The explosive growth of the Internet combined with a lack of

The explosive growth of the Internet, combined with a lack of understanding of copyright law, means that organizations often download and use copyrighted material. What are the risks for nonprofits that use the copyrighted materials of other organizations? How would you manage this risk?

Solution

The risks for the non-profits are that they might use a copyrighted image or data from the internet, which may lead to a lawsuit resulting in a liability for settling the copyright issue. This may result in significant cash outflow risks which may dent the financial position of the non-profit.

The way to mitigate this issue is through: