Copyright Laws And Its Impact On Intellectual Property Ownership

As one begins to grasp the concept of Schroth’s (2012) article The Plagiarism Plague, it is easy to identify the author’s dissatisfaction for plagiarism and the negative connotations he has for someone who is involved in this heinous offense. He initiates and summarizes his commentary with personal stories of how plagiarism has affected him. Schroth offers several solutions for the copyright issue that is upon us; he states, “the sanction for plagiarism must be at least an F on the paper, accompanied by a letter in the student's file to be consulted if it happens again, with the understanding that a second offense would mean expulsion.” Schroth was also sure to mention the collective approach necessary from all educators for his solution to be implemented. He believes the “policy will be effective only with leadership from the president and full cooperation from the faculty.” The writer goes on to explain how plagiarism has become an epidemic in this society and the effects of its prevalence thereof. Although plagiarism has become rampant in this society, it is still immoral and unethical. College students continue to plagiarize however, because they refuse to regard their education as a top priority and it has become culturally acceptable for people to falsify information without any serious penalties for their dishonesty.

In its beginning, the United States based its code of laws on the British Law (Moser & Slay, 2011, 16). Connecticut passed the first state copyright bill: an Act for the Encouragement of Literature and Genius in 1783 (Moser & Slay, 2011, 16). By 1786, twelve out of the thirteen states had passed copyright statutes. However, the fact that each state had its own copyright laws created inconsistency and inconvenience for enforcement from one state to another. A federal copyright law was necessary. On March 1783, the Continental Congress drafted the Constitutional Copyright Clause, which gave to the federal government the power to pass copyright laws (Moser & Slay, 2011, 17). The clause stipulated that the goal of the United States was to promote

2.3 Define the establishment of a copyright: Gives Congress the power to enact laws establishing a system of copyright in the United States.

Computer ethics are set of a good ethical principle that control the usage of computers. One of the basic ethic missed by numerous among computer ethics is violation of copyright issues. Plagiarism is one of the significant types of academic dishonesty which has always existed in education. For example, assignments submitted by students may turn out to be copied from associate students or could be taken over, in part or in whole, from existing published works. Also, break copyright and software theft. For example, throughout the society, it is well known that the illegal copying of copyrighted media (texts, music works, movies and software programs) is widespread. Furthermore, many people who engage in such activity do not consider themselves to be doing something that is immoral. Therefore, students and staff may have authorized access to computer resources, but then go on to use these resources improperly. They may have a school/library Internet account, or they may use computer system or computer network or computer software that is owned by the school, or they may use computerized services given by the school, and do too in a way that does not meet the school’s standards for proper use of that particular

The “Significant Use” of UPR resources/support/facilities by faculty is a key factor in the determination of ownership of patentable intellectual property under the terms and conditions of employment of all UPR campus/unit Employees.

A copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States to authors of original works of authorship. “Copyright law in the United States is based on the Copyright Act of 1976, a federal statute that went into effect on January 1, 1978,” according to FindLaw. FindLaw also states that, “Individual states cannot enact their own laws to protect the same rights provided by the Copyright Act. Original multimedia works are protected by Copyright.” Literary, dramatic, musical, artistic and certain other creative works are protected by Copyright Law. “Literary works include novels, nonfiction prose, poetry, newspaper articles and newspapers, magazine articles and magazines, computer software, software documentation and manuals, training manuals, catalogs, brochures, ads (text), and compilations such as business directories. Musical works include songs, advertising jingles, and instrumentals. Plays, operas, and skits are included under dramatic works. Pantomimes and choreographic works include ballets, modern dance, jazz dance, and mine works. Pictorial, graphic and sculptural works include maps, posters, photographs, paintings, drawings, graphic art, display ads, cartoon strips and cartoon characters, stuffed animals, statues, and works of fine art. Motion pictures and other audiovisual works include movies, documentaries, travelogues, training films and videos, television shows, television ads and interactive multimedia works. Included in sound recording are

The Copyright Act prevents the unauthorized copying of a work of authorship. The creator of the work owns all copyright interest in the work. If two people create a song then that song would be a joint work which both people own copyright to that song. For a work to be protected by copyright law it must be original. The Copyright law originated with the United States Constitution in Article 1 Section 8. The Congress enacts Copyright Laws.

Higher education and intellectual property go hand in hand but not always easily. With the development of sophisticated online learning systems, copyright has become a larger and more complicated issue. Faculty members struggle to keep up with the demands of providing scholarly materials to their students while at the same time respecting the rights of the author. This article focuses on the faculty-created resources caught up in this intellectual storm, and attempts to clarify the issues by first introducing us to copyright law in a face to face classroom and an online one. It examines a survey taken by faculty members about ownership. It introduces the complications of providing materials for a MOOC. And finally, looks at policies

In order to understand the concept of copyright infringement first we need to know about intellectual property and laws that are under intellectual property. Intellectual property is the property that is the invention or a creative work by one’s own idea or knowledge. There is law that protects this intellectual property by giving some restrictions to the persons who use it; these laws are called copyright laws. When a person who is using the creative work of another person and when that person crosses any limit and opposes copyright law, then it is called copyright infringement. Some cases that are considered as

If I post a poem on my Facebook site and someone cuts and pastes it on their site is that a case for stealing my intellectual property?

Counterfeit, piracy, bootleg, or stealing, these are some of the many terms associated with the unauthorized dissemination and distribution of copyrighted music. For over five decades, the music industry in the United States has had to grapple with the effects of such activity. The Copyright Act of 1909 was the first granting exclusive rights to copyrighted music. The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works was created in 1886 and governs international copyrights. As technology evolved, the music industry was altered in profound ways. Globalization has created a smaller world where information and goods are shared at a pace faster than ever

Over two centuries ago Congress enacted the first copyright law with the intent that it would allow authors and creators of works to be the sole profiters and exclusive rights holders over their work for a specified time. After the specified period of time ended, the works would pass into ownership of the general public. Since the Copyright Act of 1790, copyright laws have continued to evolve and still struggle to keep up with an ever changing, fast paced society. With the use of the World Wide Web and the ease of downloading, copying, and file sharing increasing, copyright holders in the United States and those with vested interested in copyright laws are calling for changes to be made to copyright laws. In more recent years, additional concerns with online copyright laws have arisen, leading some to call for stricter laws, while others are calling for more lenient laws, and questions on the legality of the laws continue to surface.

Protecting your IP can come with a cost, this will all depend of which path you are taking to protect your work, for example if you are working to protect a design there will be fees involved, once paid you can safely

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Intellectual property is critical to many companies in order to foster innovation and boosting their revenues. Many industries rely on the protection of patents, trademarks and copyrights as they are valuable assets for companies’ success. By protecting intellectual properties, it ensures that the original owner reaps full benefits from his/her ideas, features, products and creations.