Articles related to: copyright law
1: How To Avoid Copyright Infringement
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 oth..
2: The Beginner’s Guide To Understanding Copyright Infringement
As you’re creating something, you may wonder what copyright infringement actually is. It’s necessary, if you’re creating a work -- albeit written, musical, videos, software or some other form --..
3: Copyright Infringement Cases Can Teach Us To Obey Copyright Laws
Copyright infringement cases can be both costly and time consuming. Considering copyright infringement is something that isn’t as easily defined as theft or speeding, there are numerous copyright in..
4: Plagiarizing Can Be A Death Sentence For Writers
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 wo..
5: Copyright Infringement Lawsuits Affect Individuals And Businesses
A copyright infringement lawsuit can occur for any number of reasons: someone using a song in a podcast or radio program, a writer “borrowing” information from another work, copying video or mp3 o..
6: Understanding International Copyright Laws For Software Programmers
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..
7: Understanding Software Copyright Laws
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..
8: How To Copyright And Patent Your Software
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 ..
9: The Programmer's Guide To Understanding The Software Copyright Act
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 s..
10: How To Copyright Your Music To Protect Your Future Royalties
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..
11: The Musician’s Guide On How To Copyright Music
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 leg..
12: The Programmer’s Guide To Understanding Software Patents
A software patent has no universal understanding. In general, owning a patent allows a company certain rights (or exclusivity) for a prescribed amount of time. Individuals or corporations seeking a pa..
13: An Inventor’s Guide To Understanding Patents And Copyright Laws
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..
14: How Does Music Copyright Infringement Affect Me?
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 cop..
15: Everything You Need To Know About A Copyright Lawyer
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 ti..
16: What Is Copyright Infringement?
Copyright laws are constantly changing. Knowing exactly what copyright infringement is, whether you’re creating an eBook, publishing articles, using music as a backtrack to your podcast, is importan..
17: What Is Fair Use Copyright Law?
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..
18: What Is International Copyright Law?
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. ..
19: Why Are People Accused Of Copyright Infringement?
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 i..
20: What Is U.S. Copyright Law?
The US Copyright Law grants rights to individuals for the works they create. The US Copyright Act of 1790 has changed over the years. The current basis of US copyright law is based on the Copyright Ac..
21: How To Protect What You Create With A Copyright
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 prop..
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