Software Piracy and Copyright Laws: United States versus Vietnam
I. Introduction
"Software piracy is the unauthorized duplication, distribution or use of computer software". Five main types of software piracy exist: publisher patent and copyright infringement, industrial piracy, corporate piracy, reseller piracy, and home piracy. Software piracy is a large global issue, which has become a more pressing issue due to a number of reasons: software is now easier to distribute on a global scale due to global access to the internet; culturally, people have not been taught that copying software is like stealing; a physical component does not need to be manufactured; and finally individuals state that they cannot afford the high cost of software and state that they would not use the pirated software if they had to pay for it.1
Software piracy is being dealt with on a global level by implementing global copyright laws. However, to date, no completely successful way has been implemented to deal with copyright issues. I believe that software piracy is unethical, but copyright laws need a fine balance between the rights of the copyright holders and the fair use rights of the individual. The Berne convention implements copyright laws that many nations of the world have signed. The US has taken extreme measures to protect copyright with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The DMCA not only protects copyright owners, but it has been used to infringe on fair use and has promoted anti-competitive actions. Vietnam is on the other extreme. It has finally started to implement and enforce copyright laws, but due to cultural, economic, and legal views, it still has one of the highest software piracy rates in the world...
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Counts of Grey-headed Flying-foxes conducted in 1989 and 1998-2201 indicated a 30% decline in national population. Due to the such a loss in such a short amount of time, it qualified the species to be listed as vulnerable under national environmental law. Scientific modelling has identified the extinction of the Grey-headed Flying-foxes will occur in less than 100 years due to the high levels of deaths due to human interactions. The NSW Scientific Committee has identified the primary reason for the decline in numbers is due to loss of habitat. The continuous loss of habitat for clearing or modification of native vegetation has removed root habitats and limited the availability of food sources to Grey-Headed Flying-Foxes, resulting in the foxes, searching elsewhere for food. Over the years, the species has also been under direct harassment through use of shooting at roosts. Licences were initially given to control the Flying-Foxes due to commercial crop damage within the culls of national cull limit, it was not until a review of the practice undertaken by an expert panel in 2009, was the decision made that culling would be illegal. The decision was made on the basis that this act of population control is not considered an effective means of reducing crop damage and can poses a threat
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A species in particular that I have researched is the red fox or Vulpes vulpes as it is known in the scientific community. The animal is native to North America, Asia and Europe where they thrive in habitats ranging from temperate deserts to boreal forests, but its range spans the entire globe (Tesky 1995). The red fox is omnivorous which means that it feeds on animals and plants equally, which, creates impacts on both types of populations within its habitat. What makes the red fox invasive is its introduction to Australia and Eastern parts of the United States, as a result of migration of Europeans t...
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The San Joaquin Kit fox has been listed has been listed as endangered since 1967 under the federal endangered list. San Joaquin Kit foxes are important in their ecosystem; they serve as a population control for smaller rodents the population has continued to decrease due to loss of habitat and degradation of the land caused by development. The efforts that have been made to protect this species are necessary for the species to avoid extinction. However, the efforts made to protect the species have yet to have positive results. Stricter regulations on development need to be implement, for example banning franking. If larger parcels of natural habitat are not obtain for the San Joaquin kit fox the population will not thrive and become extinct.
With a population of 1.357 billion (2013)3, China is the most populated country in the world. Along with the huge population comes a market that is unmatched by any other country of the world. Both domestic companies and foreign companies want to tap into this large market that just recently embraced capitalism and entered into the World Trade Organization.
...gency of the situation is, you can spread awareness for that particular ecosystem or organism. You could also take part in the “Adopt an Arctic Fox” it’s a program set up by the WWF for not only the arctic fox, but other animals which are endangered. You pay money to adopt the animal for a certain amount of time and the money goes into saving the animal through protests, petitions, treaties and even scientific research. Finally, one of the most contributing and beneficial factors of this cause; the “Take Action” program. Take action is part of a branch of the WWF known as the “Wildlife Action Centre”. It is here where petitions and treaties are sent and enforced to and by government officials. Each year more and more people become interested in the cause and its effects. It is time now for us to take action and make a stand for species that cannot do so themselves.
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Abortion has been one of the most talked about topics in society just about anywhere from television, magazines, whether or not it should be the right or wrong thing to do. Abortion is a very sensitive issue to discuss, because of its nature. Many people have said that abortion is a very bad thing to do and it should not even be choice whether or not to abort a living fetus. People think that abortion is committing murder as it is killing the human fetus. However, others feel that a woman should have a voice and have the right to choose to keep the child or not and that it is not murder until the baby is born. Majority of individuals who believe that abortion is bad say that the fetus is human who is partly being formed and to have an abortion is considered to be murder. For the people who think an abortion is ok, say that it’s not considered murder unless the child is born. I believe that abortion should be seen in which the stage the fetus is in. if the fetus is in an early stage of pregnancy it is not considered murder, but if the fetus has already began to develop into a larger fetus then it is indeed considered to be murder. There are times when abortion can be accepted, if the mother is having complications due to pregnancy. For example if the mother is enduring complications in her pregnancy that can harm her, because of the child in that case it is ok to perform an abortion to help save the mother’s life. It is also very important to understand this type of situation. The mother has the right to have an abortion and it is her decision because a mother knows best about her health conditions.