The U.S. copyright office defines copyright as a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States to the authors of “original works of authorship‚” including literary‚ dramatic‚ musical‚ artistic‚ and certain other intellectual work. This protection is available to authors of both published and unpublished works. A person can copyright a book‚ article‚ screenplay‚ movie‚ play‚ dance choreography‚ a work of art such as a painting‚ sculpture‚ blueprints and architectural designs‚ as well
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DEPARTMENT OF LAW LAW AND SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS (LAW135) COPYRIGHT LAW IN BOTSWANA: HOW FAR DOES THE GOVERNMENT GO TO ENFORCE THE LAW NAME: SAMUEL BOKANG PLAATJIE 201002810 SUPERVISOR: DR REKHA KUMAR DATE OF SUBMISSION: TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 3 ABSTRACT 3 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 4 Aims 4 Objectives 4 METHODOLOGY 5 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY 6 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 7 CHAPTER THREE 8 ROLES OF AUTHORITIES 8 Botswana Police Service 8 Customs
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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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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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Copyright Implications Paper Jason Henshall IT/236 April 1‚ 2015 Daniel Liu Title of Paper Copyrighted material is a big deal. You must get permission from the people who own the material that you are wanting to use for yourself. Depending on the material that you are trying to use‚ you can get away with it by citing the material to where you got it. When you copyright material‚ like a picture‚ quote‚ etc.‚ it means that the material has an owner. The owner has the rights to that material that
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REFERENCES Anderson‚ James M.‚ Je§rey R. Kling‚ and Kate Stith‚ ìMeasuring Interjudge Sentencing Disparity: Before and after the Federal Sentencing Guidelines‚îJournal of Law and Economics‚ 1999‚ 42‚ 271ñ298. Becker‚ Gary‚ ìCrime and Punishment: an Economic Approach‚î Journal of Political Economy‚ 1968‚ 76‚ 169ñ217. Block‚ Michael K. and Vernon E. Gerety‚ ìSome Experimental Evidence on Di§erences Between Student and Prisoner Reactions to Monetary Penalties and Risk‚î Journal of Legal Studies
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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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VISUAL COMMUNICATION VISUAL RHETORIC What is Visual Communication? What is Metaphor? The representation of a person‚ place‚ thing‚ or idea that suggests a particular association or point of similarity. How does bad design make you feel? What do you liken it to? What is Metaphor? The representation of a person‚ place‚ thing‚ or idea that suggests a particular association or point of similarity From Makeness.com: “I hate bad design. It’s like an itch I can’t scratch. It litters
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COMPUTER LITERACY: TODAY AND TOMORROW* Mark Hoffman‚ Jonathan Blake Department of Computer Science and Interactive Digital Design CL-AC1‚ Quinnipiac University 275 Mt. Carmel Avenue Hamden‚ CT 06518 Mark.Hoffman@quinnipiac.edu; Jonathan.Blake@quinnipiac.edu ABSTRACT Computing and technology departments often offer service courses in Computer Literacythat provide the entire academic communitywiththe opportunityto develop skills in the use of computers. These courses have been around for
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INDIAN COPYRIGHT ACT‚ 1957 INDIAN COPYRIGHT ACT‚ 1957 CHAPTER I Preliminary [4th June‚ 1957] An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to copyright. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows: 1. Short title‚ extent and commencement. -(1) This Act may be called the Copyright Act‚ 1957. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) It shall come into force on such date2 as the Central Government may‚ by notification in the Official Gazette‚ appoint.
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