copyright on the internet

What is protected on the WWW?

The unique underlying design of a Web page and its contents, including:
-links
-original text
-graphics
-audio
-video
-html, vrml, other unique markup language sequences

List of Web sites compiled by an individual or organization
and all other unique elements that make up the original nature of the material.

When creating a Web page, you CAN:

-Link to other Web sites. [However, some individuals and organizations have specific requirements when you link to their Web material. Check a site carefully to find such restrictions. It is wise to ask permission. You need to cite source, as you are required to do in a research paper, when quoting or paraphrasing material from other sources. How much you quote is limited.]

-Use free graphics on your Web page. If the graphics are not advertised as "free" they should not be copied without permission.

When creating a Web page, you CANNOT:

-Put the contents of another person's or organizations web site on your Web page
-Copy and paste information together from various Internet sources to create "your own" document. [You CAN quote or paraphrase limited amounts, if you give credit to the original source and the location of the source. This same principle applies to print sources, of course.]
-Incorporate other people's electronic material, such as e-mail, in your own document, without permission.
-Forward someone's e-mail to another recipient without permission
-Change the context of or edit someone else's digital correspondence in a way which changes the meaning
-Copy and paste others' lists of resources on your own web page
-Copy and paste logos, icons, and other graphics from other web sites to your web page (unless it is clearly advertised as "freeware." Shareware is not free). Some organizations are happy to let you use their logos, with permission - it is free advertising. But they want to know who is using it. They might not approve of all sites who want to use their logo

software piracy

We are all use internet. in internet we can find new documents for our works, connect with our friends and family or have information about people and places that not know. it is useful for our life but sometimes people dont use it very well. for instance there are piracy softwares.

The unauthorized copying of software. Most retail programs are kicensed for use at just one computer site or for use by only one user at any time. By buying the software, you become a licensed user rather than an owner You are allowed to make copies of the program for backup purposes, but it is against the law to give copies to friends and colleagues.

Software piracy is all but impossible to stop, although software companies are launching more and more lawsuits against major infractors. Originally, software companies tried to stop software piracy bycopy- protection their software. This strategy failed, however, because it was inconvenient for users and was not 100 percent foolproof. Most software now requires some sort of registration, which may discourage would-be pirates, but doesn't really stop software piracy.

Some common types of software piracy include counterfeit software, OEM undbundling, softlifting, hard disk loading, ccorporate software piracy and internet software piracy.

An entirely different approach to software piracy, called shareware acknowledges the futility of trying to stop people from copying software and instead relies on people's honesty. Shareware publishers encourage users to give copies of programs to friends and colleagues but ask everyone who uses a program regularly to pay a registration fee to the program's author directly.

if you dont use piracy software, this shows everyone. you are an honest person.