I wanted to write about a situation that has actually happened to my company as I believe the situation holds some important lessons for businesses that sell print content online as well as those who may be tempted to use the material created by others either without authorization or beyond the scope of a license.
As the multi-billion dollar software industry continues to become more and more financially lucrative, some of the more unethical entrepreneurs in America are attempting to get in on the moneymaking action by distributing pirated software.
Copyright law is covered by the Copyright Act of 1976, codified at 17 USC s 101 et seq.
Copying someone's work has never had any respect - not in the past, not today, not in school, not at work and especially not in business.
Many creators of works believe that copyrighting their work involves a very complex and costly process.
Each person who creates something that has artistic or literal value must protect it, using the copyright system.
Normally your work (writing, songs, etc.