The copyright act protects creative works and gives owners exclusive rights over copying, public performance, and adaptations of their work. It also provides copyright protection for 70 years after the author's death. The act is good for software owners by prohibiting copying and sharing of software without permission. It also allows for lawful users to study and test computer programs without infringement as long as they are not copying or distributing the software.
As per Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, a copyright disclaimer is a notice that ensures or asks for the fair use of content. Content, in this context, can refer to ideas, videos, comments, journalistic reports, scholarship research and even reviews. Fair use refers to the legal processes validated as per the enactment rules of the copyright.
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As per Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, a copyright disclaimer is a notice that ensures or asks for the fair use of content. Content, in this context, can refer to ideas, videos, comments, journalistic reports, scholarship research and even reviews. Fair use refers to the legal processes validated as per the enactment rules of the copyright.
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a brief history copyright (and why it is broken)Paul Keller
slides from my presentation at the 'debating acta, playing acta' event organized by STEIM on the 26th of june 2011 in amsterdam. This is supposed to be an introduction to copyright but the slides as such probably fail to convey most of what i have presented
Copyright Law, Fair Use, Creative Commons, And The Public Domainaamarie
Presentation created for "Creating Technology-Rich Curricula" course. Explains Copyright Law, Fair Use, Fair Use in an educational context, Creative Commons Licensing, and the Public Domain.
THE COPYRIGHT LAW
The Philippine entered another dark phase in its history on 21 September 1972 when President Ferdinand E. Marcos declared martial law throughout the country. A total ban on all mass media was enforced initially. Even when publishing activity resumed the dictatorial rule of Marcos kept a stern eye on the output of the presses. But more than censorship, the ultimate factor that hampered the development of the publishing industry was the economy. The nation was plagued by steadily inflation, a burgeoning foreign bedt, and the constant depletion of the national treasury due to graft and corruption. The economic crisis bore significant effects on the structure of society: the gap between the classes was further widened and there was a steady increase in the number of the Filipinos migrating overseas to seek permanent resident or contractual employment. The migration of professionals (including writers and artists) and skilled workers resulted in what has been called a brain drain in the country. As far as publishing is concerned, the government took steps toward professionalizing the country. The existing copyright law (Act no. 3134), patterned after US Copyright Law of 1909 and passed in 1924, was replaced by the Decree of Intellectual Property (Presidential Decree No. 49) in November 1972. The new law granted copyright to the author from the moment of the creation of a work even without prior registration and deposit with the National Library. The duration of the copyright was for the lifetime of the author until 50 years after his/her death.
Copyright Protection of a Software as a Work with Functional ElementsJan Lindberg
Presentation held on 6th November 2015 in ITechLaw's European Conference in London where I led ITechLaw's IP Committee's workshop. We discussed the recent decisions affecting protection of functional elements of computer programs via copyright in light of SAS v. WPL and Oracle v. Google cases, as well as the related Finnish case law. In this interactive session we covered copyright protection for functionalities in computer programs, programming languages, interfaces, and several other interesting topics comparing EU and US regimes, also covering right to contractually limit information in public domain in IT sector and other fields. Statements were intentionally provocative to facilitate discussions so these do not necessarily represent my personal views.
A look at copyright and the influence of technology in that right. Presentation looks at how copyright is administered in the Caribbean island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
a brief history copyright (and why it is broken)Paul Keller
slides from my presentation at the 'debating acta, playing acta' event organized by STEIM on the 26th of june 2011 in amsterdam. This is supposed to be an introduction to copyright but the slides as such probably fail to convey most of what i have presented
Copyright Law, Fair Use, Creative Commons, And The Public Domainaamarie
Presentation created for "Creating Technology-Rich Curricula" course. Explains Copyright Law, Fair Use, Fair Use in an educational context, Creative Commons Licensing, and the Public Domain.
THE COPYRIGHT LAW
The Philippine entered another dark phase in its history on 21 September 1972 when President Ferdinand E. Marcos declared martial law throughout the country. A total ban on all mass media was enforced initially. Even when publishing activity resumed the dictatorial rule of Marcos kept a stern eye on the output of the presses. But more than censorship, the ultimate factor that hampered the development of the publishing industry was the economy. The nation was plagued by steadily inflation, a burgeoning foreign bedt, and the constant depletion of the national treasury due to graft and corruption. The economic crisis bore significant effects on the structure of society: the gap between the classes was further widened and there was a steady increase in the number of the Filipinos migrating overseas to seek permanent resident or contractual employment. The migration of professionals (including writers and artists) and skilled workers resulted in what has been called a brain drain in the country. As far as publishing is concerned, the government took steps toward professionalizing the country. The existing copyright law (Act no. 3134), patterned after US Copyright Law of 1909 and passed in 1924, was replaced by the Decree of Intellectual Property (Presidential Decree No. 49) in November 1972. The new law granted copyright to the author from the moment of the creation of a work even without prior registration and deposit with the National Library. The duration of the copyright was for the lifetime of the author until 50 years after his/her death.
