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Internet Of Infringing Things: The Effect Of Computer Interface Copyrights On Technology Standards, Charles Duan
Internet Of Infringing Things: The Effect Of Computer Interface Copyrights On Technology Standards, Charles Duan
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You connect to the Internet via your Wi-Fi access point. You surf the Web using a browser and send emails through your email server. You probably use some USB peripherals-say a mouse, keyboard, or printer. Maybe you even watch cable or broadcast television.
Under current case law, each of those computer systems and devices may very well be copyright-infringing contraband. This is through no fault of your own-you need not be pirating music or streaming illegal movies to infringe a copyright. The infringement simply exists, hard-wired within each of those devices and many more that you use, a result of …