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  • Who Owns The Copyright To Your Small Business Logo?
    By: Justine Shoolman | - Designing a small business Logo is critical step in a business' image and brand identity. An effective logo communicates the focus of the business and targets its market. The logo should be clear, easy to print on letterheads and other promotional items, and recognizable to your company.

    Before finalizing your business logo, it's important to understand who will own the copyright to it because it's that person who is granted exclusive rights to the art. "Exclusive rights" means ...

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  • 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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  • Protect Seniors From Fraud
    By: Sherry Tingley | - With the rapid advancement of technology, schemes of bilking people out of their hard earned money are becoming more and more prevalent. For seniors, this is especially dangerous. If you are a senior or you have seniors in your life, help them become more aware of what they can do to protect themselves against fraud.

    Financial literacy is taught to teenagers and many young urban professionals. Older folks however are not updated with what is going on in the financial world 'making t ...

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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 Design A Small Business Logo
    By: Justine Shoolman | - When a small business starts-up, one of the first marketing projects to consider (after the business plan of course!), is "how to create a small business logo". Logically, the next project should be "how do I copyright a Logo to protect it?"

    The response to the latter is actually very easy. Put the small business logo in a tangible form.

    Since protection is quite simple, let's review the fundamentals one must reflect on to create a small business logo.
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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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  • 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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  • Band Logo Design: 6 Tips To Make An Effective Band Logo
    By: Justine Shoolman | - Your band logo is one of the single most important decisions in communicating the genre and style of your band's music. A memorable logo can become iconic and serve as a very powerful marketing tool to gain recognition either locally or internationally.

    The right logo for your band helps communicate the style of your music. If done effectively, your logo will attract fans because they identify with your image.

    Here are the 6 Keys to Your Band's Logo Design:
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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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  • 5 Tips To Help Launch Your Writing Career
    By: Justine Shoolman | - Launching a career in writing is not an easy feat. However, today's technology certainly makes it much easier to access the tools required to get started.

    The following are five tips on how technology can help writers successfully launch their careers:

    1. Manage your Money
    Fortunately, there are a number of budgeting tools that can be accessed online. Some at a cost and some for free. If you are not on top of your finances, using these tools are a great way ...

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  • 4 Tips How Musicians On A Budget Can Prosper With Internet Solutions
    By: Justine Shoolman | - During times of economic crisis, information technology can be the answer musicians are looking for to advance their careers, without breaking the bank. In an industry that is so competitive, artists need to set themselves-up for success by taking advantage of the online services that are available.

    The following are four tips on how technology can help musicians advance their careers:

    1. Set a Budget
    Critical to one's success, is the ability to budget. You ...

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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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  • How To Use Music You Don't Own - The Legal Way
    By: Justine Shoolman | - In today's internet era, music made by one artist can be heard anywhere in the world by another with just the click of a mouse. Regrettably, with this type of accessibility come more people who partake in copyright infringement. However, this is not necessary. The following article will outline how you can use someone else's musical creation, legally.

    If you are looking to purchase the rights to music, one must contact the owner. The reason for this is that, under copyright la ...

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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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  • Watermark Photos And Protect Your Intellectual Property
    By: Isaacchu | - If you share photos, you never know what others will use your photos. The scenario is even worst if you post your photos on web. Others may take your photos and claim that they are the original author. Some others may even put a hyperlink and link to your photo directly. You not only lost your work, but also hurt your website traffic. The purpose of adding watermark to a photo is to protect from others staking claim to your work and intellectual property.

    There are other ways to p ...

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Internet Piracy Of The Nations: Piracy Law Treaty Negotiations
    By: Stephen Watson | - Internet piracy disrupts economic growth across the continents. How nations react to Internet piracy could well define the future economic health of a nation. Piracy laws and copyright infringement laws have reached global attention - and international treaties continue to grow that seek to give credit to the originator and encourage economic gain while still promoting freedom, progress and education.

    Copyright laws have existed for centuries but have been weak in internationa ...

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  • Ebook Copyright.
    By: Pierce Alice | - Digital Rights Management is a method of protecting content so that only valid and licensed owners of the content can access the content. DRM (digital rights management) is one of the leading ways to protect music, video and documents on the internet. In fact the concept of digital rights management is very simple and has constantly evolved to protect content. To illustrate how digital rights management works lets take an example, lets say I have written an e-book and want to sell it online, the ...
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  • How To Protect Your Ideas Fast And Inexpensively
    By: Tatiana Escalada | - If you have a good idea, you are probably wondering how to protect it and if you really should. Worried about where to start and how. The thought of looking for and hiring an attorney with expertise on the field just makes you dizzy, it makes the process seem endless, complicated and expensive. So you decide to make the mistake that many artist, entrepreneurs and creative make. You dice you can trust your work to a couple of good friends, or maybe couple of serious investors and the most optimis ...
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  • Copyright Your Work.
    By: Tatiana Escalada | - The internet was originally designed to be a place where people from all over the world could meet, and openly exchange information with each other. Today the term openly exchanging information' has grown to piracy and abusing the power of the internet. With so many publishing houses allowing direct downloads of content it has become very easy for people to simply download an ebook and distribute it freely over the internet. In fact the fear of piracy and illegal copying of content w ...
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  • 10 Ways To Protect Your Laptop Against Theft & Loss
    By: Titus Hoskins | - Laptop theft is rampant. You have a 1 in 10 chance your shiny new laptop will be stolen. And the real shocker: according to the FBI 97% are never recovered.

    And they should know, the U.S. Department of Justice stated in a recent report that the FBI lost 160 laptops in a 44 month period ending in September of 2005. If FBI agents have trouble keeping track of their laptops, imagine what the ordinary person is facing.

    The statistics are pretty grim. A laptop is stole ...

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  • A Brief Understanding Of Copyright Law
    By: Adrian Adams | - The first key in understanding copyright law is defining what it is these laws protect. Creative work is defined as being a production based on the thoughts, expressions, or imagination of an individual which developed with a physical existing form.

    Simple thoughts held in a persons' mind are not creative works. However, they make take the form of creative works when developed through writing, art, etc. There is also a form which inhibits creative editing or collecting of work wh ...

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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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  • Plagiarizing Can Be A Death Sentence For Writers
    By: Brian Scott | - All writers of original works are concerned with plagiarism. Copyright Laws against plagiarism protect copyright holders from having their works plagiarized. Many people think it is ironic that the word plagiarism derives from kidnapper in Latin. However, it is true. If a person uses another person's words without permission, they have stolen or kidnapped something owned by another, and violates U.S. copyright laws. Plagiarism is a very bad word in the writing world. Crediting the author of th ...
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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 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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  • 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.

    Cop ...

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  • How Copyright Protection Works
    By: Paul Thomas | - What does copyright protect?
    Copyright is a type of intellectual property law, and it protects original works of authorship including dramatic, literary, artistic works and musical, and such as poetry, movies, novels, songs, computer software and architecture. Copyright does not protect ideas, facts, systems or methods of operation, though it may protect the way these things are expressed.

    How can I copyright my website?
    The original authorship that appears on a webs ...

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