In 2001, book authors and the Authors Guild filed a class-action lawsuit, as did publishers, alleging that Google had violated copyright laws by scanning books from the libraries of major universities without always getting permission from the copyright owners of the books.
The owner of a composition copyright can give anyone permission to use that composition.
But Audiogalaxy is understood to have pledged to operate a "filter-in" system that only allows it to share music if it has permission from copyright holders.
The safest course is always to get permission from the copyright owner before using copyrighted material.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: YouTube silences Latma, removes We Con the World
From "The Therapist, " a story from Nobody's Baby by Leo Litwak, copyright 2005, excerpted with permission by El Leon Literary Arts.
The notices are requests for individual web addresses to be removed from Google's search engine results because they contain material uploaded without the permission of the copyright holders.
The Copyright Office cannot give this permission.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: YouTube silences Latma, removes We Con the World
Users search the site for films, TV shows and music and download them using BitTorrent, a program which allows the transfer of big computer files from third parties who have usually obtained them without the permission of the copyright owners.
In its absence, to comply with U.S. copyright law you would have to keep track, in perpetuity, of all foreign-sourced works in order to avoid inadvertently selling, lending, gifting, donating, or otherwise distributing them without permission from the copyright holder.
Once you buy a book, music CD, or movie DVD in the United States, you are free to later sell it, lend it to a friend, or donate it to a library or charity without seeking permission from the copyright owner.
From Sabriel , copyright Garth Nix, excerpted with permission from HarperCollins.
But last fall, the Library of Congress, which has oversight of certain copyright matters, banned the practice if a carrier doesn't give permission, saying cellphones should no longer be exempted from a section of copyright law.
Broadcasters argue that Aereo is engaged in copyright infringement by retransmitting the signals without permission and payments.
And yesterday authors objecting to Google stealing and copying their books without their permission filed a class action copyright infringement suit against Google.
FORBES: Implications of Senators' Call for Google Antitrust Probe
From the book Legends, copyright 2005 by Robert Littell, reprinted with the permission of The Overlook Press.
The bill would make it explicitly clear that it is not a violation of copyright law to alter somebody's work without permission, as long as it's for private use only and these altered copies of the work are not redistributed in anyway.
Copyright (c) 2004 by the author and reprinted by permission of St.
From A Woman in Charge by Carl Bernstein Copyright (c) 2007 by Carl Bernstein, used with permission of Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc.
Antigua is seeking permission to run a website that sells music, movies and software - but ignores copyright law.
But Judge Birss said granting permission to discontinue the cases was not a simple matter, due largely to the fact that the actual copyright holders were not in court.
While this activity may have occurred without your permission or knowledge by an unauthorized user, or perhaps by a minor who may not fully understand the copyright laws, as the primary account holder, you are legally responsible for all activity originating from your account.
应用推荐