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Articles about copyright (0-50 of 20190)
- 4 Reasons Poor Man's Copyright Does Not Protect Copyright For Lyrics
By: Justine Shoolman | - Song lyrics are protectable under copyright law and can be registered as a "Literary Work". While lyrics are not required to be registered to attain the protection copyright laws grants, it's certainly recommended to register your work with a 3rd party to increase proof that you are the owner of your work.
One known method to protect copyright for lyricists is "poor man's copyright". What this means is the author of the lyrics would try to protect them by sending registered mail ...
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- The Music Copyright Law Of Today's Industry
By: Jesse Sbicca | - Authorized by the U.S. Constitution, the government is granted sole power to provide authors and inventors exclusive rights to their respective lyrics, music, and discoveries. Specifically, music copyright laws are generated to protect an authors' music composition for an undisclosed amount of years. It is the responsibility of the copyright holder to renew such copyright as it only holds for a specific period of time.
An authors' music composition or "intellectual property" should ...
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- How To Copyright A Book - 4 Tips To Protect Your Novel
By: Justine Shoolman | - Protecting your book under copyright law can be very simple and swift. Additionally, with so many online copyright registries, it's has also become much more affordable than in the past.
o Tip 1: Make Certain Your Book is the Subject of Copyright
Before protecting your book under copyright law, you must first determine whether your work falls under a category that copyright protects. In the case of a book it would fall under "Literary Works" because it is a nondramatic te ...
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- Copyright Law: How To Copyright Music
By: Justine Shoolman | - Copyright protection for your music is extremely important. If you did not own the copyright to your music, anyone could use it in whatever manner they wanted. In other words, it could be copied without permission, performed at venues, or used for projects you may not endorse. As such, other people could be earning off the work you created while you receive zero credit.
Fortunately, there is the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. This convention ...
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- A Master Revision: We Describe The 1976 Copyright Act
By: Nathan Moore | - Congress' revision of the 1976 Copyright Act expanded federal protections and extended the time period where copyright protections could be enforced. The originator's death was the tolling event, replacing the more convoluted scheme of renewal that existed prior to the 1976 revision. The revision also codified the "fair use" doctrine, which had previously only existed under common law.
In section 102 of the Act, copyright protection is available for "original works of authorship fix ...
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- Who Owns The Copyright To Your Band's Logo?
By: Justine Shoolman | - Designing a Band Logo is a very important step in a band's image and brand identity. A great logo communicates the essence of a band and target's its fans. The logo should be clear, easy to print and recognizable.
Once you have carefully developed your logo, it's important to understand who owns the copyright to it, because it's that person who is granted exclusive rights to the art. "Exclusive rights" means the owner of the copyright has the sole right to produce and reproduce ...
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- How The Berne Convention Helps With Copyright Protection
By: Justine Shoolman | - The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, which concluded in 1886, was developed to synchronize laws regarding the protection of intellectual property, internationally. The plan was for member countries to have similar minimum standards of protection for copyright.
The Convention is headed by the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO), a specialized agency of the United Nations.
The Berne Convention is significant because it enforc ...
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- Copyright Your Band Logo: Tips To Protection
By: Justine Shoolman | - There is a lot of time and effort that goes into creating a logo that accurately represents your band. As such, it's important to take the proper steps to protect your art so you have some recourse if infringement occurs.
For the most part, band logos can be considered an original and creative form of art - assuming the logo is more than just the name of the band without an artistic element. As such, they can be protected under Copyright Law as a Visual/Artistic work.
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- Do I Need To Copyright And Trademark My Work?
By: Jack Oceano | - Copyright and trademark are legal devises used to protect intangible intellectual property. What is intangible intellectual property? Intangible intellectual property encompasses all original content, including text, graphics and sound. This article, for example, is a piece of intellectual property. Copyright law prevents readers from "stealing" it and passing it off as their own.
Trademark differs from copyright. Trademarks are designed to protect what is known as "branding," which ...
