Included in the copyright law is the notion of "fair use," which allows certain specific unlicensed uses such as this. See the link below for a good discussion of copyright and fair use in the classroom.
It is not legal or ethical to photocopy an entire book without permission from the copyright holder. If you need to make copies of specific pages for personal use, you can use a scanner or a photocopier at a library or print shop. Make sure to abide by copyright laws and only copy what is allowed.
A book published in 1973 would still be protected by copyright, but some specific limited uses are allowed without a license. Extensive or commercial uses would need to be licensed.
It is generally not legal to photocopy a birth certificate without proper authorization or consent.
One can stream videos with Sopcast without breaking the copyright law by downloading videos that one is legally allowed to, either one's videos or purchased ones. Sopcast is a software that one can use to listen to radios or watch videos online.
It is generally not permissible to photocopy a birth certificate without proper authorization or legal justification.
If the painting is still protected, you would need a license.
No one is "armed", but people who steal another's work can be taken to court for copyright infringement and they will have to pay back any money they earn from what they stole.
The game isn't out until November 12, regardless, downloading a game without a form of payment and without the creator's permission, is breaking the law as the game is protected by copyright.
Licensing is available through CBS Television Distribution at the link below.
Yes; you would be selling the content, rather than the software.
Yes - and no. The publication itself is copyright - legally you cannot photocopy or scan any page without written permission from the publisher (although plenty of people do !). The data in the entries is public knowledge - in that Yellow Pages is not the only source where the information can be found.
Yes, it is illegal. The person who uploaded the video is violating copyright, and you are violating copyright in downloading and burning it. The law against copyright prevents you from *copying* things - ie. uploading them to YouTube, or burning them - without permission. So it does not matter where you get a copy of The Lion King from, if you copy it yourself by burning it without permission of the copyright holder, ie. Disney, you are breaking copyright law.