Assignment on New Zealand Copyright Law
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Running head: DIGITAL ENTERPRISE1Digital EnterpriseStudent’s Name University’s Name
DIGITAL ENTERPRISE2Table of ContentsMegaupload breach of U.S. Copyright Laws (Copyright Infringement)?.......................................2Customers of sites like Megaupload have uploaded personal data to the sites similar to Megaupload service. Who owns that data and what are the implications of this?..........................3Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................5References........................................................................................................................................5
DIGITAL ENTERPRISE3Megaupload breach of U.S. Copyright Laws (Copyright Infringement)?On January 5, 2012 the US district Court issued an indictment against a company Megaupload Limited and its principals Kim Dotcom, Finn Batato and others which confirms the alleged involvement of the company in the issues of copyright infringement [ CITATION Cla17 \l 1033 ]. They were arrested on the charges of gaining profits through the infringement of copyright guidelines through the operation of megavideo.com and megaupload.com domain names. The company used to operate as cyberlocker where the users could upload the content to the servers of Megaupload and after getting the URL from the company, they could download the file wherever required. This service was charge free at the basic level and the premium membership option was open for the customers at an affordable rate which provided them with better band width. It also gave the uploaders rewards who uploaded the files that are extensively popular [ CITATION Geo12 \l 1033 ]. The allegations were made on the defendants that they used to upload the materials and files from other sources without taking their permission which is an issue of copyright infringement. The company also allegedly promoted the users to copy the files from unauthorized sources. The company benefitted from the infringement of the copyright financiallyand also provoked and included others to commit the crime of copyright infringement. Yes, the company breached the laws of copyright infringement in US. The company was charged as criminals under copyright infringement according to the section 17 U.S.C. 506 and 18U.S.C. 2319 of US constitutional Acts where the files and videos were uploaded by the defendants without taking permission of the patent holders. They were also charged for money laundering (18 U.S.C. 1956) for making money through the acts of copyright infringement. The company was also legally charged for not designating a copyrighting agent under the Digital
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