This could be perhaps the most frequently asked questions by aspiring entrepreneurs who wants to make money by the help of the Public domain. Well, first let me tell you that republishing of works coming from the Public domain is always a product of being creative and being resourceful.......[Read More]

Copyright law protects works of original authorship, including a series of ones and zeroes that makes up a computer algorithm. There is no special software copyright -- the same copyright law that applies to a painting applies to software. The application of copyright law to software, however, raise......[Read More]

Software products are covered by copyright law in just the same way a written work, photograph or musical composition is protected. In other words, computer programs are considered creative works for the purpose of copyright protection. Software designers are not required to register their programs ......[Read More]

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 c......[Read More]

The Zadroga law came into existence when it was realized that the people who were involved in the operations of ground zero clearance post 9/11 attacks have developed serious medical conditions which are presumably because ... ......[Read More]

IP Legal Services is an established intellectual property law firm providing copyright registration filing services. According to the Berne Convention, copyright protection is granted immediately on completion of the text or design or material etc. ... ......[Read More]

Reproducible work belongs to the creator regardless of official copyright registration.copyright image by YvesBonnet from Fotolia.comEverything is CopyrightedCopyright law dictates that every reproducible production or work has copyright protection. This means that a person's ideas,.........[Read More]

In Arkansas, artists have rights to the works they create.little musician image by saied shahinkiya from Fotolia.comCopyright laws in Arkansas provide artists and those who employ them the right to ownership of intellectual property. This helps ensure that copyrighted works are not.........[Read More]

Technology has made it easier to violate copyright laws.copyright image by Angie Lingnau from Fotolia.comCopyright laws existed long before the Internet but cyberspace has made it all too easy to violate them---sometimes without realizing you are doing so. And the penalties can be.........[Read More]

It is very easy to think that character design alone determines the success and failure of a character brand and how many licensing and merchandising deals it can garner. In actuality, the very first criteria for merchandising opportunities is mass exposure before anything else. ......[Read More]

Copyright is assigned to any photograph at the moment you create the image, but this informal understanding may not protect your work in the case of unfair use. A copyright registration protects your ownership of the image, and gives you control over who can use the image and in what manner. An of......[Read More]

With the advent of the world wide web, the importance of protecting intellectual property has grown in significance. But what is an intellectual property? Is an idea an IP? And what can you do, as the owner of an intellectual property, to protect the property you own. Here's valuable informatio......[Read More]

When a copyright is violated, a copyright holder can ask a court of law to grant an injunction against an individual or entity that is infringing on a copyright. A copyright holder can also seek monetary or statutory damages for the violation of copyright. If the infringer is found guilty by a court......[Read More]

Working in the music industry is highly competitive and can oftentimes become stressful when handling money, legalities and costs or fees involved with producing and distributing music. Whether you are an artist trying to earn a living from your music or a producer and distributor looking to generat......[Read More]

There is a popular myth that the best way to protect your copyright is to send a copy of the work to yourself in an envelope and that you will be protected so long as you do not open the envelope. Sadly, courts are not often persuaded by this evidence due to the ease of tampering. There are better w......[Read More]

Protect yourself now, BEFORE all your hard work is done. It's not always very clear what you CAN do with certain images. You'll see it's not actually that difficult or time consuming to figure out the rules, and you'll be on your way to using those images as quickly as possible f......[Read More]

Fair use is a tenet of the United States copyright laws. It allows an individual to use copyrighted materials without first getting permission from the rights holders. Common utilization protected by free use include news reporting, teaching, commentary and criticism. Fair use is one of the most mis......[Read More]

Learn how the Bern Convention has international standards to protect copyright. Article lists the basic principles of the convention and the minimum durations set-out to protect copyright.......[Read More]

The United States created copyright laws that protect the original authors of content and support their right to prevent others from using their work without permission. The copyright laws for the United States were created in the Copyright Act of 1976 (Title 17, United States Copyright) and are sti......[Read More]

Software piracy is a crime that plagues manufacturers the world over, with trends in the crime rising steeply in developing economies. One of the primary challenges affecting law enforcement is exactly how to enforce anti-piracy laws.......[Read More]