‘Terms and Condition’ we are all familiar with this phrase, at some point on a number of occasions we have had to accept these terms but how many of us have truly read them? I can personally say that I have not read them once; I tend to instantly scroll to the bottom of the long winded paragraphs and easily agree. Some consumers may even in their defence say why would we sit there and read through a massive documentation and try to even make sense or still some sort of understanding to what we are reading?
So what exactly are we agreeing with? Well the reasoning for copyright is it is, ‘regarded as a way for creators of content to gain recognition for their work,’ (Hall, 2013). As well as allowing them to as Timbrell (2014), discussed obtain their rights to guard;
All these rights have a fixed legal copyright as a way of controlling the spread of content. As a result of this how long does it last for? Well in Europe each copyright lasts whilst the person is alive plus a total of an extended 70 years from the end of the year in which the creator dies. Once the copyright has finished their documents may then go into the public domain, meaning that anyone can copy it.
However, different parts of the world have varied copyright laws. Places for instance in Saudi Arabia have their copyright law set at, ‘lifetime and for a period of 50 years after his death,’ (SAGIA, 2014), so it is slightly sorter in terms of the European law. This means if you buy the rights to a published product on a digital device such as an e-book out in Saudi Arabia then once you cross back into Europe your rights that you had for that product would no longer be allowed in Europe until the years of copyright were up. So that would mean you would not gain access to use the e-book.
Why are these laws set? Well amongst many reasons it will help with the upkeep of the creator/authors reputation as well as commercially.
So how are publishers able to protect their right if consumers are not seriously taking to copyright and piracy? Well the power they have to protecting their own copyright in the digital age has seen hefty fines put in place as well as jail sentences.
A huge scandal that saw exploited copyright laws was the MegaUpload.com case. MegaUpload.com which was a file sharing website was shut down by American authorities due to copyright infringement. The founder and website were sued and because of the cloud storage service they had used they are now currently, ‘facing new civil lawsuits from the music and film industries,’ (Dredge, 2014).
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Bibliography-
Dredge, S. 2014. ‘Kim Dotcom and MegaUpload Sued for Copyright Infringement by Music Labels.’ [online] Available at: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/11/riaa-mpaa-megaupload-kim-dotcom-piracy-lawsuits (Accessed: 22nd November 2014).
Hall, F. (2013). ‘The Business of Digital Publishing: An Introduction to the Digital Book and Journal Industries.’ (p.7-9). Routledge.
Saudi Arabia General Investment Authority (SAGIA) 'Laws and Regulations.' [online] Available at: https://www.sagia.gov.sa/Investment-climate/Some-Things-You-Need-To-Know-/Laws/ (Accessed: 22nd November 2014).
Timbrell, N. 2014. ‘Copyright, Piracy and Digital Licensing.’ [Lecture, Publishing Media Year 2]. Oxford Brookes University, 21st October 2014.
So what exactly are we agreeing with? Well the reasoning for copyright is it is, ‘regarded as a way for creators of content to gain recognition for their work,’ (Hall, 2013). As well as allowing them to as Timbrell (2014), discussed obtain their rights to guard;
- Literacy
- Artistic
- Dramatic & Musical Works
- Photographs
- Film Clips
- Illustrations
- Text Code
All these rights have a fixed legal copyright as a way of controlling the spread of content. As a result of this how long does it last for? Well in Europe each copyright lasts whilst the person is alive plus a total of an extended 70 years from the end of the year in which the creator dies. Once the copyright has finished their documents may then go into the public domain, meaning that anyone can copy it.
However, different parts of the world have varied copyright laws. Places for instance in Saudi Arabia have their copyright law set at, ‘lifetime and for a period of 50 years after his death,’ (SAGIA, 2014), so it is slightly sorter in terms of the European law. This means if you buy the rights to a published product on a digital device such as an e-book out in Saudi Arabia then once you cross back into Europe your rights that you had for that product would no longer be allowed in Europe until the years of copyright were up. So that would mean you would not gain access to use the e-book.
Why are these laws set? Well amongst many reasons it will help with the upkeep of the creator/authors reputation as well as commercially.
So how are publishers able to protect their right if consumers are not seriously taking to copyright and piracy? Well the power they have to protecting their own copyright in the digital age has seen hefty fines put in place as well as jail sentences.
A huge scandal that saw exploited copyright laws was the MegaUpload.com case. MegaUpload.com which was a file sharing website was shut down by American authorities due to copyright infringement. The founder and website were sued and because of the cloud storage service they had used they are now currently, ‘facing new civil lawsuits from the music and film industries,’ (Dredge, 2014).
Word Count: 467
Bibliography-
Dredge, S. 2014. ‘Kim Dotcom and MegaUpload Sued for Copyright Infringement by Music Labels.’ [online] Available at: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/11/riaa-mpaa-megaupload-kim-dotcom-piracy-lawsuits (Accessed: 22nd November 2014).
Hall, F. (2013). ‘The Business of Digital Publishing: An Introduction to the Digital Book and Journal Industries.’ (p.7-9). Routledge.
Saudi Arabia General Investment Authority (SAGIA) 'Laws and Regulations.' [online] Available at: https://www.sagia.gov.sa/Investment-climate/Some-Things-You-Need-To-Know-/Laws/ (Accessed: 22nd November 2014).
Timbrell, N. 2014. ‘Copyright, Piracy and Digital Licensing.’ [Lecture, Publishing Media Year 2]. Oxford Brookes University, 21st October 2014.