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This essay will discuss the use and application of copyright law in relation to the Internet, look at the dilemmas posed by technological advances for this area of law, and identify possible remedies for such problems.
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Assignment Two - Question 3 ...intellectual property rights are designed to provide remedies against those who steal the fruits of another person's ideas or work...Without such protection, there would be little incentive to invest in the development of new products.1 Copyright law is one of those intellectual property rights. It aims to prevent the reproduction, adaptation, public recital or broadcasting of a certain author's work without their consent. In order to put a stop to such behaviour, the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 was introduced and protects the following works: ... (a) original literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works, (b) sound recordings, films, broadcasts or cable programmes, and (c) the typographical arrangement of published editions.2 This essay will discuss the use and application of copyright law in relation to the Internet, look at the dilemmas posed by technological advances for this area of law, and identify possible remedies for such problems. The growth in...
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