Alex Stanley - Articles

Avoiding copyright infringement
There are many different types of copyright infringement and some forms of it may be happening under your watch. In an organisational setting, you are ultimately responsible for the actions of the individuals that work under you. As such, any illegal downloading or software usage that happens on your company premises is something that you are responsible for. In order to avoid this from happening, educate yourself about copyright infringement. Read
By: Alex Stanley | 30/10/2009 | Copyright

Software cracking
Anyone that uses a particular software does so for a very good reason. They are aided in something that they are doing by the software or the application in question. When you use cracked software, the men and women who have worked hard to create that software do not receive any benefit for their efforts. Read
By: Alex Stanley | 08/10/2009 | Intellectual Property

Copyright laws and penalties
Copyright laws and penalties are very severe. Soon, it will be possible to isolate individuals who are engaging in any form of piracy or copyright infringement and prosecute them for their relevant crime. When this happens, many individuals will come onto the radar and face the consequences of their actions. In order to insure that this does not happen to you, please respect the sanctity of copyright laws. Read
By: Alex Stanley | 24/08/2009 | Intellectual Property

Copyright information and its protection
Copyright information is available on most of the products that we use. Taking a moment to read and absorb this information will clearly lay out what is and what is not considered to be acceptable usage of the product in question. As such, we all need to be aware of the copyright information that is relevant to the things that we use and enjoy if we want to continue to be able to enjoy them. Read
By: Alex Stanley | 14/07/2009 | Intellectual Property

Piracy – The Bane Of The Digital Age
Piracy is a phenomenon that affects all of us. No self-respecting individual would ever consider engaging in shop-lifting or petty theft, and yet all us do not even bat an eyelid before buying or downloading a copyrighted product in an illegal manner. All of us need to come together and realise the gravity of this situation before we can move towards fixing this heinous problem once and for all. Read
By: Alex Stanley | 25/05/2009 | Intellectual Property