Copyright Infringements and Intellectual Property - Assignment Example

            The violation of copyrights is one of the most frequent infringements in the new technological era. The rapid development of the technology, of the Internet and the possibility to share any kind of information over the net makes copyright infringements easy and accessible. Often, people are not even aware of the fact that they are violating somebody’s rights and law provisions. So what if they share this music with their friends?

            Intense debates on the extent of the copyright have been carried on among copyright holders, consumers, and distributors for ages. Some opinions put under question the necessity of the existence of copyright in society. Therefore, copyright has become an essential political and legal issue in most countries, especially in Canada.

            The research paper will identify the most common and “popular” copyright infringements and their legislative regulation. Also, the author shall compare the copyright legislative system in Canada with the one in the USA and point out the similarities and differences between them, by providing a detailed overview of the most outstanding acts in this domain. The strong and weak points of Canadian copyright laws will be analyzed and explained. Also, the implications of Canadian copyright laws in the international context shall be described.

Some of the law cases based on violations of the copyright law will be examined and explained, especially the remedies applied for the copyright infringements. The research will be based on important legislative acts, opinions of famous authors, and statistical data.