“You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of
law...” The legal rights of the accused are familiar phrases to
any T.V. watcher, but few people know Internet copyright law.
Perhaps users are too reliant on the computer to verify that they
make no illegal move, as in a game of solitaire. It may also be that
because they do not see a traffic cop to keep them under the speed
limit, they believe that no such limit exists. Whatever the reason,
general ignorance of copyright law is exploitable. Knowing your
Internet rights leads to two things: One, you will not break the
law. Two, you will protect yourself with it.
I'm surprised that more people don't get in trouble with copyright law online. I agree with this post that there is a definite lack of understanding online copyright.
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