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Yes. The intent of copyright law is to make it financially viable to create for a living by giving the creator the exclusive right to sell or license the results of his or her hard work. When a work is infringed, suddenly the creator isn't the only person selling it; if I copy and sell your work, I can sell it for cheap because it didn't cost me anything to make. The book you've been selling for $25 per copy, I've now scanned and am giving away: I've devalued your property by eliminating scarcity.
A good explanation of this from the creator's point of view is Wil Wheaton's 2009 blog post "an open letter to the guy who put just a geek the audiobook on his website for people to steal" (link below).
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∙ 11y agoInfringement limits authors' ability to make money from their works. Part of copyright is the ability to use scarcity to create or sustain demand, but infringement eliminates scarcity.
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How does copyright hurt authors?
Infringement limits authors' ability to make money from their works. Part of copyright is the ability to use scarcity to create or sustain demand, but infringement eliminates scarcity.
How does copyright infringement hurt aurthors?
Infringement limits authors' ability to make money from their works, or to control their reuse.
Coping some else copyright work from the internet is?
An infringement of the original authors' copyright.
How can copyright hurt a person?
Generally, it can't. Copyright infringement might be said to hurt the rightsholder, but copyright itself is designed to avoid that.
What is legal about copyright infringement?
Nothing about it is "legal." Copyright infringement is illegal.
What is it mean by no stranger to allegation of copyright infringement?
If someone is no stranger to allegations of copyright infringement, it means he gets accused of copyright infringement a lot.
What amendment support copyright infringement?
There is no amendment supporting copyright infringement. If you mean "Where in the Constitution is copyright supported?" the answer is in Article 1 section 8 clause 8 which is known as the "copyright clause""To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries."
Is infringing copyright a criminal or civil offence Can a person claim ignorence of the fact on copyright Is the publisher equally at fault or just the author Is an award due to the copyright owner?
Copyright infringement is primarily a civil offense however there are options to prosecute criminally in the case of "willful and deliberate" acts of infringement. Ignorance of the existence of copyright is not a viable defense to infringement. If an author is convicted of copyright infringement the publisher can be held liable for contributory infringement if it can be shown that they had knowledge of the infringement prior to publication. If, by a preponderance of the evidence, infringement can be shown then yes a damages award to the copyright holder can be granted.
Can you refile for copyright infringement?
no
What is copyright in fragment?
"Copyright in fragment" is a common misspelling of "copyright infringement," which is the violation of copyright.
Is it illegal for someone to make a film with copyright infringement?
Yes. Copyright infringement of any form is a violation of federal law.
What is the term for the violation of a copyright?
Infringement.
