Assignment 5

Technological Solutions & 21st Century Crime: Intellectual Property

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Technological Solutions & 21st Century Crime: Intellectual Property Program Transcript

NARRATOR: This is Jill. She's an artist in the city of Baltimore, Maryland. Jill has been painting landscapes for years, and this particular picture is very special to her, because Jill intends to sell this original work at the upcoming Winter Art Expo in New York City. If Jill can sell even one painting at this expo, she knows she'll earn at least enough money to keep painting for another year.

Jill isn't a household name in the art world, but she does have her fans and they like to see what she's working on next. So Jill posts a picture of her work-in- progress on Social City so her fans can follow along with her progress.

Paul is one of Jill's fans. Paul is also a painter who lives in New York City, and Paul likes Jill's new painting a lot-- maybe too much.

Did a crime take place here? Do Paul's actions constitute theft of Jill's intellectual property?

If so, to who should Jill report this alleged theft: the New York City Police, the Maryland State Police, maybe a Federal Agency? How much is this theft worth? Who should determine the amount of potential damages Paul may have caused Jill if he actually caused any?