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Showing 1 to 20 of 424 for “"Copyright"”.
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Architecture and Copyright
… for broader protection for architects, the copyright owner of architectural works, giving architects confidence in threatening litigation or settlement; however, this possible benefit may not be in keeping with the constitutional goal—promote the progress of useful arts in the United States; …
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Investigating musical copyright infringement: Examining International Understandings of Musical Copyright Infringement for Potential Adaptation into South African Copyright Law
… international approaches to musical work copyright infringement law for the purpose of establishing an approach that can be utilised effectively under the South African copyright infringement framework. In doing so, the importance of the various interactive elements of musical works is …
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Copyright, data protection and Copyright trolls – the enforcement of copyright in the context of illegal file-sharing on peer-to-peer networks
När verk som åtnjuter upphovsrättsligt skydd delas på fildelningsnätverk utan rättsinnehavarens samtycke måste rättsinnehavaren verkställa rättigheten för att ha möjlighet att kräva kompensation av den som nyttjat verket. Rätten kan verkställas genom att begära åtkomst till …
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Multimedia Security and Copyright Protection
… efficient, and secure multicast protocols with copyright protection for the multimedia data."
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Digital technology and copyright law
… may extract its economic value. Current American copyright law draws mainly from this concept; it has been constructed through history by negotiation between various established economic interests. Information Freedom is a competing ideology which has been successful in the software community. It …
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Digital copyright law: exploring the changing interface between copyright and regulation in the digital environment
… and clarify the changing interface between copyright law and other forms of regulation in the digital environment, in the context of recorded music. This is in order to explain the problems that rightsholders have had in tackling the issue of unauthorised copyright infringement facilitated …
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Knowledge of copyright issues and strategies used in solving copyright queries among academic librarians in Kenya
Intellectual property and copyright in particular has become highly regulated through laws and treaties. In spite of stronger copyright mechanisms being put in place in Kenya over the years, copyright infringement has persisted and the library community looks to the librarian for guidance. How well …
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Copyright and Technology: Hearing the Dissonance
This thesis concerns copyright and technology. It investigates their ever-growing dissonance, currently intensified by the processes of digitisation taking place in society at large. If there is a pressing need to reassess/modify copyright law against the backdrop of digital technology, the thesis …
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The Metaphysics and Ethics of Copyright
Copyright, broadly defined, is a legal form of proprietary ownership of authored works, including literary, pictorial, musical, and selected other intellectual kinds. Ideally, one who is familiar with the law should know whether something they have created is protected by copyright (and to what …
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Copyright infringement in Zambia versus sustainable development
… the relationship that exists between effective copyright protection and sustainable development. To achieve this, the essay looks at selected provisions of the Copyright and Performance Rights Act, chapter 406 of the Laws of Zambia that bring out an understanding of copyright generally. The …
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Copyright in motion pictures : the digital era
My thesis specifically deals with copyright and its role within the film industry. Chapter 1 starts off by dealing with how the concept of film grew from a series of photographs to the concept of a film per se, gaining its own individual right to legal protection. It then goes on to analyse what …
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Enforceability of digital copyright on the darknet?
… on the operability of enforcing digital copyright in light of the growing use of the Darknet. It addresses the legal lacuna in the existing copyright laws with regards to enforcement against the illegal distribution of infringing copies of online digital content. It also seeks to …
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Games, copyright, piracy : South African gamers' perspectives
This thesis examines video games, copyright law and gamers' attitudes to copyright infringement, with particular reference to South Africa. The work provides an overview of the debates about copyright law and digital media, and offers an analysis of attitudes expressed by South African gamers about …
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Copyright and film: the impact of style
… and literary works, one specifically looks to copyright law. As it currently stands, however, the concept of film ‘style' does not at all factor into the operation of copyright law in South Africa nor does it play a significant role in other jurisdictions – the reason for which will be …
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Foundations and conditions of copyright in Islamic law
… a study on the legal and moral foundations of copyright in the "Shari'a" (Islamic Law), with reference to various schools of "figh" (Islamic Jurisprudence). By following the methodological principles and proofs in the sources of Shari 'a, the study provides the main authoritative groundings for …
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New Digital Audio Watermarking Algorithms for Copyright Protection
… audio watermarking in addressing issues such as copyright protection. Over the past two decades, many digital watermarking algorithms have been developed, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. The main aim of this thesis was to develop a new watermarking algorithm within an existing …
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Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act Best Practices
… students with access to data and protecting copyright owner’s exclusive rights. The Copyright Act of 1976, effective in 1978, provided exemptions for live and distance education. As digital technology grew in capability, its capabilities were incorporated in distance education, but the …
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Copyright and Accessibility in South African Research Archives
… a balance between preservation and access. Copyright law aims to achieve a balance between the interests of rightsholders and users. These aims sound broadly similar at first, but there are areas where the intersection can be problematic. This dissertation examines the problem of archival …
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