Copyright And Piracy From Moral And Legal Standpoints

NorShalin Binti Anuar IC No: 961108-10-6476 Farizan Binti Azman IC No:960111-01-5554

Table Of Contents

Contents What Is Copyright And Piracy Why There Is Piracy

What Is The Law.

Who Benefits From Copyright. Solution To Piracy.

Conclusion
References

What Is Copyright And Piracy

Copyright:

Copyright is the legal right granted by the author composer ,playwright, publisher or distributor to exclusive publication, production, sale or distribution of literary, musical, dramatic or artistic work.
Piracy; The unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material: software piracy. The operation of an unlicensed illegal radio or television station.

Why There Is Piracy

Piracy must exist for a reason. The people committing piracy must have a number of reasons for their actions. Some of the reasons are stated below:

To enjoy entertainment or services at low or no cost at all. A lot of consumers download movies, songs, games, software from the internet to enjoy entertainment rather than purchasing from stores at high cost.

For profit and competitive advantages The people committing piracy tends to sell the pirated materials at lower prices than the original copies to seek for financial gains or rewards.

Sabotage People Pirated items can be used to sabotage business of opponents or competitors. Pirated items used as a sabotage tool intentionally frustrate and ruin the rival business.

What Is The Law ?

Malaysias copyright act came in to affect on December 1987.It replaced the Copyright Act 1969.The new law confers copyright and computer programs (software).The act was altered in 1990 to ensure compliance with prescribed standards and minimum requirements under the Berne Convention. The Copyright (Application to other Countries) Regulations 1990 came into force on 1 October 1990, the day Malaysia acceded to the Berne Convention .

Who Benefits From Copyright

By protecting the investment of computer software companies in software development, the copyright promotes a large public availability of new, creative and innovative products. These companies devote large portions of their earnings to the creation of new software products and they deserve a fair return on their investment.

The creators and developers of the software, such as, writers, programmers, and graphic artists deserve compensation for their effort.

Without them we would not have any valuable software and programs, so we have to give them credit for their effort. In this case, the Copyright Law helps them get their rights.

Conclusion
We should not get involved in piracy as it is illegal. We should not take something that is not ours and we certainly have to follow and obey the existing law to avoid from spoiling our moral ethics.

References
These slides are created based on these references:

http://w3.bsa.org/malaysia/antipiracy/ Piracy-and-the-Law.cfm http://www.siia.net/piracy/faq.asp http://www.slideshare.net/msjasmin/c opyright-and-piracy