A Study on the Level of Copyright Compliance in the Scope of Iran's Scientific Productions

This work is the result of a research study,regarding the viewpoints of people on copyright in Iran. The data iscollectedthrough questionnaire in Mashhad and an electronic discussion group throughout Iran. The sampling societycontains 84 students, 66 university professors, 30 clergy students, and 26 others, which the total number is 206. Almost most of the specimen declared that non-compliance with copyright in Iran affects economic, cultural and scientific growth. Almost 3.5 out of 5 of the respondents believe that plagiarism is the same as theft. More than 21% of the respondents have announced that they felt guilty about unauthorizedcopying of books. More than 50% of the respondents believe that copyright law is not fully implemented in Iran.