Saturday, 9 October 2010

Simulated client project - research

Before I can begin to research piracy I first need to understand what piracy is?

What is Copyright?


Copyright infringement is the unauthorized or prohibited use of works under copyright, infringing the copyright owner's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works.

History

The statute of Anne was the first ever statute to be copyrighted dating back to 1709, and entered into force on 10 April 1709. It is generally considered to be the first fully-fledged copyright statute.



Statute of Anne 1709


Piracy

Piracy refers to acts intentionally committed for financial gain, though more recently copyright owners have described online copyright infringement, particularly in relation to peer-to-peer file sharing networks, as piracy.


Theft

Copyright owners frequently refer to copyright infringement as "theft". In law copyright infringement does not refer to actual theft, but an instance where a person exercises one of the exclusive rights of the copyright owner without authorisation.


Countries

Sharing copied music is legal in some countries, such as Canada and The Netherlands (downloading only), provided that the songs are not sold.



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