Introduction
In the contemporary world, people have advanced the ways in which they protect their works. This is mainly meant to deter people from copying other people’s work. Currently, scholars and other stake holders have been brainstorming on how well they can protect their content by making unauthorized duplicating and distributing a crime punishable by law. The main aim of going digital by many people has been informed by the fact that fewer materials are produced for sale at any given time. In addition, availing the content of their work on the internet ensures that their work is easily accessed by other people in the whole world. This in turn increases their revenue because they are likely to receive orders from across the globe.
Copyright implications related to Website development
According to Mireille (2003), an individual developing a website should have his or her domain name that is unique, and a trademark that distinguishes such a website from others. This is meant to deter people from using other people’s trademarks in their sites. He adds that it is also illegal for a person to use someone else’s texts in a page and assume they are his or her own. According to the law, this is copyright law violation.
Copyright implications related to usage of content on a Web site
In today’s world, more materials are being accessed on the internet unlike in the past where people used to rely heavily on books, magazines and the encyclopedia. However, it is worth noting that although some materials may be readily available on the internet, there are others that have been protected by their authors. As a result, making copy of such works without due permission from the author amounts to breaching of copyright’s law. According to Gordon (2007), more people are going the digital way and therefore, this is posing a serious breakdown of information flow in a number of societies, which are yet to embrace this kind of technology.
Mireille (2003) has argued that going digital, can result to the use of contracts as the basic way of controlling and regulating the use of any copyrighted material. He points out that such a move is likely to reduce copyright related cases, unlike in the past where people have been accessing and making use of another person’s work without much struggle. As a result, this has led to a lot of pirated materials availed in the market at a cheaper rate. This happens at the expense of the original works which are normally perceived to be expensive.
In addition, Gordon (2007) has noted that copyright law in relation to website development has changed the mentality of the people in the society. According to Yu (2007), the manner in which the holders of copyright are securing copyrights is seen by many stakeholders in this industry as impinging on the privacy of their clients. This is because a lot of personal information is required in order to have a copyright attached to an individual. That way, a person with malicious intention can use such materials at his or her own advantage in other areas.
How to overcome these implications
One of the main ways of overcoming these kinds of implications is by having a strict and firm arm of the police unit that will ensure that all the people involved in this kind of illegal activities are arrested and prosecuted. This will go a long way as a warning to others engaged in similar activities. Establishing a centre run by the government where people register their copyrights would help in reducing cases of scrupulous people taking advantage of their clients.
Conclusion
Creativity is very important in a country that is anticipating moving forward in all aspects. Therefore, it is the government’s duty to ensure that such creativity is protected from imitation and copying from other people.
Reference List
Gordon, H. (2007). Strategic use of information technology for global Organizations. New York: IGI Publishing.
Mireille, M. M. (2003). Choice of law in copyright and related rights: alternatives To the Lex Protection. Hague: Kluwer Law International.
Yu, P. (2007). Intellectual Property and Information Wealth: Copyright and Related rights. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.