Question

Do most people understand the law to have a clear picture of what might be copyright infringement and when the use of someone else's material "crosses the line"? Would it be challenging to learn about copyright laws if they weren't sure?

Answer 1

If we look at the current situation of the infringement of the copyrights, it is quite clear that the maximum number of people do violate the law as they are not quite aware of the laws related to the copyright. There are millions of people who download the songs, videos and other copyrighted material on the laptops and mobile phones without knowing that they are violating the law. This is mainly due to the fact that these laws are not propagated in the public knowledge as it should be.

In fact, most of the people don’t even know what is copyright. This is not because they don't want to understand or follow the law but the problem lies in spreading the information about this law to the common public. The majority of the public thinks that if some content is present on the internet, published in a newspaper or magazine then it is there for public consumption.

It will not be too touch to understand the fundamentals of the copyright laws as these laws are easy to understand if these are communicated and informed effectively. The lawmakers and the copyright holder must do their part to spread awareness. Regular campaigns and informative sessions should be conducted. In fact these laws can be taught in the elementary schools so that the students can understand it clearly and can also inform the other