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- How Do I Copyright Music? The Simple Steps To Protect Your Work
By: Justine Shoolman | - Copyright law falls under the umbrella of Intellectual Property which also includes Patents, Trademarks, Industrial Design and Trade Secrets. Each one of these sectors deals with a different type of protection for various types of works.
When dealing with musical works, it's important to understand what constitutes a musical work before we can determine how it is protected through copyright law. The Canadian Copyright Act (for example) defines musical works as: "any work of music ...
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- Does Poor Man's Copyright Work For Songs?
By: Justine Shoolman | - Trying to copyright register your song through the mail is known as "poor man's copyright". The steps to this type of process include: creating an original song; putting it in a fixed form (i.e. music notes on paper, sound recordings on a CD); placing the finished song in an envelope; and sending it to yourself using registered mail.
Unfortunately, and contrary to popular belief, this method simply does not work in the eyes of the court. While in theory, "poor man's copyright ...
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- How To Protect Copyright Now: Registrations Services For Songs
By: Justine Shoolman | - What's wonderful about Copyright vs. other forms of intellectual property, like Trademarks or Patents, is that it is automatically granted once your song is put in a fixed form. A "fixed form" means something tangible like on paper, a flash drive, on a CD, etc. Assuming your work is original (not copied) and it's the subject matter of copyright (literary work, artistic work, visual arts, dramatic works, sound recordings, and Serials and Periodicals), you do not need to apply for anything to ow ...
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- How To Protect Your Musical Work With Copyright Registration
By: Justine Shoolman | - Once you complete an original musical work and put it in a fixed form (i.e. a CD), you automatically own the copyright. This is the beauty of Copyright Law! However, just because you own the copyright, doesn't mean it's easy to prove you were the first creator should someone steal your work.
As such, if you are planning on earning money from your music, or if it would bother you if someone stole your work, you should consider added protection in the form of copyright registrati ...
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- What You Need To Know To Copyright A Song
By: Justine Shoolman | - I have many friends who are songwriters, and "How to Copyright a Song" is a commonly asked question. Let's put this question to rest once and for all.
The good news is copyright actually arises automatically upon an author's or creator's expression of an idea in an original, fixed form (for example, on paper, CD, floppy disk, etc.). In other words, if you write the lyrics to a song on a candy wrapper, it is a 'literary work' and you automatically own the copyright. Another examp ...
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- To Patent Or To Copyright? Learn How To Legally Protect Your Work
By: Justine Shoolman | - There is often confusion on whether one has a copyright in a work, or whether they should get a patent for protection.
In this article, you will finally come away with a clear understanding on the difference between these two types of intellectual property.
The Rights Afforded by Copyright Protection:
Copyright protects the expression of literary and artistic work. When a person creates an original work, and have put it in a fixed form, they automati ...
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- The Duration Of Copyright Explained
By: Justine Shoolman | - Could copyright get any more complicated? There are so many factors that play into the laws governing each work, and determining the duration of copyright is no exception.
As a general rule for countries who are signatories of the Bern Convention (over 100 countries are members of this convention), the minimum duration of copyright is 50 years after the death of the author. Some countries, however, have chosen to increase this to 70 years after the death of the author.
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- The Copyright Notice - 6 Reasons It Can Increase Protection Of Your Work
By: Justine Shoolman | - To include the notice, or not to include the notice? A common point of confusion for copyright creators is whether they need to include the copyright notice with their work for copyright protection.
The good news for most creators is you do not need to include a copyright notice with your work to have copyright protection; and by 'protection' we mean the rights to produce, reproduce and perform your work.
In general, copyright protection is granted automatically up ...
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- Understanding Copyright - The 3 Must Know Tips
By: Justine Shoolman | - The more I speak with people, the more I realize copyright is a topic that is still commonly misunderstood.
This article is intended to clarify some of the major questions about copyright so people can feel comfortable promoting their work to outside parties.
