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T7 : IT OWNERSHIP - Coggle Diagram
T7 : IT OWNERSHIP
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7.5 International Piracy
1. Software Piracy
- Software considered as literary work
Main categories of copyright software piracy
- Produce and sell unauthorized copies of popular software packages
- Buy one or a few copies software package and install on dozens or hundreds of computers
- Download from Internet
Approaches to reduce software copyright piracy
- Technical devices to prevent or deter copying (using serial number)
- Enforcement and revision of copyright law
- Education
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7.4 Fair-Use Doctrine
1. Fair Use
A limitation and exception to the exclusive right granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work
Examples of fair use include
- Commentary
- Search engines
- News reporting
- Research
Four factors considered
- Purpose and nature of use
- Nature of the copyrighted work
- Amount of significance or portion used
- Effect of use on potential market or value of the copyright work
2. Copying and Sharing
- Entertainment companies are losing income and potential income they could earn form their intellectual property due to unauthorized copying and sharing of music and video
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Digital Rights Management
- Collection of techniques that control uses of intellectual property in digital formats
- Includes hardware and software schemes using encryption
Ethical Arguments About Copying
- Copying can decrease the economic value of creative work produced for sale
- The fair use guidelines are useful ethical guidelines
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