GNU is the operating system in computers, which was made or published by the GNU project. It was a free software operating system. And was also known to be Unix-like operating system. The goal of publishing or developing the GNU was to bring a fully free software operating system on. So that users can have the freedom in studying the source code of the current software they are using, also they can have the freedom to share this software to other people, freedom in publishing any of the modified version of this software and lastly they have the freedom in modifying the software behavior. The father of the GNU development was Richard Stallman, the person who initiates of developing such. You can just readily install the different versions of GNU, which was always known to be free software. Since that the GNU project of free software was widely and popularly used by many users, Richard Stallman who was the father of this Gnu project wrote its first copyright license known to be the GNU general public license was to ensure the best guarantee to the individuals, organizations and companies who are using this free software that the rights of this software was being retained.
The GNU public license was having 3 different versions that were released. The first version of the license was the version 1 its goal was to let this license to be used for any kind of projects and to make those projects possible to share a code. The next version released was the second version or the version 2 in 1991. The second version of the license was aiming to grant some rights for the users to copy the unmodified source code of a program and be able to distribute it, as what had been stated at section 1. Users can also be able to modify a source code of...
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...mmunity. Releasing software owned by you can be beneficial to everyone who is using it like other developers, distributors and users. It was also highly recommended to use the latest version to change it to higher and be able to change it into more upgraded one, just trust the work of those license writer. Be able to experience the freedom granted by effective software in the future. GPL was highly beneficial and was now widely used all over the world and have been proven beneficial for those who are already able to use it. This was well documented and was safe to use. Be able to appreciate the information available on the website of GNU. Be able also to enjoy the large community, which is sharing lots of goods. And be known to the fact that GPL is now being popular worldwide and many people are now able to use it. This was effective, reliable and beneficial to all.
To begin with, the Copyright Ordinance inherited the spirit of the Statute of Anne that it recognized the copyright of owners and respect their originality to a very large extent. At the very beginning of the Text in the Statute, it mentioned that this law served to prevent the liberty of printing, without the consent of the author, to the detriment of him and his family (Patterson and Joyce, 2003). The provisions in subsequent chapters all overturned the tradition of monopoly of publishers (Deazley, 2004) by licensing to the author instead. This fundamental goal of the Statute can be still found in the Copyright Ordinance. Section 4 of the Ordinance is a highly in...
Abstract: This paper discusses the ongoing court battle between the Motion Picture Association of America, supported by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and various defendants regarding the DeCSS program and its source code. DeCSS is a utility that allows the circumvention of the encryption built into most DVDs. Specifically, the paper examines the implications of the court decision on a range of issues including source code as free speech, HTML linking, and fair use.
...people liberty to behave in the way that they perceived to be good. Since it encourages liberty of the single individual, people will be able to develop their human faculties and just like Mills opinion it will be better in the long run.
"US Copyright Office Summary of the Digital Millennum Copyright Act of 1998" December 1998 http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/legislation/dmca.pdf (Mar 2002)
"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
Any program is only as good as it is useful- Linus Torvalds. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary an operating system is the main program in a computer that controls the way the computer works and makes it possible for other programs to function. Linus Torvalds in 1991 arranged the UNIX operating system to be used in the stead of ms-dos; Windows 95 was ran on top ms-dos. Windows and Linux are different operating systems built off different systems of code making security, stability, usability, and the communities comparatively different.
Copyright, in its first form, was first introduced in 1710 with a British statute of Anne. Since this time copyright laws have changed to remain current, and have grown into an international agreement by many countries around the globe.
Linux is a free operating system that was developed on the internet.It was formed by Linus Torvalds first,then he put its source code to his web page.After that,the internet hackers and the programmers developed it.It is a Unix-like operating system because it is the main reason to develop the Linux.By the time,it becomes a big organization and now it is a powerful, advanced operating system.It has an important feature that is not available for other operating systems.You can run Linux with other operating systems like MacOS, DOS,Windows 95, Windows NT, Novell, OS/2 on the same machine.It is an advantage of linux that a user can easily compare Linux with other operating systems.
The essential function of a copyright is to protect the expression of an idea or a plot. The law gives the creators of literary, dramatic, musical, artistic works, sound recordings, broadcasts, films and typographical arrangement of published editions, rights to control the ways in which their material may be used. The rights cover broadcast and public performance, copying, adapting, issuing, renting and lending copies to the public. In many cases, the creator will also have the right to be identified as the author and to object to distortions of his work. Remedies for copyright infringement lie in both civil and criminal action; the former has been more prominent throughout the invention of the copyright law while the latter has been a fairly new
In its simplest terms, copyright is the U.S. government’s way of protecting the rights of anyone creating an original work, such as a play, song, poem, book, or artwork. Only the work’s original author or creator can make copies, distribute, sell, perform or adapt that work. Originally passed into law 35 years ago, the Copyright Act of 1976 has undergone many changes in the wake of advancing technology, including such changes as categorizing any work on the Internet as “published” (Copyright Act of 1976). Of
The philosophy of freedom is an integral part of the Linux operating system. That must be noted since the belief that Linux should be free as in freedom has been around since its beginnings in 1991(Torvalds & Diamond IX). For better understanding one must pay attention to how the computing community was at the time when Linux was being developed. Unix had been quite popular for many years but following the AT&T split it began to be sold by licensing companies (Negus 10). One issue was that the price for Unix was based off of large mainframes instead of individual personal computers (Negus 11). Linux began with the need for a
The term "software piracy" covers different activities: illegal copying of programs, counterfeiting and distributing software - even sharing a program with a friend.
On October 27,1998, the Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA) was signed into law by President Bill Clinton. At the time the European Union had adopted a directive requiring its states to establish the new copyright terms of the life of the author plus and additional seventy years. In order to keep the balance of payment the United States had to adjust the copyright terms. Otherwise under the “rule of shorter term,” the United States copyrights would not be protected in Europe past the expiration of the shorter U.S. term.
Protection by copyright law gives creators incentives to produce new works and distribute them to the public. In doing so, the law strikes a number of important balances in delineating what can be protected and what cannot, determining what uses are permitted without a license, and establishing appropriate enforcement mechanisms to combat piracy, so that all stakeholders benefit from the protection afforded by
Copyright is a protection for authors, composers or artists and other creators who create innovative idea base work. Copyright law is important because of its role to protect the interests of the creator, while allowing others to gain access to it legally. It designed to make sure that creators receive appropriate rights for their own ideas and creativity, and to promote artistic creativity by protecting the creator.