Top Ten Copyright Myths

Because the penalties for copyright infringement can be severe, it is critical for all those in a business enterprise to take affirmative action to avoid infringement. Following are the ten most common misunderstandings and myths about copyright infringement:

  • If I attribute material to its author, there can be no infringement. Because copyright law provides the exclusive right to copyright owners to reproduce, adapt, distribute, display, and perform their works, any violation of any of these rights is an infringement. Although giving credit to an author may help show that one is not a willful infringer and may reduce damages, merely attributing material to its author does not insulate one from a claim of copyright infringement. ...

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