Tip 1: What is Copyright?
It only seems logical to begin this article by describing what copyright really is. In essence, copyright protects original works from being used without permission fro ...
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- Patent And Copyright Lawyers
By: David Done | - Choosing a patent or copyright lawyer can be difficult, especially if you are already having legal troubles that are causing lots of stress. If you follow these guidelines, though, you should be able to disregard the lawyers in your area that cannot give you the services and advice that you need so you can focus on those that are right for you.
Patent and Copyright Lawyers
You will probably have to talk to several patent and copyright lawyers before you find the one ...
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- Copyright Attorneys
By: David Done | - The details of copyright law can differ from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but they all offer the same basic protection: creators of substantive works have a right to restrict publication, performance, and use of their works by unauthorized individuals and organizations. The types of materials that commonly receive copyrights are artistic in nature, such as books, stories, songs, and artwork.
Copyright Length for the Author
Authors typically own the copyrights to th ...
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- Copyright And Patent Attorneys
By: David Done | - Patent and copyright law can be difficult for laymen to understand completely. That is why you might need the services of an attorney to help you fill out the paperwork that will protect your patented or copyrighted materials.
Copyright Attorneys
Copyright attorneys might focus on a specific type of copyright law, so it is important to find one that has considerable experience in the issues that impact you most. Some of the attorneys might practice copyright law for ...
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- The Ins And Outs Of Copyright Violations
By: Melissa Gordon | - Copyright infringement is a hot button issue for anyone whose work might be termed intellectual property. Working within the creative sphere, anyone who finishes a piece of work and can be said to have created it, will justifiably have reason to complain if someone then takes all or part of their work and passes it off as their own. The act of copyright violation is also known as piracy a term that was notably used in 1703 when the legendary writer Daniel Defoe said of one ...
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- Copyright Registration In India
By: Harpreet Oberoi | - Copyright registration in India provides the creator of wide range of materials like art, literature, music, films and broadcasts, sound recordings, official creations and any other services or material the economic right to let them control the use of their materials in several ways by issuing or making copies to the public, broadcasting or using on-line and performing in public. Additionally copyright registration India also offers moral right to the creator of specific kinds of materials and ...
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- Superman Returns? How Superman's Creators Recovered A Copyright And How You Can Too
By: Gen Wright | - The creators of Superman sold their copyright during the Great Depression for $130. Their heirs are now in the process of reclaiming that valuable copyright. Their tale is a graphic demonstration of the important copyright reversion rules under the Copyright Act. Under the Act, artists who sold their works many years ago are entitled to recover them, even if they signed contracts that said otherwise. This article explains the importance of these copyright reversion rights and what artists mu ...
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- New Breed Of Viruses Cause Misrepresentation And Copyright Infringement
By: Andre Leite Alves | - A recent study conducted by the company Aware Bear Computers shows the correlation between people infected by computer viruses and the economic crisis. We noticed that once you begin to see a drop in the market, more and more companies are doing everything possible to diminish their overhead, unfortunately workers in these companies are being laid off as a direct result of the economyThe tension is rising and it seems t hat more and more people are finding any alternative possible to pay ...
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- How To Avoid Copyright Infringement
By: Brian Scott | - Copyright infringement is not an easy thing to explain. While it may seem as simple as not using someone else's work, it's not that easy. Thanks to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and many other organizations, we have the ability to use others' works -- as long as we use it under Fair Use laws. So what does Fair Use have to do with copyright infringement, and how can you utilize it?
Fair Use laws allow us to use a copyrighted work without having to pay someone royalties. This ...
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- The Beginner's Guide To Understanding Copyright Infringement
By: Brian Scott | - As you're creating something, you may wonder what copyright infringement actually is. It's necessary, if you're creating a work -- albeit written, musical, videos, software or some other form -- that you know the definition of copyright infringement. This issue is very complicated, and not very easily spelled out in plain English.
