Not really; infringement cases can be brought before any civil court.
The legislation of whatever jurisdiction you happen to be in.
Yes; it would be considered creating a derivative work, which is one of the exclusive rights of the copyright holder.
The reproduction or use of someone else's copyright material without permission or license.Copyright infringement is the unauthorized or prohibited use of works under copyright, infringing the copyright holder's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works.
Nothing about it is "legal." Copyright infringement is illegal.
If someone is no stranger to allegations of copyright infringement, it means he gets accused of copyright infringement a lot.
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."
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.
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"Copyright in fragment" is a common misspelling of "copyright infringement," which is the violation of copyright.
Yes. Copyright infringement of any form is a violation of federal law.
In the United States, most punishment for copyright infringement is in the form of fees. Statutory damages can range from $750 to $30,000 per infringement.
Infringement.