Serena Stone Legal Case

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Are Serena Stone and Antonio Jones negligent of committing a federal crime of pirating DVD’s and distributing at their work of employment? Sergeant Colin Gallagher must gather information around the investigation by collecting facts of any wrong doings. Gallagher learns that Edwards was distributing bootleg copies of DVD's, but soon learned that Edwards only received these DVD’s from a co-worker by the name of Serena Stone. Serena Stone’s boyfriend, Antonio Jones is the sources who created the bootleg copies. After Gallagher’s investigation, both Stone and Jones were charged with dealing in the pirated recordings of the DVD’s. Jones appeals the charge and implicates that although he aware of the federal law for the copyright for unauthorized distribution of the pirated copies. …show more content…
This paper will be as follows in the orders as specified. What are the federal laws regarding pirated copies of DVD’s? Does the federal law apply to all states under the prohibition? Is Jones at fault for the piracy of the DVD’s? “Copyright is a legal right created by the law of a country that grants the creator of an original work the exclusive right to it use and distribution, usually for a limited time. The limited time of a copyright is 50-100 years of the owner’s lifetime” (Wikipedia). The federal law for piracy is as stated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation “The Anti-Piracy warning (APW) Seal has been approved by the U.S. Attorney General as the official insignia of the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice” (FBI). The purpose of the FBI seal is to provide knowledge to the public and to detect any criminal violations. Owners of the copyright have to comply with the conditions that are set forth and utilize the seal. APS can only be