Although the copyright act limits what can be used without a license, much of the act consists of exceptions to the exclusive rights it gives to content owners. How employees interact with the act varies significantly by the nature of the business.
In the US the Copyright act is titled "Copyright Law of the United States" and is contained in Title 17 of the United States Code. The most recent major revision is the Copyright Act of 1976 however there have been significant amendments since that date. Of these, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998, The Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004, and the Intellectual Property Protection and Courts Amendments Act of 2004 are the most noteworthy.
In 1998, the United States granted 260,889 total patents
It varies significantly from country to country. In the US, the Copyright Act of 1976 was the last significant revision, and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 piggybacks on the 1976 law. Smaller revisions are made constantly. In the UK, the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 is the last major revision, but again, smaller revisions are made as needed. The last revision of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, on which all World Trade Organization members base their laws, was 1979.
There are many types of law that covers the security and confidentiality. Examples of these acts are:· Data Protection Act 1998: The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 1998) is an act of the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament defining the ways in which information about living people may be legally used and handled. The main intent is to protect individuals against misuse or abuse of information about them. The DPA was first composed in 1984 and was updated in 1998.· Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988: The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, is the current UK copyright law. It gives the creators of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works the right to control the ways in which their material may be used. The rights cover: Broadcast and public performance, copying, adapting, issuing, renting and lending copies to the public. In many cases, the creator will also have the right to be identified as the author and to object to distortions of his work.
In the US the Copyright act is titled "Copyright Law of the United States" and is contained in Title 17 of the United States Code. The most recent major revision is the Copyright Act of 1976 however there have been significant amendments since that date. Of these, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998, The Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004, and the Intellectual Property Protection and Courts Amendments Act of 2004 are the most noteworthy.
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