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Copyright law provides that the author of certain materials has the right to control the use or commercial exploitation of the work that he or she has created. This includes rights to authorise or prohibit the copying, issuing of copies, renting or lending, performing, showing, playing, broadcasting or adaptation of the copyright material.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoCopyright laws are designed to encourage creativity by making it viable to create for a living and not have to wait tables. Violating copyright law not only is a violation of federal law, it also devalues the hard work of the artists whose works you infringe.
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoThe easy answer is, it's the law. There are fines and other punishments for infringers.
But a more meaningful answer is that the artists you love are making their living from selling and licensing they intellectual property. If you copy it, you're telling them their work is worth nothing to you, and you're taking just a tiny bit of income away from them. It's a tiny tiny bit, but the more people who do that, the less likely the artist is to be able to create art for a living. The more you upload and share an mp3 that you love with your friends instead of encouraging them to buy their own, the more likely it is that the songwriter will have to go back to waiting tables.
Copyright may seem to limit what users can do with others' intellectual property, but its real goal is to encourage those creators to keep creating.
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What does a business need to do to abide by copyright?
Only copy, alter, distribute, or perform/display works that are entirely yours, or for which you have a license.
How can you use work that is under copyright?
You need permission from the copyright holder or an exemption in the law.
Do you capitalize US Copyright Law?
If you're speaking specifically about the document, you would say the Copyright Act; talking about the law in general does not need to be capitalized."According to the US Copyright Act you owe me...""According to US copyright law, you owe me..."
What action needs to be taken if the image is a copyright?
If you wish to reuse a copyright-protected image, you need permission from the copyright holder or an exemption in the law.
Can you copyright a acroynm?
This is a question highly dependant upon the country in which you wish to have a copyright protection. You need to check the schedules attached to the law dealing with copyright.
Who do you contact about copyright law?
It depends on what you need. For general copyright information, contact the copyright office in your country. For permission to use specific works, contact the rightsholder or their administrator.
How do you change copyright laws?
You would need to lobby Congress to amend the law.
Is a copyright a state law city law or a federal law?
Copyright law is a federal law, granted in the Constitution.
What are original works of authorship are protected by?
Copyright law.
What is the Malaysia copyright law?
Malaysia's copyright law is Act 332, the Copyright Law of 1987. More information can be found at the link below.
Does copyright mean that you can or cannot copy something?
It depends on whether you have the right or not. If you control the copyright to something (i.e., you drew/painted/wrote it), you have the exclusive right to copy it or authorize others to do so. If you do not control the copyright, you need an exemption in the law or permission from the copyright holder.
Is copyright illegal?
No. Copyright is federal law.
