What would you do in such cases?
Q&A on Copyright Issues in the Digitized & Networked Society
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Q1. | What is a "digitized and networked society", and what kind of characteristics does it have? |
| Q2. | Who is the author of the work which was created by company B based on an order from company A ? |
| Q3. | Who is the author of the work which was created by the cooperation of some people? |
| Q4. | Who is the author of the work which was created by an employee of a company as his duty? |
| Q5. | Who is the author of the work created by an order from someone else? |
| Q6. | Is it permissible to make a copy of a digital content for personal use? |
| Q7. | Is it permissible to make a backup copy of a computer program? |
| Q8. | Is it permissible for a public library to make a copy of a library material such as a CD-ROM for library users? |
| Q9. | Is it permissible for a public library to digitize preexisting library materials? |
| Q10. | Is it permissible for a school teacher to digitize a preexisting work to make teaching materials? |
| Q11. | How should a computer program be used in the classroom? |
| Q12. | Is a web page or a blog protected by copyright? |
| Q13. | How can a preexisting work be used in a web page or a blog? |
| Q14. | Does the act of "linking" without approval constitute infringement? |
| Q15. | Will it cause any copyright problem to share music files with others by making use of a file exchange program? |
| Q16. | Is there any copyright problem in audiovisual works transmitted through the YouTube? |
| Q17. | Is there any copyright problem to simply use a pirated copy of a work purchased through the Internet auction? |
| Q18. | Is the copyright of a freeware waived? |
| Q19. | Should the maker of translation software take the liability of unauthorized translation done by its user? |