Copyright Case

This case had to deal with the movie Batman Forever. In the movie a sculpture appeared as a back drop as much as eight times in the movie. Warner Bros. stated, “Since the film crew had permission from the building owner to film at the site, they had a right to include in the shots the sculpture which was located on the grounds.” However the artist did not transfer his copyright to the building owner. The building owner didn’t have the authority to let the Warner Bros. use the sculpture in shots of the movie. They needed to get permission from the copyright holder. The Warner Bros. did not get a license to use the sculpture. In result, the artist filed a multi-million dollar against Warner Bros. for copyright infringement. The Artist of the sculpture is Andrew Leicester and his sculpture cost 2.5 million. The trial came down to two points, one being the copyright infringement for using his sculpture in their production, and two the copyright infringement for filming and taking photographs of the sculpture. It turns out that as part of the contract for the commission of the sculpture, Leicester gave the building owner the exclusive right to make 3-D copies of the sculpture.
Regarding to the first issue, the court decided that the Warner Bros. were not guilty of copyright infringement because the artist gave the building owner a particular copyright making him the holder of the copyright. Regarding the second issue the court decided that the sculpture towers were actually apart of the building so taking pictures of them weren’t considered fringing. So as a whole, the Warner Bros. were not accountable for copyright. Leicester’s sculpture was set apart so it would not be apart as the architectural design of the building. http://www.benedict.com/Visual/Batman/Batman.aspx

ID Theft

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Online Safty

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Online Safety

1.    Teresa gave out her brother’s name Billy Jr. this indicated that Teresa father’s name is probably Billy. Also by her name it indicates she’s a female. She also gave out that she liked basketball music and hanging out with friends. Also she gave out that she has an e-mail account and an instant message account with valid addresses for both. By leaving her accounts in the open we can check what group discussions she’s been in and what she said. In a message she gave her telephone number, the time she will most likely be home, her mother or sisters name, and her e-mail address. With her telephone number we can find out A LOT about Teresa.

2.    I have not put too much out on the internet, but on Facebook I have stated my birthday and my first and last name.

3.    Deputy Krupp’s most important rule is use common sense.

Safety

I watched a video about a teen girl who shared her password with her bestfriend. She thought that it would be safe to share her password with the one she is really close to but it ended up ending in disaster. Her bestfriend gave her passwrod to the meanest girls in school who ruined her reprutation. They got on her e-mail and sent a picture to some seniors at school but of course it really wasn't a picture of the girl. They photo shopped her head on a body they got from the internet. Now every where she goes she is pointed at and whispered about. She has no friends and she wishes she can start over but it's not that simple. This video shows that it's not okay to share your passwords, not even with your closest friend.