Copyright infringement disputes are usually resolved through direct negotiation, a notice and take down process, or litigation in civil court. Egregious or large-scale commercial infringement, especially when it involves counterfeiting, is sometimes prosecuted via the criminal justice system. Shifting public expectations, advances in digital technology, and the increasing reach of the Internet have led to such widespread, anonymous infringement that copyright-dependent industries now focus less on pursuing individuals who seek and share copyright-protected content online, and more on expanding copyright law to recognize and penalize – as "indirect" infringers – the service providers and software distributors which are said to facilitate and encourage individual acts of infringement by others. COUNT 8
QSN1 How are disputes resolved for small scale infringement? ANS1 direct negotiation, a notice and take down process, or litigation in civil court QSN2 Why has copyright infringement increased recently? ANS2 Shifting public expectations, advances in digital technology, and the increasing reach of the Internet QSN3 What are content creation industries focusing on doing to prevent infringement? ANS3 expanding copyright law to recognize and penalize – as "indirect" infringers – the service providers and software distributors QSN4 What can happen to people who commit copyright infringement on a mass-scale? ANS4 sometimes prosecuted via the criminal justice system QSN5 What are two examples of groups that allow you to make copies of protected works? ANS5 service providers and software distributors QSN6 What are content creation industries focusing on doing to prevent infringement? ANS6 expanding copyright law QSN7 What can happen to people who commit copyright infringement on a mass-scale? ANS7 prosecuted via the criminal justice system QSN8 What are two examples of groups that allow you to obtain copies of protected works? ANS8 service providers and software distributors