Copyright infringement is defined by the jurisdiction -- the United States of America has different copyright laws than the United Kingdom, or Australia ...
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- Copyright Infringement Cases Can Teach Us To Obey Copyright Laws
By: Brian Scott | - Copyright infringement cases can be both costly and time consuming. Considering copyright infringement is something that isn't as easily defined as theft or speeding, there are numerous copyright infringement cases changing the way copyright law is viewed in the U.S. By reviewing a few of these copyright infringement cases, you can get a better idea of what is, and what is not, acceptable use of copyrighted works.
As a forward, however, you'll need to know something about copyrigh ...
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- Copyright Infringement Lawsuits Affect Individuals And Businesses
By: Brian Scott | - A copyright infringement lawsuit can occur for any number of reasons: someone using a song in a podcast or radio program, a writer borrowing information from another work, copying video or mp3 off the Internet without permission (or sometimes, even to another CD or DVD). Copyright infringement lawsuits are not generally brought to the average person, unless they're downloading a LOT of music or movies, but usually for large operations: software pirates reselling goods on eBay or to some other ...
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- Understanding International Copyright Laws For Software Programmers
By: Brian Scott | - Is there one governing law for international software copyright? According to agreements by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIP), any software written has an automatic copyright. This is a conclusive consensus as far as an international copyright goes.
An international software copyright should not, however, be confused with a patent. Copyrights provide creators with the ability to prevent others from directly copy ...
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- Understanding Software Copyright Laws
By: Brian Scott | - Software copyright laws are among the most difficult to enforce among the masses. Many companies and corporations are well known for overlooking these laws, which were designed to protect the creation of software from not earning their worth. Perhaps one of the biggest hitches why many software businesses go out of business is they have difficulty enforcing software copyright laws and getting money that is owed to them from end users.
Software developers, particularly in the corpo ...
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- How To Copyright And Patent Your Software
By: Brian Scott | - If you're wondering how to copyright software, the good news is you've probably already done it. At least you have if you have ever written software. Most people get confused over exactly what having a copyright for their software means. Only those things that can be seen (when it comes to software) can be copyrighted. If you want to protect the abstract, look into patents. Otherwise if it is original, fixed, and tangible you can copyright it. Essentially you already know how to copyright softwa ...
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- The Programmer's Guide To Understanding The Software Copyright Act
By: Brian Scott | - The Software Copyright Act, better known as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, has given software developers more power to protect their works. If you've bought software in the last few years I'm sure you've noticed some of the changes in the software buying process.
Some of the more noteworthy achievements of this Act are the following:
1) It is now a crime to break any anti-piracy measures in the software.
2) It is no longer legal to make, sale, ...
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- How To Copyright Your Music To Protect Your Future Royalties
By: Brian Scott | - Many musicians confuse copyrighting music with registering music; these are two different things. According to the law in the United States, once you have written or recorded your music in a permanent form, it is automatically copyrighted.
Of course, it might help to first understand what it means to copyright music in the first place. A copyright is a certain legal protection that is offered to those who compose creative works, whether those works are art, music, or the written ...
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- The Musician's Guide On How To Copyright Music
By: Brian Scott | - Music is copyrighted as soon as you present it in a fixed form. It doesn't matter whether that fixed form is written sheet music or a recording. Most people who copyright music do so for the extra legal protection. Even though a copyright is good to have, it is essentially worthless unless you've registered your copyright with the Library of Congress. You will need to fill out an application, pay a fee, and provide a copy of your music. As far as government dealings go, this is one of the least ...
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- An Inventor's Guide To Understanding Patents And Copyright Laws
By: Brian Scott | - Patents and copyright laws give the inventor the exclusive rights to the invention. No one else can produce the invention for a set period of time under patent and copyright law. Patents and copyright laws are set up to protect inventors. The law on patents can be found in the United States Constitution, Article 1, Section 8 and in Title 35 of the United States Code.
The agency in charge of patent laws is a Federal Agency known as the Patent and Trademark Office. Anyone who appli ...
