Code) to the authors of "original works of authorship,"" including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. ... For example, the author of the book on Neanderthals takes ten years to gather all the necessary materials and information for her work. ... "Copies" are material objects from which a work can be read or visually perceived either directly or with the aid of a machine or device, such as books, manuscripts, sheet music, film, videotape, or microfilm. ... Thus, for example, a song (the "work") can be fixed in sheet music (" copies") or in phonograph di...

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Today's internet is considered an "information superhighway," a device where anything from music, books, programs and information can be shared worldwide. ... For example, Napster (similar to Morpheus) was sued for providing software that enabled internet users to download music at no cost. Since the internet is a device that is used worldwide, copyright laws should exist to protect people who own copyrights so their civil liberties are not infringed upon. ... For example, if a person owns a compact disc and lets a friend borrow it, the compact disc is being passed along to ...

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For example, the information must be secret, not of public knowledge or of general knowledge in the trade or business. ... In 1964, the National Copyright Office began to register software as a form of literary expression. ... Apollo, where the Supreme Court determined that a piano roll used in a player piano did not infringe upon copyrighted music because the roll was part of a mechanical device. ...

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For example, AThe information must be secret, Anot of public knowledge or of general knowledge in the trade or business, a court will allow a trade secret to be used by someone who discovered or developed the trade secret independently or if the holder does not take adequate precautions to protect the secret. In 1964 the United States Copyright Office began to register software as a form of literary expression. ... Apollo , where the Supreme Court determined that a piano roll used in a player piano did not infringe upon copyrighted music because the roll was part of a...

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For example, intellectual property is an asset, and as such it can be bought, sold, licensed, exchanged, or gratuitously given away like any other form of property (Hefter & Litowitz). ... A trademark is a word, name, symbol or device, which is used in trade with goods to indicate the source of the goods and to distinguish them from the goods of others. ... Copyright is a form of protection provided to the authors of "original works of authorship- including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works, both published and unpublished. ... For example, a descrip...

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For example, the information must be secret, not of public knowledge or of general knowledge in the trade or business. ... In 1964, the National Copyright Office began to register software as a form of literary expression. ... Apollo, where the Supreme Court determined that a piano roll used in a player piano did not infringe upon copyrighted music because the roll was part of a mechanical device. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate