Although many types of original and creative materials are eligible for copyright protection, the process for registering these works can vary. In addition, different types of works are eligible for protection of differing duration depending on the nature and authorship of the material. Original post by Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Web-Design Articles from EzineArticles.com
Archive > 5月 2010
The Basics of Copyrights – What Can Be Protected
Copyright law has existed for many years for the protection of authors, artists and other creators of original works. But what exactly can be protected? Original post by Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Web-Design Articles from EzineArticles.com
Dealing With Intellectual Property Theft
Intellectual Property rights exist to protect businesses from other entities that may steal their ownership of certain types of property. However, often businesses with IP rights face disputes due to theft regarding their property, whether it is content on a website, music, or digital artwork. Original post by Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Web-Design Articles from EzineArticles.com
How to Know If a Work is in the Public Domain
Public Domain is the vast body of material that includes books, photos, music and information that is available for the public to use and republish…free. All of this is normally protected by copyright laws, but copyright protection is not forever. Intellectual property that is not covered by copyright laws belongs to the public domain. Therefore, [...]
Tips For Copyrighting
Developing intellectual property for your business or organization can take a large amount of hard work and dedication to the creative process. This time commitment and the ending product must be respected through the protection of your materials. One common and effective method that is often used in the professional world as a means to [...]
Life Story Video and Copyright Issues
What I really love about life story video documentary is the freedom to integrate footage, sounds, images and words from diverse sources into powerful, emotional, multi-media extravaganzas. But there’s a danger lurking here: US Copyright laws. Just because you find it on the web (or the TV, or your CD drawer) doesn’t mean you can [...]
Copyrighting a New CD
Many new musicians face similar issues when it comes to copyrighting their work. They will frequently say to a copyright attorney, “I self-recorded a CD with 10 songs, but I don’t have a lot of money. Can I just get a copyright for the whole CD?” Original post by Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Web-Design Articles from EzineArticles.com
Licensing and Transference of Copyright
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 practice in the music industry. Original post by Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Web-Design Articles from EzineArticles.com
Copyright Facts Every Author Should Know
While it’s generally known that authors own copyrights of their works once they put pen to paper, in this digital age, stealing someone’s work is easier than it has ever been. Authors may find it in their best interests to get their work copyrighted, or at the least, to learn the facts about copyright. Original [...]
Estate Planning and the Forgotten Right to Recapture Copyrights
If your client’s estate plan overlooks the right to terminate contracts and recapture copyrights, it could cost your client’s heirs significant future income. Let’s take for example that you have a client who wrote a children’s book and signed a publishing contract in 1965. The copyright was secured that same year and your client transferred [...]