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- How Does Music Copyright Infringement Affect Me?
By: Brian Scott | - Music copyright infringement happens all around us every day, by people downloading music from their favorite social networking site to the guy who's reselling MP3s. Most people who commit music copyright infringement don't realize that it's illegal and they can be prosecuted in the United States.
Copyright infringement, as defined by Wikipedia.org states: Copyright infringement (or copyright violation) is the unauthorized use of material that is protected by intellectual property ...
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- Everything You Need To Know About A Copyright Lawyer
By: Brian Scott | - Copyright lawyers deal with many different subjects such as Internet law, intellectual property, patents and trademarks, and of course, your copyright laws. Each lawyer has attended school for some time to get a degree to help you, which means they know more about the law than you do.
Some mistakes website owners make is when they buy articles online; many times a buyer assumes they have full copyright. This isn't always the case, depending on the agreement of ownership. To make s ...
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- What Is Copyright Infringement?
By: Brian Scott | - Copyright laws are constantly changing. Knowing exactly what copyright infringement is, whether you're creating an eBook, publishing articles, using music as a backtrack to your podcast, is important. Although copyright laws change from one jurisdiction to another, knowing the basic rules of copyright infringement will ensure you're following the proper rules of engagement when you create your works. Before you make any final decisions regarding the use of a work that has been copyrighted, alway ...
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- What Is Fair Use Copyright Law?
By: Brian Scott | - Many people are interested in the Fair Use copyright law. The Fair Use copyright law enables people to use portions of material that is copyrighted for the purposes of criticism or as commentary. The hard part for many people is understanding what is permissible under the Fair Use copyright law and what is not permissible. Anyone who writes or publishes should brush up on what is allowed and what is not allowed. Using another person's words to make news reports, to use as a comment or criticism ...
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- What Is International Copyright Law?
By: Brian Scott | - Many people are surprised to learn there is no international copyright law. Yes, that is right. There is not an international copyright law that will protect your work on the other side of the world. However, it is important to note that most countries do offer some form of protection known as foreign works.
International conventions and treaties have done a lot to protect owners of copyrights around the world. With the world seemingly becoming smaller every day, the United Sta ...
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- What Is Music Copyright Law?
By: Brian Scott | - With the popularity of the Internet, many people are violating music copyright law and do not even know it. Music copyright law can be very tricky. There are multiple music copyrights that you must keep in mind lyrics, composition and the recording of the music by an artist. Using someone's music may involve you acquiring many different licenses such as mechanical, synchronization, performance and publishing licenses.
Music copyright law has separate copyrights for the vocal or ...
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- When Does Copyright Expire On My Music?
By: Brian Scott | - The expiration date on your copyrighted music isn't something you have to worry about, at least not in your lifetime. The music that you've written is copyrighted the moment you've put it onto paper or recorded it. The reason you don't have to worry about expiration is because the music is protected until 70 years after the death of the author. In the case of your music, that author would be you.
This rule about copyright music expiration was first put into place so that the fami ...
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- What Is U.s. Copyright Law?
By: Brian Scott | - The US Copyright Law grants rights to individuals for the works they create. The US Copyright Act of 1790 has changed over the years. The current basis of US copyright law is based on the Copyright Act of 1976. US copyright law is relatively automatic. Once someone has an idea and produces it in tangible form, the creator is the copyright holder and has the authority to enforce his exclusivity to it. In other words, the person is the owner of the creation. It is not necessary that a person regis ...
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- Copyright Infringement - What You Have To Do To Protect Your Work
By: Jim Wilson | - Copyright protection is everywhere these days. It seems that whenever we turn on the radio there is another feature about it. Click on the television and a well-known actor or musician is discussing the importance of it. From Napster and file sharing debates to movie pirating, copyright is everywhere. In this piece of writing we will explore copyright and at its simplest, look at the reasons why anyone would copyright their creation and list work types that can be copyrighted.
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