Question

Copying an article from a computer science journal that sells subscriptions and then distributing it to 25 employees at your company: a. would be fair use. b. would be copyright infringement. c. would not be copyright infringement unless you charged the employees for the copies. d. none of the above

Answer 1

Answer: b. would be copyright infringement.

Explanation:

Copyright infringement is the use of works protected by copyright law without permission for a usage where such permission is required, thereby infringing certain exclusive rights granted to the copyright holder, such as the right to reproduce, distribute, display or perform the protected work, or to make derivative works.

Copyright infringement is using someone else's work without getting that person's permission. The owner of a copyright gets to decide who can legally make copies of that work. It is illegal to copy large sections of someone else's copyrighted work without permission, even if you give the original author credit.

Other examples of copyright infringement include:

1. Downloading movies and music without proper payment for use.

2. Recording movies in a theater.

3.Using others' photographs for a blog without permission.

4. Copying software code without giving proper credit.

5. Creating videos with unlicensed music clips.

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is  b. would be copyright infringement.

Explanation:

Any copy of information for publication without the author's consent means an infringement of copyright, since the information is presented as if it were the company's own when it is not. In order for this situation not to occur, the company is required to notify the author of the intention to communicate the information and receive authorization to carry it out.