World Copyright Summit

June 10, 2009 | Brand Names, Copyright, Domain Names, Intellectual Property, Software

The Second World Copyright Summit started its first session in Washington USA. Calls for greater cooperation amongst all countries have been made to help crack down on copyright violations. The advent of the Internet has sparked numerous copyright violations; mostly because many internet users think that something that is on the Internet must be free (this is according to Orrin Hatch a member of the US Senate). Calls have been made for stricter action against piracy of music and videos with suggestions that the perpetrator should receive an email warning if downloading music or videos illegally, and then receive a final warning in letter format, after which the user’s internet account must be suspended for up to a year. Internet users can expect stricter regulation in future to help prevent copyright violations which cause severe financial losses for musicians, writers, artists, and producers.