[citw150] CITW 150: Lesson 3, Question 6 (Copyright)

As use of the Internet grows, copyright issues will grow as well. For a number 
of decades, there has been a thriving industry in pirated goods in countries 
such as Kuwait. According to one estimate, the loss of US trade due to piracy 
in Kuwait for the year 1996 alone amounted to $25.6 million. More than just 
loss of sales though is the loss of a creator?s control over the creation. For 
example: without copyright laws there could be dozens of different translations 
of you favorite book, all unauthorized, and all VERY different. With the 
Internet providing a very easy and fast way to move data around, it becomes 
easier and easier for pirates to get their hands on and sell copies of 
copyrighted material.

 

For some information on the lack of copyright laws in Kuwait, look here: 
http://www.infoprod.co.il/country/kuwait2d.htm (Saudi Arabia, and Syria also 
have little or no copyright law)

 

Try looking at http://www.iipa.com/rbc/1997/rbc_kuwait_301_97.html for more 
information on piracy in Kuwait.

 



Ray Kurtis

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