Copyright Laws Should Not Apply To the Web Copyright laws are used to protect the unauthorized access of information by people that may not have legal permission to access such data. Use of these laws on written materials has proven effective over a long time, but the use of these laws on web content is ineffective. Copyright laws put a lot of limitation when used on content on the web. Use of copyright laws on web content limits quality and general freedom of those willing to use the information. This paper, therefore, provides arguments as to why copyright right laws should not be applied on the web due.
Demerits of Copyright on the web Unlike written material, web materials have a lot of related information in different locations. These data relationships will mean a large inconvenience in case copyright protects any piece of information. Different websites that use the same information will be affected, and it will not just be a single copy of the data that will be made unavailable. This will, therefore, cause more inconvenience than it would if the information was in print. Having information copyrighted will also be a big challenge because it is in possession of several independent clients at the same time. Moreover, these different owners of the same information present it to their clients in different ways, which could cause
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Some information uses, like citing written material, for instance, cannot be limited by copyright laws. Citing a written material from the internet is universally acceptable, and therefore copyright laws cannot control access to these resources (Samuel 775). Direct quotation of text is also common practice on the internet; this, if correctly referenced then the user gets full access to the information without any limitations. Any copyright laws covering such material will then have no effects on the user of the data, making copyright laws even more ineffective when used on the
Many countries have adopted a fair usage policy within their copyright laws, ‘Fair dealing’ in United Kingdom law, ‘fair dealing’ in Canada and the ‘United States doctrine of fair use’ to name just a few. The purpose of these policies is to give exception to copyright infringement laws when information has been copied for the purposes of non-commercial research or study, or for the reporting of current events. A document published by the UK intellectual property office: ‘Exceptions to Copyright Law - Research’, states: “The law already permitted limited copying of some types of copyright material, such as books, for non-commercial research or genuine private study. The law has now changed so that all types of copyright works are covered.” The document explains that the amount being copied is limited by the legal application of “fair dealing” and copying the whole work would not constitute as ‘fair dealing’ in this case a licence or paid subscription would be needed. However, according to Section 108 of the Copyright Act, in The USA, it is possible to obtain a whole piece of work from your library, however, certain conditions apply.
In our modern society almost every online act is a freedom of a citizen or a professional expression. Some content is stored and kept safe amongst small groups and some is made publicly available. Yet all acts can generate transactional information which can be viewed by many other parties over the web. This m...
Copyright, in its first form, was first introduced in 1710 with a British statute of Anne. Since this time copyright laws have changed to remain current, and have grown into an international agreement by many countries around the globe.
The evolution of the Internet started from the department of defense's project, and rapidly distributed to world wide. With the rise of the Internet age comes with the benefits and the concerns. Because of the easeness to communicate information and displaying data, the first amendment needs to be applied to this communication channel. How are we using and communicating information without offending and harm others? Since the evolution of the Internet, there has been acts from Congress to regulate the use the Internet such as the Communications Decency Act in 1996 and the Child Online Protection Act in 1998. These acts aim to forbid Internet users from displaying offensive speech to users or exposing children of indecent materials. The Internet raises other issues that people might have. The biggest and most debatable topic is the privacy issue. Is the Internet a safe place to protect personal information such as financial information, medical data, etc…? Some people who are computer literate or at least with some experience in software and technology would not trust to release the information on the web or at random sites . As a matter of fact, any unknown or small vendor on the web would have difficulty getting many customers to do business online. Big vendors such as Amazon would want to secure their network infrastructure to protect the users information, so that their server would not be hacked. However, even this style of protecting personal information is not enough. The users demand further protection such as ensuring their information is not being sold to other vendors for misuse, or spam the users mailbox with soliticing.
As the Internet has become more widely recognized and used by people all over the world, it has brought a new medium in which information can very easily be broadcast to everyone with access to it. In 1995 there was a projected 26 million Internet users, which has grown to almost 300 million today. One major problem with this is that everyone represents different countries and provinces which have different outtakes on certain types of freedom of speech as well as different laws about it. This proposes a new type of law that would need to be written in order to determine whether or not something is illegal on the Internet. A person in one country can express what they want to, but that expression may be illegal in another country and in this situation whose laws are to be followed? What I propose to do accomplish in this paper is to discuss the freedom of speech laws of the United States of America and those of France, China, and Canada. I will examine what about them is similar and what about them is different. The bringing of the Internet has brought many new types of businesses as well as ways in order to communicate with the world, but as with each new endeavor or invention, there needs to be a way in order to govern its use and policies. There must also be ways in order to punish those not following the new laws and policies of use, since that the country that the person is in may allow what they did, but it may not be allowed on the Internet or in a different country. In other words, there is the need for international laws governing the Internet.
The internet has been one of the most influential technological advancements of the twenty-first century. It is in millions of homes, schools, and workplaces. The internet offers not only a way of communicating with people around the world, but also a link to information, shopping, chatting, searching, and maps. This freedom to be anyone and to "go" anywhere right from the comfort of home has become a cherished item. However, there is always a down side to every up. Because of the freedom to post anything and access anything on the internet, the issue of regulation has arisen; for example, what should and should not be allowed on the internet? Who has the right to regulate this space that we cherish for its freedom?
