Copyright infringement is the use of works protected by copyright without permission for usage where such permission is required, thereby infringing certain exclusive rights granted to the copyright h
An advertisement for copyright and patent preparation services from 1906, when copyright registration formalities were still required in the US
Pirated edition of German philosopher Alfred Schmidt (Amsterdam, c. 1970)
A variety of applications being sold on the street. Most of the software is aimed at small companies or offices. Illicit copies of high-value software are sought after by businesses seeking to cut costs.
Limited enforcement against small-scale piracy organizations which distribute pirated media on USB drives and SD cards is common in countries like Cuba and Mexico.
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement is a multilateral treaty for the purpose of establishing international standards for intellectual property rights enforcement that did not enter into force. The
Stakeholders' consultation meeting on 21 April 2009 at the Charlemagne building in Brussels
Protests in Poland, January 2012
Protests in Denmark, February 2012
Poster used by the German Pirate Party