| As you're creating something, you may
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| | that almost 30 percent of software is
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| wonder what copyright infringement
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| | pirated in the United States of America.
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| actually is. It's necessary, if you're
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| | This means they think 30 percent of the
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| creating a work -- albeit written,
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| | software on your computer is illegal.
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| musical, videos, software or some other
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| | However, copyright holders have good
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| form -- that you know the definition of
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| | reason to worry that we're violating
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| copyright infringement. This issue is
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| | their rules: the number of suspects
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| very complicated, and not very easily
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| | referred to the United States attorneys
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| spelled out in plain English.
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| | with an intellectual property lead
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| Copyright infringement is defined by the
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| | increased twenty six percent in the
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| jurisdiction -- the United States of
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| | period between 2002 and 2004 -- and this
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| America has different copyright laws than
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| | number is rising. Copyright infringement
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| the United Kingdom, or Australia, or
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| | statistics are difficult to come by, but
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| Russia, or even China. Because of this
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| | it's plain to see it's affecting every
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| fact, you should first, before anything
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| | aspect of intellectual copy.
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| else, check the laws in your jurisdiction
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| | Copyright infringement statistics show a
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| (country, city and province) before using
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| | lot of violations in pirating software
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| something that isn't in the public
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| | and music. Many unsuspecting people, from
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| domain.
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| | college students to thirty-something
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| For our definition of copyright
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| | professionals, download music on a
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| infringement, works in the public domain
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| | consistent basis, and often it's not
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| aren't copyrightable. Works that aren't
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| | downloaded legally. Often times, someone
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| copyrightable include ideas, works that
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| | will download a song off a MySpace or
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| aren't eligible (150 years-old documents,
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| | YouTube page, without giving thought to
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| or older -- think Beethoven and
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| | who owns the copyright and if it's legal
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| Frankenstein), data that isn't
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| | for them to have it.
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| categorized in a creative way (this could
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| | Copyright infringement statistics,
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| be a database, such as a phone book or
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| | brought to us by the music recording
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| other publicly-accessible data), or items
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| | industry, would have us believe that
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| that the owners have specified creative
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| | online infringement is seriously hurting
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| commons copyrights.
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| | the recording industry. Statistics also
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| As you can see, copyright law is rather
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| | show that many people are downloading
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| complicated. Wikipedia.org gives us the
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| | games off the Internet. With the litany
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| definition of copyright infringement as:
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| | of games available to us -- from complete
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| "Copyright infringement (or copyright
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| | alternate worlds such as World of
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| violation) is the unauthorized use of
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| | Warcraft to the more mainstream "The
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| material that is protected by
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| | Sims" series -- people are clamoring for
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| intellectual property rights law
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| | PC games. They're fun, intelligent games
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| particularly the copyright in a manner
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| | that play on a system everyone has -- a
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| that violates one of the original
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| | computer. Because of this, people are
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| copyright owner's exclusive rights, such
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| | always looking for new games to play and
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| as the right to reproduce or perform the
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| | download, and they may download a game
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| copyrighted work, or to make derivative
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| | without knowing that it's not "freeware"
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| works that build upon it. The slang term
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| | (as many Internet games are).
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| bootleg (derived from the use of the
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| | In addition to computer games, copyright
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| shank of a boot for the purposes of
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| | infringement statistics also show that
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| smuggling) is often used to describe
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| | movies are downloaded in abundance on the
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| illicitly copied material."
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| | Internet. Many peer to peer file
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| Our definition of copyright infringement
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| | distribution sites and programs (such as
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| includes the works of creative commons.
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| | Kazaa) allow transferring of large files;
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| Creative commons is an organization that
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| | plus they're easy to find online. Using a
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| allows for the copyright author to
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| | tool provided by one of many suppliers,
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| determine the uses available for people
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| | users can search for any item they like
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| who want to use their works -- for such
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| | -- and, of course, the system is abused
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| items as for audio, images, video, text,
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| | and people download copyrighted movies
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| educational materials, and software. It
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| | and entire DVDs instead of publicly
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| allows for the copyright owner to allow
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| | available works.
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| people to use their works for
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| | Copyright infringement also branches into
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| non-commercial, commercial, no
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| | written works, such as articles, books,
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| derivatives, share alike, or just by
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| | poems, etc. Many times, a student will
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| giving attribution. Creative Commons is a
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| | copy a paragraph or two without realizing
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| license granted by the copyright holder,
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| | the implications of such copying. While
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| and can be used in both online
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| | they may think of it as "borrowing," if
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| (electronic Internet) works and offline
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| | it's used on a grander scale, the person
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| works.
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| | could be opening themselves up to a large
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| The real definition of copyright
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| | court fight, especially if it's used
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| infringement comes from your
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| | commercially.
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| jurisdictions statutes. In the United
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| | As you can see, copyright infringement
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| States of America, our jurisdiction's
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| | statistics show us that many people use
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| copyright laws are contained in Title 17
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| | copyrighted works illegally. Do your best
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| of the United States Code, §501 - §513.
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| | diligence when using another's work --
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| You can also find a definition of
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| | and ask for permission every time you
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| copyright infringement through such
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| | want to use something that you haven't
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| organizations such as the European Union
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| | created. Chances are, if you just ask the
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| or World Trade Organizations.
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| | question up front you'll save yourself
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| Copyright Infringement Statistics
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| | from becoming a copyright infringement
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| Copyright infringement statistics, by
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| | statistic and save yourself from a major
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| most standards, are inflated. Most recent
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| | lawsuit.
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| copyright infringement statistics cite
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