The word Copyright is viewed in many different ways. Some people are taught one thing and another is taught something else. All these different views tie togther by three words, IT IS ILLEGAL. There are some circumstances where it is not illegal, but most of the time, people do not copyright the right way. I thought the word Copyright meant that a person needs permission to copy someone else's work. This meaning is true, but there is way more detail than that. The real deffinition of Copyright is the legal right granted to a person for a publication, production, or distribution of the work to other people.
In class, we were given homework to talk about our ideas on Copyright and find an article online that shows an example of Copyright Infringement or Internet Piracy. A article I found is about nineteen people from nine different states, ( including states outside of the U.S. ) who used the Internet to pirate copyrighted computer software, games, and movies that were worth about $6.5 million. These people worked in high- teched jobs and were members of "RISCISO". All of the defendents were each charged with "one count of conspiracy to commit copyright infringement." This is a five- year maximum prison sentence. Fifteen of the nineteen defendents were charged with copyright infringement. This is a three- year maximum prison sentence. These people broke the law clearly. They stole from people and did not pay for what they were taking. Also, they did not buy any copyright's to the computer software, games, and movies.They deserve a longer prison sentence then what they are charged with. These people worked at a high- tech job and they knew what they were doing was illegal. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11130929/
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