In reading the articles regarding copyright infringement, my responses to the questions are as follows:
1. What rights should the person who posted an article, image, music to web retain? Individuals should be able to retain the right to refrain others from using their works without their permission. That includes the right to exclude from commercial use. Copyright on the Internet, http://law.unh.edu/thomasfield/ipbasics/copyright-on-the-internet.php.
2. What is the appropriate penalty for copyright infringement? Fines and damages.
3. Creative Commons Question. Too be honest, it was not entirely clear to me from reading the Jonathen Coulton and Creative Commons articles how Creative Commons is anymore effective at protecting against copyright infringement that disclaimers and notices posted on a site. Coulton himself states that his music is available for download for free, how is it that he generates sales from free downloads? http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Case_studies/Jonathan_Coulton.
4. What steps would you take to protect ownership of your work? I would register a copyright, as well as notice it on the site.
5. Do you think that the Internet copyright infringement can be controlled? Only to an extent. I think it is way too easy to find and copy materials on the Internet. Encryption and watermarks help, but a good hacker can do just about anything.
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