Copyrights Article RSS Feed
Copyrights Articles |
|
Expert Author: Corey Rozon As your intellectual property progresses and grows it is very important to adjust your portfolio to take advantage of the ever-changing technologies in the current marketplace. Since every situation and portfolio is different each one will require a unique approach to optimization. You will need to have a strategy in place that will not only help you to maximize the potential of your portfolio but also to help your intellectual property grow and evolve to a changing marketplace. Expert Author: Corey Rozon Before you can understand what intellectual property management is all about you first need to have a basic understanding of intellectual property. Intellectual property is any piece of work that has been created by an individual or company, such as industrial property like inventions, trademarks and designs to copyrighted materials of artistic works like literature, music, photography and so on. Expert Author: Melissa Gordon Getting copyright for your own original work is something that is advised under the law, particularly if there is something about your work that makes it likely to be either copied or used for any purpose against your will. Being the creator of a piece of work is something that can provide both financial riches and personal kudos. If, however, you have not copyrighted this work, you will have problems trying to prove ownership further down the line. Expert Author: Melissa Gordon If you’re worried that someone will ‘steal’ your work and take credit for your effort, there’s a simply solution: copyrighting. Copyrighting online makes it easier than ever to be sure that your original piece is protected from plagiarism. Expert Author: 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. Expert Author: Johns Nesa The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (The Act) runs to more than 330 pages so one must accept the risks of a brief overview. In essence it gives certain right to the creators of certain material. These rights limit the freedom of others to copy, adapt, distribute, communicate to the public by electronic means, rent or lend to the public, perform in public, distort and mutilate matter subject to copyright. There is an additional right in many cases for the copyright owner to be acknowledged. Expert Author: Robert Melkonyan One of the most long-drawn battles on copyright infringement that pitched pop diva Mariah Carey into a legal tussle came to a close today, on the September 26, 2007. This case had been ongoing for the last 1 year or so, with singer Rafael Chafir suing Mariah Carey for copying her song "Sexy", and refining some tunes to make her song, "It's like that!" Interesting to the naked eye and you would find the imbroglio even more intriguing when you get into the specifics! Expert Author: Jamie Hanson Creating a work of art, writing a book, or releasing a publication is not an easy task. By all means, everyone involved in such endeavors will do anything to protect them. The Copyright Law serves as a written shield to secure ownership of a publication or any other intellectual property. Expert Author: Hani Masgidi Copyrights piracy on the internet is the form of safety provided by laws of United States to authors of the "unique works of authorship" that includes dramatic, musical, literary, creative, and architectural with few other logical works. Expert Author: Simarn Jit Let us say that you have been working on your web site on the Internet for awhile and have built up a pretty nice little home business [or two, or more] - on the Information Highway. One day you open up your email... Expert Author: J.P Boyce Online work is as diverse as onsite work. Online work is demanding because the owner needs to work alone, be a self-starter, and be able to handle a lot of text material on a screen. The ephemerality of the web is another issue: many websites seem to disappear as soon as they spring up, and Silliman suggests the need for archiving online work is a problem that needs to be resolved. A key issue with online work is keeping it fresh, and not letting people forget about the space because out of sight, out of mind. Expert Author: Jim Wilson Are you concerned about someone ripping off your work. This article will give you the basics. Expert Author: Mike Bradbury Explains the significance of the Viacom lawsuit and what sort of impact amateur videographers might expect. Expert Author: Peter Woodhead Copyright law can be confusing. This article explains what is Copyright and when do works fall into the Public Domain. Expert Author: John V. W. Howe When you create original content, it is automatically copyrighted, but you should know about copyrights and how to specifically mark your work. Also, establishing the date of creation is very important. Expert Author: Paul Thomas 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. Expert Author: Pete Arkwright A briefing on copyright notices and use of the copyright symbol. Expert Author: Pete Arkwright A briefing note on copyright law. Expert Author: Sharon Housley Determining protection can be complex. Fair use is often disputed, and it is difficult for legal scholars to understand, and even more difficult for publishers to decipher. When determining fair use there are a few questions that help determine whether a copyright violation has occurred. Expert Author: Chad Criswell Fact #1- The "Fair Use" part of the US Copyright Law says that in most cases you can allow your students to use copyrighted material such as songs, photos, and other media as long as the finished product is not going to be reproduced and distributed.
|
[1] [2]
Complimentary Industry Resources
We are pleased to offer you this exciting, new, and entirely free professional resource.
Visit our Free Industry resource center today to browse our selection of 600+ complimentary Industry magazines,
white papers, webinars, podcasts, and more.
No credit cards, coupons, or promo codes required. Try it today!
No credit cards, coupons, or promo codes required. Try it today!