Who does this belong to?

There is just so much information that can be downloaded from the internet, but does it mean everything that you take from it is legal? Under the Copyright Act of 1987, (www.lawyerment.com.my) anything from an idea to computer software can be copyrighter. This is a big issue today with piracy and copyright infringement being a common occurrence. It is important if one wants to take anything from anyone to ask permission first. Many people take things likely and forget that it is a huge offence to infringe someone’s work or ideas. For example, we as students have to cite the authors of the principles so to credit them for their work. For the students, this is considered very lenient because in the real working world, before citation can even be made, permission or a settlement must be finalized before anything can be published. A simple mistake like forgetting to cite an author could mean a fine or worst, time in the cell. Today, almost everyone downloads illegally and by the law everyone should be arrested. There was a case in china where a father of two was sued by 7 music companies because his children downloaded songs illegally. This is the time where everything should be protected and when one is borrowing from another, proper permission should be asked.