You've copied each one of the following.Which one was an abuse of copyright law?

Question

A-Your medical records to give to your insurance company to validate coverage
B-A magazine article to use in a presentation you're giving to a scout troop your home computer so you can work at home
D-A backup copy of your new desktop-publishing software to keep in your desk in case your computer system crashes

Answer 1

A - Perfectly legal. Maybe a violation of privacy, but not copyright.

B- Also perfectly legal, providing that you have cited the author of the work or obtained written permission. A presentation for a scout troop is somewhat of a grey area, is it a BoyScout troop? Or is it just a community camping thing? The BoyScout troop may not be considered private use, a small community camping thing may. Copyright laws are much more convoluted than simply plagiarism and copyright infringement. Private use, educational use, etc. is a legitimate use of copyrighted material and may or may not require written permission. It depends on very specific circumstances on whether or not you may or may not be violating a stipulation of the copyright laws.

C/D - Creating a backup copy of software/music/etc strictly for backup purposes is legal. You must be able to prove that you purchased the software/music, so keep that receipt. It depends on the specific license. Some strictly disallow copying the material. Some say sure, go ahead and make a copy of me for your records. Some say distribute me as much as you like. Read the license and terms of use. Your answer lies there. Federally, however, as far as I am aware, it is perfectly legal to maintain a backup copy for your records of nearly any software/music/etc.

So, in theory, the only scenario which may not be legal is B, and depending on specific license information, possibly D.

Answer 2

I'm not sure just what C) is since it looks like it got typed over. However, C) is a definite breaking of copyright law. That's because the others are not. For A), they are your own records both in the sense of being about you and for your benefit, but also you seem to have possession of them so either felony burglary is a bigger problem or you own them. For B), it depends on amount used and purpose. As pertains to magazine articles and similar things, small portions may be freely excerpted for use in an academic item. Paper for school. That kind of thing. With citation appropriate to the item used in. They may also be excerpted with attribution for use in commercial endeavors like a newspaper column but it better be really small and not ultra-important to the purpose otherwise the copyright owner might dispute whether it can be used without a suitable payment or not. D) is not a violation as Congress specifically included a provision in the law to allow a single backup copy of any software you purchase. You don't even have to assert a purpose, you have the right regardless of why you make the copy.

That leaves the incomplete C). It looks like you copy something, software most likely, to take home and use there. This is a little tricky though, as some licenses allow the software owner to load the software on more than one machine so long as the owner is careful to never allow both copies to be used at the same time. An analogy would be a book. You're allowed to read it in many places, but cannot make a copy that would result in two people reading the copy and original at the same time. However, almost no one does that nowadays so C) seems likely to be a suitable choice and, since the others don't, C) it is.

Answer 3

Well you are entitled to your medical records so if you copies out I would think you are ok. I would also have to agree with Amanda that if you detail where, who and also with permission that you got the information for your presentation then I would say D. Even if you own the software some companies do not allow any type of copying of the software where others will allow you a one time copy to keep as a backup if the original is damaged.

Answer 4

A: your medical records are yours so you can make and distribute the copies as many times as you like without breaching copyright.
D: the software can be copied once to back up your investment as long as should you sell on the original copy you also sell on or destroy the copy you have made.

B: the magazine article can not be legaly copied or used without the permission of the copyright holder.

so the answer to the question is B the magaizine article is an abuse of copyright law.

Answer 5

A- is legal, the records are yours
D- a lot of companies tell you to make a backup copy, as long as you own the software it is legal (like burning a CD as long as you own it, you can also burn it)
C- well you don't have a C

So the answer is B even if you were to Cite it you must have permission from the publisher to copy the article (the person saying its okay if you cite it is mistaken, if you cite it then you can't be charged with plagiarism, but just copying the article without permission is illegal.)

Have a GREAT day!

Answer 6

A. You have a right to have a copy of your medical records, provided you didn't just steal them out of the doctor's office.

B. If you cite the magazine article, it would be ok.

D. Most software specifically says NOT to copy it for any purpose.

D would be my pick for the illegal one.

Answer 7

None.
A - Your personal records, no copyright attached.

B - Magazine Article - Falls under the exemption for "fair use", no violation.

D - Backup copy - You bought it therefore you have the right to use it as you wish, provided that you don't re-sell it, give it to someone else, or use it on more than one computer. (Technically. even your own.)

Answer 8

they're allowed to image arrestees for id purposes. If the unique artist would not desire their artwork recorded and displayed via the police, they could not positioned it on physique areas the place it truly is concern to getting used as such. And decrease than easy use, the full works can in certainty be used. If the finished artwork is mandatory to place across the objective, the finished artwork could be used.

Answer 9

If you are going to cite your work in B, then the answer is D. Software is usually not supposed to be copied.

Answer 10

The answer is D. What happened to C?