Copyright law and the Internet
By Deanna A. Figueroa
Over the past year the development of the Internet has made it an infinite information hub that makes it easier to share any form of information at any given time. This is great for people seeking knowledge, entrainment, or want to spread information and make their own content that wouldn’t be able to through other means. While this has been an amazing advancement for the world it has, unfortunately, made it easier to pirate and share copyrighted material. Recently, copyright laws and the Internet have been a hot topic. There have been protective measures put in place to protect copyright holders but whether or not they’re being used in cases of copyright infringement is questionable in far too many cases. Copyright holders may be using the system put in place to protect them in order to silence and censor other creators.
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