Copyright Questions and Answers
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What is the maximum quote allowed under copyright rules? As long as I credit the source can I include two or three...
There is no legal limit on how much of a book or an article or other source you can use in writing an essay or a paper. There is a legal doctrine, the doctrine of fair use, that allows you to use...
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Discuss the fair use doctrine and what factors are considered in determining whether a use is fair.
The concepts of fair use, copyright infringement, and plagiarism are ongoing hot topics for debate and for concern relative to the Internet. Currently, an ever increasing number of people are...
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Should or will the trend continue of extending the term of copyrights? Why?
The answer to this depends largely on which group gets its way in the United States. There are many, particularly in the tech industry, who would like to see copyright protections weakened. By...
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How should or will the copyright law issue be resolved in the future? The issue is the shift in the way copyright...
Of course, any answer to this is largely speculation. However, it is certainly possible to argue that copyright law should move towards a less restrictive regime in order to be more in line with...
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Should copyright laws remain as they are or change? Consider the following: There are a number of seemingly...
This is, of course, a matter of opinion. My opinion is that copyright laws ought to be less stringent. In particular, they ought not to last as long as they do. In the United States, a copyright...
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Do you think the trend of extending the term of copyrights should or will continue?
It is hard to say what will happen, and there are different opinions on what should happen. From the point of view of some people, it is important to keep on extending the terms of copyrights....
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The owner of a local bakery specializes in wedding cakes. The owner just completed a college course in Marketing. The...
A true answer to this question would need a copyright lawyer, but the cakemaker’s proposal should not be a violation of copyright law. There are two ways to think about this: First, there is the...
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What is a good ethical practice for illegally copying files?
As you probably know all sorts of piracy is illegal. Therefore, there is no ethical way of copying files. You will have to pay for an original copy, or if you are using a computer program in a...
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The owner of a local bakery specializes in wedding cakes. The owner just completed a college course in Marketing. The...
There is a misconception about the field of marketing; those who are not in the field believe that marketing is mainly about being very creative and artistic, and that the work of the artist with...
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What are some steps that can be taken to protect copyrighted music?
In today's world, the major threat to copyrights comes from illegal downloading over file sharing networks. It is exceedingly difficult to shut down websites that host these networks. Therefore,...
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An interior designer includes in all her proposals a clause that states the following: "You represent that...
The point of this clause is to protect the interior designer from two things. First, it is to protect her from being sued for copyright infringement. Second, it is to protect her from having to...