Ignorance in copyright refers to a lack of knowledge or awareness regarding copyright laws and regulations. This can manifest in individuals or organizations unknowingly using copyrighted material without permission, leading to potential legal consequences. Ignorance does not typically exempt individuals from liability, as copyright laws protect creators’ rights regardless of the user's awareness. Therefore, understanding copyright is essential to avoid infringement and respect intellectual property rights.
No. Ignorance of the law is not a viable defense to the charge of copyright infringement.
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.
There are a variety of reasons...1) Ignorance of the copyright laws.2) Copyright "Urban myths" (I can use X amount of a work w/o permission, If I don't charge for it it's ok, etc)3) The belief that the internet is anonymous so I won't get caught4) I gave the original author credit so I can do it5) If there's no copyright notice it's free for me to use.
There is not specific collective noun for the noun ignorance. The noun ignorance is an uncountable noun; quantities of ignorance are expressed in degrees, for example, some ignorance, much ignorance, total ignorance, etc. A term that expresses ignorance as a collective would be, 'the collective ignorance of a group' or 'the combined ignorance of a group'.
Ignorance
The opposite of ignorance is knowledge
ignorance comes from you. only you.
ignorance - ignoranza
Ignorance is when someone/something is unaware and is often used as an insult."Your ignorance is quite annoying."
Some say ignorance is bliss.
Ignorance - album - was created in 1987.
The Value of Ignorance was created in 1989.