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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