copyright
 What is Intellectual Property?
According to the World Intellectual Property Organization, "Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce.
Intellectual property is divided into two categories: Industrial property, which includes inventions (patents), trademarks, industrial designs, and geographic indications of source; and Copyright, which includes literary and artistic works such as novels, poems and plays, films, musical works, artistic works such as drawings, paintings, photographs and sculptures, and architectural designs. Rights related to copyright include those of performing artists in their performances, producers of phonograms in their recordings, and those of broadcasters in their radio and television programs."
Helpful Site to Help You Determine What is Naughty and What is Nice
http://www.campusdownloading.com/index.htm
What happens if i get busted???
Click here to see the Process Vanderbilt Follows When We Receive a DMCA Copyright Complaint
YouTube's Weird Al Yankovic Video
You have to love it when a music star makes fun of all the things going on with illegal downloading.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz-grdpKVqg
The Players
DMCA:
The Digital Millenium Copyright Act of 1998 (Summary Document)
There are 5 sections, or titles to this law. The following is a summary of key points only and should not be used as a legal reference.
- Title I: Implements international treaties of the World Intellectual Property Organization. This protects intellectual property created in the US and other countries that are members of the WIPO.
- Title III: Allows the owner of a computer to make copies of Intellectual Property when "maintaining or repairing that computer". So if your machine dies, you have permission to use the programs or media that you own when you rebuild it.
WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization
Housed in Geneva, Switzerland, this group is dedicated to the protection of intellectual property. It is part of the United Nations system of organizations and its treaties are implemented in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998.
http://www.wipo.int/portal/index.html.en
DPRA: Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act of 1995
http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/pl104-39.html
MPAA: Motion Picture Association of America
(MPA or Motion Picture Association is its international counterpart.)
http://www.mpaa.org/home.html
This group fights piracy of intellectual property on many international fronts. More recently, the MPAA has been investigating and prosecuting INDIVIDUALS for creating and acquiring pirated materials.
RIAA: Recording Industry Association of America
http://www.riaa.com/default.asp
This group investigates electronic piracy and piracy "involving physical products" of sound recordings. This group has been prosecuting universities and students for piracy.
ESA: Entertainment Software Association
http://www.theesa.com/
The ESA is "dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of companies that publish video and computer games for video game consoles, personal computers, and the Internet." This group offers intellectual property protection and anti-piracy programs. The renowned Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, is managed by the ESA.
SIIA: Software and Information Industry Association
http://www.siia.net/default.asp
"SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection" to the digital content industry.
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