In fact, the age of information has given rise to greater copyright concerns worldwide. The United States Congress is continually reviewing and passing legislation related to the area. The hottest new law, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, is a massive complexity of rules and regulations. It will probably serve as a challenge for copyright aficionados and all involved in the development and dissemination of electronic information for some time to come. Courts are constantly being asked to interpret new law.
Many thorny matters are at the forefront of much debate and controversy.
Advanced technology brings about additional concerns for scholars and computer professionals as to how copyright law affects production and dissemination. This manuscript will provide an overview of new law, address the doctrines of fair use and ownership, and offer some guidance. You must register in advance for live chat sessions, which are limited to 20 participants. By their nature, these technologies receive and make several unauthorized copies of information that can remain on the receiving hard drive for a period of time in the form of cache and other files. It discusses how legislative and judicial decisions attempt to balance the needs of the artist, publisher and user under copyright law.