He was a pirate or committed an act of piracy, which is against the law.
Computer software is treated as a literary work in Philippine law, and is protected by copyright. However this does not prevent piracy, it only provides a mechanism for remuneration when piracy is discovered.
Piracy is a type of copyright infringement. A traditional radio station, for example, would pay a fee to the performing rights organizations for each song played; a pirate radio station operates without a license from the PRO, so artists are not paid when their work is broadcast.
No, it is not. It is illegal, but law enforcement is hindered by lack of resources and corruption.
No, judges have no power to change the UK law, only to interpret it in the situation of a court case. Only Parliament can change the UK law.
Software piracy is against the law in India under the Indian Copyright Act of 1957. It prohibits the reproduction and distribution of software without the owner's consent. The punishment is fines or imprisonment.
yes it is a law to shoot seagull in the UK
When you live in a country like Iran that there is no law against piracy when there is(almost) no shop that sells original versions of copyrighted products when the Income of a medium person is 1/5 of the same in producer countries when every way of buying legally is restricted when you live in such condition piracy is compeletly moral
A US citizen can practice law in the UK. They must first pass the bar exam and then get hired by a UK law firm.
There's piracy everywhere. From England to Cuba, you can bet there's piracy.
UK Environmental Law Association was created in 1987.
Yes, however copying for piracy is against the law, having one backup copy is not.