This article mainly focuses on the ethics and its importance in the daily life and the need of the ethics to the individual and to the society. It mainly focuses on the ethical theories; consequence based theory, duty based theory, contract based theory and character based theory and how these theories are implemented for the copyright infringement i.e. the free access of the copyright material. It explains all the four types of theories in detail with examples and how these are implemented for the given topic. The modern ethical approach has been given based on the four ethical theories and the recommendations based on the outcome of the four theories. It is followed by the conclusion and the references.
Piracy is a form of theft. Specifically, it refers to the unauthorized copying or use of intellectual property. Intellectual property is knowledge or expression that is owned by someone. There are three major types of intellectual property: 1) creative works, including music, written material, movies, and software, which are protected by copyright law; 2) inventions, which are protected by patent law; and 3) brand-name products, which are protected by trademarks. Many of the issues surrounding piracy have to do with the difference between intellectual property and physical property. A CD, for example, is a piece of physical property, but the songs on the CD are intellectual property. A customer in a record store can purchase a CD, but someone else still owns, or more precisely, has the copyright to the songs on the CD.
Art should not be censored because it restrains people from expressing themselves along with the audience understanding their view. Art is a expression and a feeling, not an object or something that can be shut down. Censoring of art is censoring of feeling, and censoring how people express that feeling is a violation of the First Amendment. Censorship is to block or prohibit something from being viewed, said, etc. It is not allowing certain thing/
The Internet provides a gateway for an individual to speak freely and anonymously without being targeted to what he or she said. With this said, one of the biggest issues concerning the Internet today is freedom of speech. The issue of free speech on the Internet has been a topic of discussion around the world within the past years. It is a unique communication medium and is powerful than the traditional media[2]. Because the Internet can not be compared equally to other mediums of communication, it deserves the utmost freedom of speech protection from the government. The restriction of speech on the Internet takes away from individual's rights and freedom from experiencing the Internet's benefits and uses. Information found on the Internet is endless and boundless and this poses the question, "should the government be allowed to regulate the information and content being transmitted or posted online?"
As educators, a partial grasp or half-hearted embrace of copyright and fair use laws is not enough. Now is the time to teach students how to creatively yet legally take advantage of the plethora of resources at their fingertips through the Internet. Web 2.0 tools are becoming increasingly popular in post-secondary education, and this generation of students is likely to “produce a significant amount of content” over the course of their educational career (Diaz, 2010, p61). These students must know what rights they have to this content they have created, as well as be confident that all the resources they have incorporated along the way have been incorporated ethically.
Sieminski, Paul. (2014, January 17) Corporations Abusing Copyright Laws Are Ruining the Web for Everyone. Wired.com. Retrieved from http://www.wired.com/opinion/2014/01/internet-companies-care-...
Accessing the cyberspace is the first right should be granted in order to have privilege of and exercise the rest of the human rights on the internet. The internet has a very big impact in people’s life and what they have become today, especially with all the opportunities this medium provide for them to exercise their basic human rights. It has allowed the freedom of many voices to be heard in ways that was merely impossible before this revolution. Not only it has given people the rights to express and associate, but also the right to education as it allows to access many educational materials. In fact, accessing this virtual place has become a necessity to fulfill many other human rights including the right to work, and the right to take part in country’s government. Therefore, internet access should be a public right that ensure information and internet accessibility, usability, and availability for all people regardless of gender, place, and income.
The two main areas of intellectual property law which have been greatly affected, if not completely transcended by the advent of the internet age are the law related to copyright and trademarks. As noted by the Bureau of WIPO, the internet has been described as the world’s biggest copy machine . The internet enables one to make instantaneous copies of same quality. Unlike before when the copies were to be faxed or couriered, now the internet allows one to send unlimited copies within a few minutes. Similarly, the creation of domain names, websites, links on the internet raise a host of questions relating to the use of names which are registered trademarks in the traditional environment. In this paper however the main point of focus will be the use of internet and the adverse effects it has on the subject matter of trademarks and the registered users of such marks. Over the last decade, the crime of cybersquatting has risen exponentially. In this day and age of e- commerce the internet serves as a viable platform on which buyers and sellers interact with each other. Hence further highlighting the special role occupied by the internet in regard to being a virtual market which is limitless and reaches its customers irrespective of geographical boundaries. A trademark can be understood to be the ultimate culmination of a tangible form of ‘goodwill’. This is a mark or indication which essentially serves to distinguish the goods of one producers from those of another’s. Trademarks include in its definition any word, name, symbol, configuration, device, shape of goods, packaging, combination of colours which are chosen by a proprietor so as to enhance identification in the eyes of its customers. Trademark...
Copyright is a protection for authors, composers or artists and other creators who create innovative idea base work. Copyright law is important because of its role to protect the interests of the creator, while allowing others to gain access to it legally. It designed to make sure that creators receive appropriate rights for their own ideas and creativity, and to promote artistic creativity by protecting the creator.