How To Get Protection Against Copyright Violation by Stewart Wrighter
To those who have been a victim of copyright theft, they are fully aware of the importance of copyright protection, security certification and security training. Apart from that you must be prepared to...
View ArticleCopyright and Using Images on Your Website and Blog Posts
By Sharon Sayler A visual can sure add a lot of impact to a website or your blog. It can give an immediate "ah-ha" to the reader and attract attention to your articles. Adding an image or creative work...
View ArticleArtist Copyright Rights by Darrel Tank
The use of other's printed and copyrighted photos or art is a huge problem. It may be tempting to use something from a magazine or advertisement that inspires you, and you're allowed, if it is just for...
View ArticleWhat Can I Do About Copyright Infringement?
By Greg L Stevens If you register a copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office, you're protecting your legal rights to the utilization of the copyrighted content. It indicates that any use of your...
View ArticleHow Can I Transfer A Copyright? by Greg L Stevens
For those who are unsure about if it is a possibility to change the name on a U.S. copyright, the answer's yes, and copyright laws are put together so that it really is rather hassle-free to achieve....
View ArticleOnline Copyright Rule Crackdown For Online Writers - Expect It by Lance Winslow
Online Article Writers should be paying attention to the new Internet Copyright Rules we are all expecting in the future to head-off any potential future issues in that regard. You see, it seems that...
View ArticlePrinted Material Is Protected From Photocopying by Copyright But There Are...
By Ali Withers Copyright law is complex and since the most recent UK legislation in 1988 has been regularly amended basically any material in print and on the internet is protected from being copied or...
View ArticleCopyright - The Importance of It by Sharon Slater
Why the importance? In the World today, we have those who give and those who take and not forgetting the variables in between. We have Extreme thieves who steal, we also have the petty criminals who...
View ArticlePlagiarism - Your Rights Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
By Russell J Barnstein Plagiarism is an unbridled problem on the internet and the only specific protections for content owners are under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Passed by the Clinton...
View ArticleSelling A Website - Watch Out For Copyright Problems
By Richard Chapo You've built a website and turned it into a successful business. Now you want to sell it. Before you start coming up with a price, it is vital that you think through the process and...
View ArticleFrom Music To Books: Piracy Threatens Professional Publishers
While piracy in the music industry is well documented and widespread, little attention has been given to its latest victim, professional books. The latest article in Simba Information's bi-monthly...
View ArticleWikiLeaks and US Government, Serial Violators of Copyright
by Vel Nirtist - Since WikiLeaks and the American government are locked in a bitter and acrimonious struggle, a claim that the two share a common underlying mentality may appear bizarre. And yet, such...
View ArticleLicensing and Transference of Copyright
By Malika Bajpai A Copyright acquired by an individual or a party may be transferred to another party. To accomplish this some conditions must be carried out among the parties. This is a common...
View ArticleCopyright: The Basics by Sarah Kolb
When you create a new work, you own the copyright to that work. It happens automatically; you don't have to do anything other than create an original work. Of course, this abstract idea looks great on...
View ArticlePublic Domain and Copyright Protection
by Sarah Kolb - It's illegal to use someone else's copyrighted work without their permission, but a copyright registration doesn't last forever. In fact, a copyright lasts only a certain number of...
View ArticleCopyright - The Concept of Fixed Creations
by Richard Chapo - Copyright law is loved by creators of material that can be copyrighted and disliked by most everyone else. Before the web rolled around, the scope of copyright law was fairly well...
View ArticleCopyright Bill Would Cost Songwriters $35 Million a Year
If the Harper government's proposed copyright legislation, Bill C-32, were to pass, it would reduce by $34.9 million the revenues songwriters and music publishers earn from licensing the right to...
View ArticlePublic Domain - Very Important Data About Worldwide Copyrights
by Heinz Regniet - The public domain is a range of abstract materials-commonly referred to as intellectual property-which are not owned or controlled by anyone.The term indicates that these materials...
View ArticleCopyright Registration Is Not A Pre Condition To Protection
by John J Tormey III, Esq - Contrary to the near-indefatigable lay assumption that entertainment attorneys like myself hear all the time, one is not required to register a copyright in one's work with...
View ArticleUsing Creative Commons in Conjunction With Article Marketing
By Jason Bacot"Creative Commons" is a relatively new search concept that many of the major search engines are utilizing lately. Yahoo, Google, and Firefox have launched Beta versions of the "Creative...
View ArticleLegal Music For YouTube - Four Ways to Address Client Concerns About Copyrights
By Mike Bielenberg Let's assume you are a creative professional being compensated to create a video for a client. Let's also assume your client will NOT be broadcasting the video on television nor...
View ArticleHow to Copyright or Trademark Your Business
by Tamara Garrison Thomas In my business consulting, I have found that a lot of people do not know the difference between copyright and trademark. They do not know how to copyright a logo, website,...
View ArticleHow to Research the Copyright Status of a Book
By Steven ChabotteWhen seeking US published works in the public domain, there is a gray area from 1923 to 1963 where the book may or may not be in the public domain. To determine if a book with a...
View ArticleGoogle Images for Royalty Free Photos?
By Stephen Browne Searching Google Images is a great way to locate very targeted photos, artwork, drawings, logos, banners, and just about any other type of graphical image you can imagine. With...
View ArticleCopyright Infringement Basics - A Copyright Lawyer's Perspective
By Enrico Schaefer Few legal principles inspire more confusion than copyright law. Our copyright lawyers often spend as much time educating our clients as we do digging into their specific legal...
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