Richard wrote a song called "college days." he copyrighted the composition and had it professionally printed. a couple years later, he was attending a business meeting about 1,500 miles from his home. while sitting in a nightclub, he heard a small local band perform a song called "college memories." the music and words were extremely similar to his song. the composer of "college memories" claims he never heard of richard's song and that she is offended he would accuse her of stealing his work. if richard wishes to sue for copyright infringement, he must prove what ?

Richard would need to prove that his work was the original, that the local band had previous access to his work, and that both songs are basically the same.

In today's world, this is fairly easy to prove, as most original material gets posted online, and there are exact records about when, where and who posted it, so any posterior copies can be easily identified.

If the material was not widely spread, then the copyright holder would have to prove with an exact date that he created the content.

dear friend:

  i hope this letter finds you in soaring spirits and vibrant health. as you had expressed the wish to know about culture, traditions, and unity of india in your previous letter, in the following lines i have tried my best to give you glimpses of our culture, traditions, and unity. you will be amazed to know that our culture is the oldest culture in the world and the birth place of hinduism, buddhism, jainism, and sikhism. you won’t find any other culture as varied and multi-colored, multi-lingual as ours. each region has its own unique culture, traditions, language. there are 22 official languages in india.

  basically, india is a spiritual country with orthodox traditions. for example the people of india believe in traditions set by their wise forefathers. arranged marriages, joint-family system, universal brotherhood, vegetarianism, celebrating festivals such as diwali, holi, eid, etc., are the salient features of our culture and traditions.

  another unique aspect about our country is ‘unity in diversity’. in spite of the multi-lingual, multi-religious, multi-traditional, multi-cultural society, people live peacefully together, respecting one another’s views, cultures, traditions, and differences. i am sure you would love to visit india soon, and have a first-hand experience of the multi-colored culture. give regards to uncle and aunt. do visit india with your family and experience our hospitality.

your friend,