There is no standard definition for “Copyright Awareness”. However, some critics argued that consciousness can only be defined in the light of what has been observed in all areas of perception, knowledge and awareness. In each expression, awareness is seen as the ability to perceive (perception), know (knowledge) or the position to be aware of (consciousness).

Simply defined, consciousness means you aware of something. Let us say “I am aware of road accidents” it is qualified as a “car accident Awareness”. Similarly, when “I am aware of copyright”, also is “Copyright Awareness”. This means that when there is awareness of something, that thing will be qualifying materials for awareness.

In this wise, copyright awareness is knowing that copyright exists and to have knowledge of it. It is a condition to have conscious knowledge of copyright perceive high. When users copyright materials display a sense of awareness in an educational institution, it gives authors the opportunity to enjoy the economic value of their works and encourages their author.

Copyright awareness can be developed when conscious efforts are made to bring it into reality. For example, when copyright notice appear in various places where copyright material is mainly used.

The importance of awareness of copyright may notice his absence. That is to say that the lack of copyright can be taken when there is a problem of uncontrolled activities of copyright infringement as illegal copying, plagiarism and piracy within the academic structure.

Awareness in all fields of life is very demanding. In the same vein, Awareness of Copyright Protection has also remained globally controversial aspects of copyright for work right for copyright protection, works not protected by copyright and protection of authors under copyright protection. This, however, found that a lot of people have little or no knowledge in this field.

On the other hand, awareness of copyright infringement (ACI) can be said to be an awareness that is created when people become aware, conscious, alert, and responsive to the unauthorized use of copyrighted works that are prohibited. Some scholers argued that before we can discuss what constitutes awareness of copyright infringement (ACI), it is probably a good idea to lay out what specifically rights awarded by the copy right laws that are likely to be broken. For example, in Ghana, according Bosumprah (2009), “copyright is violated when a work protected by copyright is used in any of the following ways without permission from the copyright owner

• Reproduction , duplication, extraction or imports to the country not for personal use but for commercial purposes.
• distribution work for sale in Ghana “.

This is because work exploited in the above manner may be prejudicial to the honor or reputation of the author. This is why section 41 of the Copyright Act 2005 (Act 690) of the purposes of making that violate the rights of authors as specified sections 5 and 6, and copyright infringement. So, where the copyright owner has the exclusive right to do all these things (or allow others to do the ), the fraction that can happen when someone makes any of them without the permission of the copyright holder (Davidson, 2010).

Davidson (2010), however, agree with other researchers that “the majority of copyright infringement suits involve irrelevant. .. “

• Reproduction (like copying the works) for photocopying, and that according Panethiere (2005), is one of the common ways to break copyright of literary works.
• distribution (such as copies of the work) to piracy. According Panethiere (2005), this happens through the unauthorized manufacture and sale of works of copyright – what Osman (2010) considered Counterfeiting or the creation or distribution of imitations of genuine works for the purpose of deceiving the public about their reliability.
• Using someone else’s ideas or words, as in the plagiarism or using someone else’s ideas or words without properly crediting the source, Osman (2010).

Further to Panethiere (2005) argued that

“it is not necessary for all work to be copied or more one backup to be copyright infringement to occur. An infringement of copyright occurs as long as a significant part of the work is taken or other use of the copyright “.

This is because it is a significant part is often taken to qualitative rather than quantitative testing. It is a quality or essence of what has been taken, rather than the amount that goes often determine whether the part taken is significant or not.

References

Bosumprah, B. (2009). The Rights and responsibilities of the media under the copyright .

Davidson, J. (2010). What constitutes copyright infringement and how it is determined? IP Registration and Enforcement Blog. An Discussion on intellectual property and entertainment law issues.

Osman, I. (2010). Scope of Copyright Law.

Panethiere, D. (2005). The persistence Piracy: Consequences for creativity, culture, and sustainable development. UNESCO E-Copyright Bulletin . (UNESCO).