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The Beginner's Guide to Understanding Copyright InfringementCopyright infringement is defined by the jurisdiction -- the United States of America has different copyright laws than the United Kingdom, or Australia, or Russia, or even China.
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Plagiarizing Can Be a Death Sentence for WritersAll writers of original works are concerned with plagiarism. Copyright Laws against plagiarism protect copyright holders from having their works plagiarized.
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Copyright Infringement Cases Can Teach Us to Obey Copyright LawsBy studying a few of these copyright infringement cases, you can get a better idea of what is, and what is not, acceptable use of copyrighted works.
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Why You Must Obey Movie Copyright Laws in the Digital AgeMany people have pursued the hobby of downloading movies and songs on the Internet and sharing them with their friends and family online. However, this is direct violation of U.S. copyright laws.
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The Programmer's Guide to Understanding the Software Copyright ActThe Software Copyright Act, better known as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, has given software developers more power to protect their works.
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The Copyright Law Act of 1976 is Still Relevant in Today's Digital AgeThe Copyright Law Act states the rights of copyright owners, the doctrine of the Fair Use copyright laws, and it changed the term life of copyrights.
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Understanding International Copyright Laws for Software ProgrammersIs there one governing law for international software copyright?
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Understanding Software Copyright LawsSoftware copyright laws are among the most difficult to enforce among the masses.
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How to Copyright and Patent Your SoftwareCopyrighting software doesn't offer the protection that many people hope it will. The idea of software and anything about the finished product that wasn't available in a tangible (visible) form isn't protected by copyright.
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How to Copyright Your Music to Protect Your Future RoyaltiesMany musicians confuse copyrighting music with registering music; these are two different things. According to the law in the United States, once you have written or recorded your music in a permanent form, it is automatically copyrighted.
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How to Use Copyrighted Music LegallyFree copyright music is often mistaken with free public domain music or music in which the copyright has expired. A copyright is in place for the lifetime of the author plus 70 years.
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How Does Music Copyright Infringement Affect Me?Music copyright infringement happens all around us every day, by people downloading music from their favorite social networking site to the guy who's reselling MP3s.
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The Musician's Guide on How to Copyright MusicMusic is copyrighted as soon as you present it in a fixed form. It doesn't matter whether that fixed form is written sheet music or a recording.
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The Programmer's Guide to Understanding Software PatentsUnlike copyrights, patents are not automatically granted to applicants and can take a while to be approved.
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An Inventor's Guide to Understanding Patents and Copyright LawsPatents and copyright laws give the inventor the exclusive rights to the invention. No one else can produce the invention for a set period of time under patent and copyright law.
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Everything You Need to Know About a Copyright LawyerCopyright lawyers deal with many different subjects such as Internet law, intellectual property, patents and trademarks, and of course, your copyright laws.
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What is Copyright Infringement?Although copyright laws change from one jurisdiction to another, knowing the basic rules of copyright infringement will ensure you're following the proper rules of engagement when you create your works.
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What is Fair Use Copyright Law?The Fair Use copyright law enables people to use portions of material that is copyrighted for the purposes of criticism or as commentary.
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What is International Copyright Law?International conventions and treaties have done a lot to protect owners of copyrights around the world. With the world seemingly becoming smaller every day, the United States took a look at its stance on the European copyright treaty known as the Berne Convention.
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How to Avoid Copyright InfringementThanks to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and many other organizations, we have the ability to use others' works -- as long as we use it under Fair Use laws.
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What is Music Copyright Law?With the popularity of the Internet, many people are violating music copyright law and do not even know it.
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Copyright Infringement Lawsuits Affect Individuals and BusinessesA copyright infringement lawsuit can occur for any number of reasons: someone using a song in a podcast or radio program, a writer "borrowing" information from another work, copying video or mp3 off the Internet without permission (or sometimes, even to another CD or DVD).
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What is U.S. Copyright Law?The US Copyright Law grants rights to individuals for the works they create. The US Copyright Act of 1790 has changed over the years. The current basis of US copyright law is based on the Copyright Act of 1976.
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Why Are People Accused of Copyright Infringement?When you hear about people caught of copyright infringement, many different things can happen to them. First, copyright infringement is both a civil and criminal crime, so people caught of copyright infringement are likely to get both sued and tried in criminal court.
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Music Copyright Law, Infringement and ExpirationThe expiration date on your copyrighted music isn't something you have to worry about, at least not in your lifetime. The music that you've written is copyrighted the moment you've put it onto paper or recorded it.