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COPYRIGHT LAW
Description from "www.Wikipedia.org"
"Copyright – symbolized "©" – is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time. Generally, it is "the right to copy", but also gives the copyright holder the right to be credited for the work, to determine who may adapt the work to other forms, who may perform the work, who may financially benefit from it, and other, related rights. It is an intellectual property form (like the patent, the trademark, and the trade secret) applicable to any expressible form of an idea or information that is substantive and discrete."
Just as I have credited Wikipedia above, so should everyone using pictures, text or any content from someone elses website. Wherever possible they should also ask permission as the copyright holder may not like the content to be used outside of the source or in a site that has radically different views.
So, that is one type of copyright infrigement, but what about copying of music and films. Do you feel you have a right to copy someone elses work? Is it your opinion that the film company/pop star makes far too much money anyway? Let's start the debate.
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