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Copyright infringement is a violation of federal law, even if it seems like a small thing. Teaching students early that intellectual property has value may help them make wise (and legal) decisions in the future. Additionally, an understanding of copyright may lead to a decrease in plagiarism as students see that originality has value.

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there was no constitutional issue, it was a copyright infringement and vicarious liability issue.


What is a copyright issue?

Saying something has a "copyright issue" is usually a nice, slightly oblique way of saying "copyright infringement." For example, if a YouTube video is taken down because of copyright issues, it means the rightsholder of some portion of it has asserted that the use is infringing.


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How can you protect yourself from copyright infringement when taking information from the internet?

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I borrowed a DVD from a friend and want to save to my computer won't save due to it being copyrighted what do I do?

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Does copyright fall under civil or criminal law?

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What is internet ethics and copyright laws?

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Is it even possible to copyright a seemingly stencilled signature- like Banksy's?

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Does it matter how much was copied to the paper?

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