Commercial Training Provider Fined & sent to Jail - A cautionary tale Reported in the Times last week at the Central Criminal Court in London, the Right Honourable Lord Wilkinson set the sentence between George (Director Ultimate Training Associates Limited (UTA)) vs Regina to 10 years for copyright infringement.Throughout the case, George proclaimed their innocence by saying that “the material was only used for education purposes, and not sold”.Evidence given throughout the case … [Read more...] about Court gives director of training firm 10 year jail sentence
10 Myths about Copyright
Top ten things you need to know about copyright A call from a potential customer about copyright yesterday led me to recall some issues around what could and could not be "copied" or used. I found this valuable article on copyright and have included the headlines in this article below.First lets look at what © copyright is:"Copyright law secures for the creator of a creative effort the exclusive right to control who can make copies, or make works derived from the original work" - Brad … [Read more...] about 10 Myths about Copyright
Plagiarism, presentations, training and business
Plagiarism, presentations, training and business websites We all know that it is wrong to copy someone else’s work without out proper attribution. But then we only usually copy or use a very small part of that book or article. Don’t we? Plagiarism – a definition Plagiarism is the "wrongful appropriation" and "purloining and publication" of another author's "language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions," and the representation of them as one's own original work – Wikipedia If you produced … [Read more...] about Plagiarism, presentations, training and business
