Reference no: EM132451799

Discussion 1 - Copyright Infringement Problems

• Note: To get full credit for this assignment, you must post on three different days. This means you need to get started with this topic early in the week.

Overview of the Problem:

• Companies such as SeeMoji make money for investors and stay in business because they sell digital images. If someone copies images and uses them without getting permission or paying for them, they are stealing a product and breaking the law. However, many people are used to copying images from the Internet and the rules for doing this can be complex. (Details are included in the two articles I posted.)
• Have you ever copied images and used them in in a business presentation or company document? Or, have you observed or known about anyone else doing this? Did you observe or hear about a boss or coworker taking images off the internet to use in a brochure, menu, or advertisement of some sort? Possibly it was even someone who was a member of a non-profit organization who was preparing a flyer for a charity event or preparing a member newsletter. Most people who have done this are not aware of the legal ramifications of this action, so this is fairly common. 
• (It is unlikely, but if you have never observed anyone doing this, you should do a quick search online and find an example described in the news to use. There are plenty of examples that get reported in newspapers.)

Your task is to complete the following in your initial discussion posting:

Question 1: Describe what you or the person or persons you observed did that broke image fair use or copyright laws.

Question 2: Write an email to yourself or the person or persons you observed breaking copyright and fair use laws regarding images and explain to them why they should not have done what they did and why they cannot use the images they found. Obviously, you won't be sending this email out, but you will need to post it in the discussion area as your original posting. (Total length of posting should be about 300 words, but I will not be counting words.)

• After you have posted your original response, go back into the discussion and comment on at least two of the original postings made by classmates. Comment on the advice they gave in their emails being respectful and helpful.