: Syed Rehan Ahmed Christian Gross Date: 11.06.2013 1 1. Table of Contents 2. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 3 3. DEFINITION OF PATENT ................................................................................................ 3 4. PIRACY.
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Advancements in today’s technology have allowed users to access and use computer programs‚ movies‚ music and other 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
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