This article from the Forbes website talks about copyright in business. It discuses what can and can not be copyrighted it tells writers to be mindful as to who and to what degree are they collaborate with someone else as this other contributor may end up owning part of the copyright.
This article considers some of the challenges of using algorithms to identify copyright infringements in electronic media. So far this method has been successful especially on FaceBook, catching users posting material they do not have rights to yet claim their own. The downside of this method is that occasionally websites that are perfectly legitimate are taken down.
The article Fifty Shades of Copyright Protection discusses the online world, using FaceBook and Fifty Shades of Grey as a specific examples. The author cautions user to watch everything they post online because it is, de facto, forfeited to the public domain.
In this article found on Forbes magazine website the article discusses the continuous extension of copyright terms. In specific it highlights how disney used its influence on members of congress to keep extending copyright term therefore disney material could never be used by other authors or film makers. It is ironic owing to the fact that a large number of works created by disney were based on stories in the public domain.
This article found in the Globe and Mail discusses internet content piracy in both Canada and the US. It also discusses the actions being taken to help stop this issue.The consequences in the US are mostly court based whereas in Canada they are technology based and social change based. To find these intellectual property thieves, companies are using anti- piracy firms to track down people who illegally downloading off the internet. These initiatives are part of a larger plan to change the Canadian mindset about downloading illegally, if people understand consequences can occur at random they will be more hesitant to commit online theft.