by: Chris Marlow.
I was recently approached by a copywriter who was confused about the proper use of copyright. He explained that the client had hired him for work, then canceled the job part way through, paying him for work done to date. Perhaps because t...
by: Duane Jacobson.
I have many people to contact me, to get information about how to copyright their material. For nondramatic literary works: including fiction, nonfiction, books, short stories, poems, collection of poetry, essays, articles in serials, ...
by: Richard Lowe.
Important: This article contains opinions and information about copyrightlaw. Keep in mind that I am not a lawyer and have not been a lawyer in anypast life that I am aware of. If you have specific questions about copyrightlaw you should...
by: Christine Anderssen.
Right from the start ring tones were distinctive, melodious sounds that were played by a mobile phone when it rang to distinguish it from other cell phones ringing in the same environment. Little did cellular phone manufacturers realize w...
by: Gregg Hall.
In the United States there are millions of people every year who create original music, research, or write books and other forms of creative expression. These are covered by the term intellectual property and are given protection under co...
by: Janice Byer, CCVA, MVA.
(Please note that some of the information included in this article has been quoted from various locations while other information is simply my personal opinion and you will probably feel my passion in my words.)
The hot topic on many busin...
by: Richard Cunningham.
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 ...
by: Richard Cunningham.
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 wor...
by: Richard Cunningham.
When you hear about people caught of copyright infringement, many different things can happen to them. First, copyright infringement is both a civil and criminal crime, so people caught of copyright infringement are likely to get both sued...
by: Pamela White.
As editor of an ezine, "Food Writing," I received a nice email a while back that included a question about writing recipes and copyright protection. This topic causes confusion about writers, and food writers, in particular.Here's the conc...
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A month or two back I was in an online discussion with someone who had had an article of theirs printed and quoted from without their permission, and without the proper copyright notice. The author was up in arms and was wondering what to ...
by: June Campbell.
Is someone distributing your software or other copyrightcontent illegally over the Internet? It's possible. Ithappens. If you can prove your case, you have groundsfor legal action.BUT -- before making yourself look foolish and creatingen...
by: Jim Edwards.
How safe is anyone's copyright online?Well imagine my surprise when I clicked on a website link todiscover that someone had not only copied my website to theirserver - but was selling my ebook and undercutting me in theprocess! Some dish...
by: Seb Jay.
How to protect your eBooks from Piracy and Copyright Infringement!
eBooks, or electronic books, mean big business for all aspiring writers. Not only can eBooks be sold in their own right as standalone products, but eBooks are...
by: Richard Cunningham.
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....
