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FBI Anti-Piracy Warning Seal

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FBI Anti-Privacy Warning
 
First Implemented
date-August 2006
Used by-
MPAA
RIAA
SIIA
BSA
ESA

The FBI Anti-Piracy Warning Seal is a image used to try to prevent Piracy and to provide public awareness of the crime of internet Piracy as well as the crimes that accompany it.

Crime and penalties

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The symbol is used to stop the crime of Piracy as well as inform people of the penalties that can fallow. The crime of Piracy if is set to punish the criminal with a maximum prison length of five year as well as a maximum fine of $250,000.

implementation of the symbol in the everyday world

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The symbol is used by many different association around the United States some include: the Motion Picture Association of America, Recording Industry Association of America, the Software & Information Industry Association, the Business Software Alliance, and the Entertainment Software Association. These Associations help the FBI in providing public understanding of Piracy law by implanting the warning in some for in the products created under theses associations.



References

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1.Craig, B. (2013). Cyberlaw: The law of the internet and information technology. Pearson. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-13-256087-0

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FBI Anti-Piracy Warning Seal Brooksie1071 (talk) 01:29, 30 November 2021 (UTC)Reply

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Digital Millennium Copyright Act
 
First Implemented
date-October 28, 1998
Created by-
United States Federal Government

Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA) is a law that was created by the United States Federal Government. The law was Passed on October 28, 1998 and is still in use.

Purpose

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The main purpose of this law was protect copy righted material on the World Wide Web. This law also create penalties for those that try to get around the copyright protections and theft of copyright property.

protected content

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The type of content that was protected under the DMCA is Brood. Some of the types of content that was protected was software, music, videos, and liteature.

References

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1.Craig, B. (2013). Cyberlaw: The law of the internet and information technology. Pearson. p. 124-125. ISBN 978-0-13-256087-0

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Electronic Communications Privacy Act

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Electronic Communications Privacy Act
 
First Implemented
date-October 21, 1986
Implemented by-
The Federal Government of The United States of America
Public law
U.S.C. §§ 2701-2712

The Electronic Communications Privacy Act is a law that was implemented by The Federal Government of The United States to prohibit the intentional interception of internet communications and to provide a specific understating of what hacking is.

Amendment of 1994

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in the original form of the law the main focus was on the interception of communications made using cellular phones, but in 1994 the law was amended to include the interception of emails and cordless telephone communication.

The function of The Law

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The implementation of the law was intended to curb hacking by striping the privacy rights of internet users and allows law enforcement to implement electronic surveillance when investigating crimes with computers.

References

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1.Craig, B. (2013). Cyberlaw: The law of the internet and information technology. Pearson. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-13-256087-0

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