1. In a 3-5 page paper, explain why copyright laws are important in today’s business world and A copyright law is any law that gives protection to authors or inventors of original creative work.
This law may apply in music, publications, literature, artistic and other creative works.
“Copyright protection exists from the moment a work is created in a fixed, tangible form of expression. The copyright immediately becomes the property of the author who created the work. Only the author, or those deriving their rights through the author, can rightfully claim copyright. In the case of works made for hire, the employer—not the writer—is considered the author” ( https://www.copyright.com/Services/copyrightoncampus/basics/law.html ). It is a form of intellectual property that gives the author
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2. Explain why copying software and other resources is called “piracy.”
As per the definition of piracy, the unauthorized use or reproduction of other people's work, unauthorized “copying” is a form of piracy. This is because copying leads to creation of a duplicate copy of original work which is a form of reproduction of one's work.
3. Be sure to explain intellectual property (IP) as you discuss copyright and piracy.
This is the original creation from someone's mind. It is in most cases a new creation that has never been produced by someone else before.
4. After you explain copyright, piracy, and intellectual property, explain what your professional code of ethics will be, as a computer scientist or a business person.
Assuming I will be running an IT store by name of SIPOWA, I would follow the following codes of