that manufacture the digital media‚ even you as the person downloading the content will have consequences. If the demand for a product is high the price for such product does not have to be high. Thus‚ if I along with many others download my favorite artist’s song the consequences ripple far past the wealthy record companies. The fans willing to pay will have a higher cost because demand is not reflected accurately. The companies that develop products to create this digital media will have fewer
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relatively new to the world of music. Since its debut‚ there have been many legal‚ moral‚ and stylistic arguments over how to deal with both artists that choose to use samples‚ and the artists who’s music is being sampled. After watching the movie Copyright Criminals‚ I full heartedly disagree with the following thesis: “The current licensing system for sampling ensures fair compensation to musical creators.” Clyde Stubblefield‚ also known as the “Funky Drummer” of James Brown’s band‚ is the perfect
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Assignment 2 – Research Essay Many say the current copyright laws in Australia are not adequate for a digital age. Do you agree with this point of view‚ and explain the academic research which leads you to this conclusion. Discuss two examples of copyright law which you believe are no longer relevant in a digital age and provide evidence for the changes you would propose‚ by analysing current media reports and supporting research? The way a person writes‚ learns‚ gathers information‚ purchases
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range of resources relating to issues surrounding academic dishonesty and copyright infringement cases on university campuses. Traditional thought has placed considerable blame for an increase in these cases over the last ten years on the evolution of technology. Close examination of the literature shows that technology has helped to ease a student’s ability to commit acts of academic dishonesty and infringe copyright laws but has not been the sole reason behind acts. Instead a lack of understanding
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JUDGMENT18/08/1978 BENCH: FAZALALI‚ SYED MURTAZA BENCH: FAZALALI‚ SYED MURTAZA SINGH‚ JASWANT PATHAK‚ R.S. CITATION: 1978 AIR 1613 1979 SCR (1) 218 1978 SCC (4) 118 ACT: Infringement of a copyright in a play in a film-What are the tests-Whether copyright can be claimed in a theme. Suit for damages for infringement of a copyright-What are the principles. HEADNOTE: The appellant-plaintiff is a playwright‚ dramatist and producer of stage plays. The appellant had written and‚ produced a number of plays. The subject
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1.What is the copyright? Copyright is like a legal which is used to protect the original creators’ rights. It is one expression of the intellectual property. 2. What is the intellectual property? Intellectual property is the vast legal concept which is used to preserve the creators’ profits. Not only the material product‚ but also includes the immaterial product. Such as the melody‚ computer games and music. 3. Copyright works in Australia We do not need to register copyright. Because there
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Copyright and Other Issues Regarding Digital Media and the Internet In the old days when you wanted to buy your favorite artist’s new album you would head to your local record store to buy it. The artists and record label would each get a cut of the profits. But today more music fans are opting for 99 cent downloads or streaming free music on-line. Obtaining a new track or album is just a click away with iTunes‚ subscription services like Spotify‚ free Internet streaming sites like Pandora‚ or
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The Law of copyright is an automatic right and a property right also known as intellectual property and arises whenever an individual or company creates a piece of work. In order for this piece of work to qualify for copyright the work has to be original and display an amount of labour‚ skill and judgement. Work that expresses the idea in a physical and obtainable form can be protected‚ however an idea alone cannot The law of copyright first originated in the United Kingdom from a concept of common
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© © © Copyright Law © © © ➢ Copyright law comes from 17 U.S.C. §101 et. Seq. ➢ Nature of copyright law • Purpose of copyright law: o to stimulate the creation and dissemination of as many works of authorship as possible‚ in order to benefit the public. o To promote progress of science and the useful arts (science refers to © and useful arts deals with patents). o “To promote the Progress of Science and the Useful Arts‚ by
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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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