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Canada Introduces More Pointless Legislation
On Wednesday, the Canadian government took advantage of a visit by Californian Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to give him notice of a new bill to combat Canadian movie piracy. The Canadian government has been unusually transparent about this, showing us all quite clearly that they are doing little more than bowing to American political pressure without thinking about what is best for Canadians.
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Copyright Infringement Essay
This essay is aimed to analyze what copyright infringement is, study its types and problems connected with copyright infringement. First of all let us find out how copyright infringement is defined. It is usually understood as the use of copyrighted material in a way that violates the exclusive rights of the author of the copyrighted material.
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YouTube In Trouble for 24 Television Show Postings
Google must be wondering what it has gotten itself into. YouTube is in trouble again after receiving a subpoena from Fox for posting episodes of the show 24.
To say that Fox executives must be unhappy is a slight understatement. Talk about stealing the winds out of the channel’s sails! One of the biggest nights for the show was pre-empted! Well, Fox isn’t taking the situation laying down.
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Protecting your Website's Images from Stealing: Is it Really Possible?
It is simply not possible to prevent someone from copying your website images. If someone is skilled and determined there's no way to stop them from abusing your website and your content. But there's still light in the end of the tunnel. You can use some semi-sophisticated techniques to limit the amount of people that can copy your website's images. Keep reading.
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Copyright Theft -- Internet Highway Robbery
Karri Hill learned the hard way not to trust a competitive web developer when it comes to copyright. She designed a proposal for a potential client and a few months later, saw her design online. Trouble was, she didn't receive any payment for it
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Why Copyrights Are Important
I learned a hard learned lesson by not copyrighting an e-book I wrote a few years ago. I can't say that I did not make a little bit of money before somebody stole my work, because I made around six thousand dollars off of one months work. But I wonder how much I could have made if I would have spotted the $35 for a United States Copyright.
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Copyright Is Dead! Long Live Copyright!
Infringement. File sharing. Piracy. Counterfeiting. Plagiarism.
Whatever you call it, the theft of copyrighted material is just about impossible to control in our ever-expanding, ever-increasing digital age. In fact, there is a widely held belief that technology has made copyright impossible to enforce.
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Copyright Basics for Songwriters
Should you copyright your song? If you're a songwriter, sooner or later you will probably have some questions about getting your material copyrighted. Since I've already been down this road before, you might be able to benefit from my experience.
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Copyright Notice - Not Required But Helpful
You’ll often see a copyright “notice” – the familiar © or the word
“copyright” with a date and name of the copyright owner - posted on
works of authorship. This copyright notice is no longer required for
copyright protection, but it may be a good idea to use it.
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Safeguards for Copyrighted Collective Works
Photographers often submit photos to publishers for inclusion in a book
or magazine. But what happens to the copyright for that photo? Does it
transfer to the publisher? What is the publisher allowed to do with the
copyright?
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Don't Sit On Your Copyright Infringement Claim!
When someone infringes your copyright, you have a limited time to make your claim. This is based on a legal principle called “statute of limitations.” If someone uses your photo without your permission, don’t sit on your claim.
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Lessons Learned - Register Your Copyright Before You Go To Court
Copyrights are created at the click of the shutter. But to enforce your rights in court for infringement claims, you must first register your copyright before you bring suit in federal court. Period. It doesn't matter when the infringement is committed or the registration is completed, you still must register before filing suit.
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