Nowadays, many people have pictures online that they do not want other people to see. These pictures can be easily moved from place to place and even used illegally for profit through promotion. However, this year The Trinidad and Tobago Copyright Collection Organisation (TTCO) attempted to stop people from sharing their Carnival picture on social sites in order to avoid some uncensored photos from going online. As usual, no one really listened to laws preventing individual from accessing copyright intellectual property. However, Facebook did take down many photos for people in Trinidad.
People download movies, music, and books online even though they have a copyright, why should this be any different. The main reason that people are accessing illegal intellectual property online is because it is so convenient and no one really gets caught or in trouble. So the rewards highly outweigh the risks of getting caught. In many countries, current laws are outdated and do not deal with online intellectual property. So, Trinidad is bringing new laws to update the language on copyright infringement and hopefully this will increase private sector investments in the country and room for the creation of intellectual property.
http://guardian.co.tt/lifestyle/2013-02-24/copyright-inconvenient-truth
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