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The Digital Millennium Copyright Act Signed into law by President Clinton on October 28, 1998, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) "was the foundation of an effort by Congress to implement United States treaty obligations and to move the nation's copyright law into the digital age." ("Executive Summary DMCA Report") While this seems a valid description of the law, perhaps a more accurate interpretation lies in the following statement: "The DMCA is a piece of legislation rushed through

Copyright is a federally protected part of intellectual property that automatically regulates creative works of authors. Copyright laws began approximately around the 15th century in Europe. The cause for such regulations stems from infringement of creative works. These works fall into one of three main categories; music, visual works, and literary works. Copyright infringement highlights the need for copyright laws over creative works in music, art and writing, resulting in an ever changing

Violation of the Copyright Issues in the Motion Picture Industry Nanami Maruyama I. Introduction Motion picture industry is big business in the United States and global entertainment market. According to Statista research, it is predictable that the film entertainment business will create 35.3 billion U.S. dollars in revenue by 2019. Among studios, Buena Vista accomplished the most in 2016 it held the biggest piece of pie, around 26 percent, and produced the highest box office revenue, more than

obtain a copyright. Music has been around before anyone could obtain a copyright and when the invention of the computer came along it made it easier for someone to steal another artist's intellectual property with the help of the internet. This paper will cover what events have taken a big role in copyright protection for artist, the consequences if someone was to break the rules of a copyright which is called copyright infringement, and how will a copyright hold in the future. Were copyrights enacted

Kristen Hanmer IST735: Copyright for Information Professionals Professor Jill Hurst-Wahl Assignment 3 9 November 2014 File sharing is a widely-used process that allows users to download and upload different types of files and share them with other users either over the internet or on a specific network. Almost as soon as file sharing was introduced and gained popularity with the public it began to raise questions regarding copyright infringement, and the first major lawsuit to deal with file sharing

there was not a problem. The copyright laws of the United States provides for the artist to benefit from his/her intellectual property for a set period. Then the work goes into the public domain. However, this was not the case with Napster. The first problem was that they were allowing distribution of copyrighted work without permission or compensation to the artist. Second, it appears that they knowingly promoted their product once they were informed that copyright infringement was being practice

of the internet and social media on copyright laws? What is the impact of the internet and social media on copyright laws? Haley Leshko CGS-1000 March 10, 2017 Mr. Newfield WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF THE INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA ON COPYRIGHT LAWS? Introduction Copyright laws were established to protect the original work of individuals since 1709. At present only two acts are in effect today, the copyright Act of 1909 and 1976. (United States Copyright Laws) These works protect the individuals

is an important provision in the United States Code regarding businesses and transactions, especially in a rapidly expanding digital world. The development of technology and the Internet is impacting the interpretation of the first-sale doctrine. Additionally, the first-sale doctrine has created some conflict within the courts because of its ambiguity in regards to the international and digital markets. While there is a specific importation ban within the Copyright Act of 1976 in 17 U.S.C. § 602(a)

developed into appropriation art, and how copyright has changed over time. Thesis: This paper will discuss the specifics of copyright through fair use and appropriation art, how the laws have changed over the past 50 years, and its impact on the field. How the Laws Have Changed: I. Shift from publication to creation (public domain) -Art before 1978- the public standard -The copyright act of 1909 -Art created after 1978 II. Future of Copyright -Copyright Laws need to evolve to new technology

Copyright Name of the Student Name of the Institution Copyright The importance of copyright laws in the globalized and digital era cannot be gainsaid. The protection given to any form of creation is critical in ensuring that it is not abused by third parties (Atkinson, 2007). For example, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (the movie) is a Copyright Warner Brothers. In the event that Warner Brothers wants to release a new movie or produce a book on Harry Porter, they use copies