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I did not take copyright very seriously until recently my parents told me of a story that happened to a friend of theirs. So one of my parents' friend who runs a business in LA has an import clothing business. Pretty much he runs his own line of clothing but he recently got caught for copyright violation. The family friend called his own line "reaction" (which is copyrighted under the clothing company Kenneth Cole) and I am not sure if he knew that he was stealing the name or not, but now is battling Kenneth Cole in court. I do not think that there will be any jail time for him but my parents tell me that he was wealthy (a multimillionaire) and could possibly go bankrupt after the lawsuits take place. And the main point from all of this was the fact that if he had not used the same name then none of this would happen.
After hearing numerous stories about Trinity students being sued from artists and record label companies for downloading or sharing several songs, I know how serious copyright violation can become. I definitely do believe that copyright laws are there for the right reasons and without the world would be in chaos. I cannot imagine creating something of my own like a music album I have been working on for a year and then someone stealing it and calling it their own. I do agree that being sued for thousands of dollars over a song or two is ridiculous but I know that they are just compensating for all the ones that they do not catch. I know how serious violating copyright laws are especially after hearing the story that happened to my parents' friend and you should not violate them too!