Copyright Act of 1790

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Every Student Succeeds Act President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) on December 10, 2015 to “reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the nation’s education law and longstanding commitment to equal opportunity for all students.” (Every Student Succeeds Act, n.d.) ESSA has nine titles that “retains many of the original provisions of (No Child Left Behind) NCLB.” (Russo, 2016, p. 35) The nine titles in order, are as follows: Title I: Improving Basic Programs

Copyright laws are intended to protect the intellectual properties of writers, musicians, artists, and others. In order for a work to be copyrightable, it must be both tangible, or fixed, and original. There have been many changes made to copyright law throughout time, however, each change has been made in order to further protect a person's intellectual property. In order for a work be eligible to be copyrighted it must fall into one of seven tangible or fixed categories. These categories include

A Case Study of The Grey Album by DJ Danger Mouse: Does Copyright Law Inhibit Creativity in Music? The Grey Album Brian Burton aka DJ Danger Mouse published The Grey Album, his acclaimed mashup in 2004. The Grey Album combined raps from Jay-Z’s The Black Album with instrumentals from The Beatles self titled album (commonly referred to as the White Album). Burton’s 200 hours of work paid off and although only 3,000 copies of the record were originally pressed, the album was released to the web and

stolen; someone can misuse it without permission. Violation of intellectual property rights, also called infringements, can result in a lawsuit or a fine, depending on the type of intellectual property involved. Intellectual property is protected by copyright laws, patents and trademarks. There are steps that can be taken to protect one’s property. Intellectual property’s value is not based on physical properties, instead, intellectual property is valuable because it holds ownership and exclusive rights

Connecticut passed the first state copyright bill: an Act for the Encouragement of Literature and Genius in 1783 (Moser & Slay, 2011, 16). By 1786, twelve out of the thirteen states had passed copyright statutes. However, the fact that each state had its own copyright laws created inconsistency and inconvenience for enforcement from one state to another. A federal copyright law was necessary. On March 1783, the Continental Congress drafted the Constitutional Copyright Clause, which gave to the federal

The Effects of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 The verb copy is defined as “To reproduce an original.” (Webster, 57-58) This idea of copying has been around for hundreds of years. In the current time, laws have had to be written to protect against the idea of copying someone else’s work. There are ways around the copyright laws. “A copy is in violation of a copyright if the original can be “perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated by or from the copy, directly

Copyright is a federally protected part of intellectual property that automatically regulates creative works of authors. Copyright laws began approximately around the 15th century in Europe. The cause for such regulations stems from infringement of creative works. These works fall into one of three main categories; music, visual works, and literary works. Copyright infringement highlights the need for copyright laws over creative works in music, art and writing, resulting in an ever changing

U.S. Copyright Act became law in 1790, the copyright term has been increasing. “Copyright is an intangible property right granted by federal statue to the author or originator of certain literacy or outside productions.” The first major change was the Copyright Act of 1976, it gave American authors the right to print, re-print, or publish their work for 14 years and then to renew for another 14. In 1998, Congress passed the Sonny Bono Copyright Act also known as the Mickey Mouse Copyright Act, which

Internet copyright like music, books, and movies. As a result, there have been many attempts at protecting copyright on the Internet. 2 The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) was a controversial United States bill introduced by U.S. Representative Lamar S. Smith (R-TX) to expand the ability of U.S. law enforcement to combat online copyright infringement and online trafficking in counterfeit goods. The Protect IP Act (PIPA) was a proposed law with the stated goal of giving the US government and copyright holders