Copyright Protection of a Software as a Work with Functional ElementsJan Lindberg
Presentation held on 6th November 2015 in ITechLaw's European Conference in London where I led ITechLaw's IP Committee's workshop. We discussed the recent decisions affecting protection of functional elements of computer programs via copyright in light of SAS v. WPL and Oracle v. Google cases, as well as the related Finnish case law. In this interactive session we covered copyright protection for functionalities in computer programs, programming languages, interfaces, and several other interesting topics comparing EU and US regimes, also covering right to contractually limit information in public domain in IT sector and other fields. Statements were intentionally provocative to facilitate discussions so these do not necessarily represent my personal views.
A look at copyright and the influence of technology in that right. Presentation looks at how copyright is administered in the Caribbean island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Intellectual Property is a Part of Social and Professional Issues in Computing. Intellectual Property relates to intangible creative work that is protected for the creator's use under the law as a patent, copyright, trademark, or trade secret. There are four types of protection in intellectual property Copyright, Patent, Trademark and Trade Secret.
2. The act protects creative works, and gives the owner exclusive rights to do things such as : Issue
copies; perform or show it in public, and adapt it. Also it usually lasts 70 years after the death of
an author.
Why the act is good for owners of software:
It protects the authors of software by stating :
When buying software the copyright law does not allow you to:
• Make copies and sell them
• Give copies to others
• Rent the software without permission
This protects the author because it stops people from illegally sharing the software.
Why the act is good for users:
When observing, studying and testing of computer programs the act states
• While carrying acts such as loading, running the program or storing, it is not an infringement
of copyright for a lawful user of the computer program to study, observe or test the program.
This allows users to use the software with without fear of punishment.
3. Copyright protection applied to computer software in
1980
Computer programmes added to the list of copyright-
protected works.
Computer works are legally copy-righted for 50 years.
Fair Use & Fair Dealing dictates that permission from
creator must be received before software can be copied.
Parts of computer programmes that can be copyrighted:
The original source code
Any translation of source code
The look and feel of computer programmes
The structure, sequence and organization of the element of
some programmes
4. Main Copyright Law that is governed by the United States
Act Covers
The Ownership of Copyright Over Media
Literature and Software
The Exclusive Rights of the Owner
Fair Use
The Transfer of a Copyright
The Registration of a Copyright
Sections 106 and Section 107 covered under Act
5. In 1980, the Act was updated to include and cover the use of computer software
Gives the computer software creator protection against any potential
infringements caused by the user of the software
Act covers Section 117 of US Code of Law
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
• The main purposes of the Act
– Criminal offense for breaking through any anti-piracy measures of a commercial
software
– Illegal to produce, sell or distribute devices that crack copies of software
– Cracking software is only acceptable for the purposes of research or testing
– Limits the amount of copyright infringement liability imposed on the online service
providers, caused by their users
6. Section 106
Titled ‘Exclusive rights in copyrighted works’
Copyright owner under this title has the rights to do the following:-
o Reproduce multiple copies or numbers of the copyrighted work
o The copyrighted work can be used as a derivative work, based on certain aspects of
the copyrighted work
o Distribution via selling, renting or leasing
Section 107
Titled ‘Limitations on exclusive rights: fair use’
Factors to consider that fall under Fair Use:-
o Whether the copyrighted work is used for commercial use or for non-profit use or
education
o The nature and use of the copyrighted work
o How much of the copyrighted work is used - certain portions of the work or all of it
as a whole
o Will the use of the work have an impact on the value or market of the work
7. Copying the authors work (Photocopying a library book)
Giving copies of the authors work to members of the public (Creating copies of
copyrighted material and distributing it to others)
Renting copies of the authors work to members of the public (Charging your friends to
access the work. Companies such as love film and blockbuster have agreements with the
film makers to rent their works)
Using the authors work in a performance. (Including a music track in a theater
performance)
Broadcasting the authors work using digital mediums. (Uploading the authors work to
the internet)
Making changes to the authors work. (Writing a computer program into a different
language)
8. Research and Private Study
Criticism, Reviews and Journalism
Educational Purposes (Teaching)
Assisting the visually impaired
Time delay (Recording a broadcast for domestic use at a later date)
Acknowledgement (Where proper credit is given to the original author)
9. Attempts to find the correct ethical and lawful
balance to suit both sides.
The principle is to ensure that new works are not
hindered by the lack of an individual's rights to use
another authors material.
Designed to allow new authors to create new work
without fearing prosecution.
10. No set definition of the boundaries relating to fair
dealing.
Courts in the UK define boundaries by reviewing the
economic impact that affects the copyright holder.
If no significant impact the usage of copyrighted
material may count as fair dealing.
Different courts may parse different rulings, not an
equal system
11. What is deemed fair?
Is the authors privacy invaded?
Is the right to use material denied?
Is it in public interest for some of the material to be used?
Editor's Notes
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