How Long Does Copyright Last?

Are you wondering how long your copyright will last and protect your intellectual property. Here's a quick report that gives you the key facts.

Writing - Copyrights and Trademarks Protect You

When most people consider writing a book, they don't think about Trademarks. However, I highly recommend that you leverage your writing for multiple purposes, and that's why registering a Trademark for your concept is a good idea. If you use your writing as the basis for workshops and other products, it's in your best interests to protect your concepts with a Trademark.

Copyright Transfer or License - How You Can Share Your Copyright and Still Keep It

You can transfer the copyright to an image, either by selling it or giving it away. If so, you give up all rights that you had in the image as if you never took the photograph. But the only way to give up a copyright to an image is in writing. Even when copies of a photo are distributed, the photographer retains the copyrights to the image. If you give your client copies of the digital files, without more, you are not giving up your copyrights.

Lessons Learned - Register Your Copyright Before You Go To Court

Copyrights are created at the click of the shutter. But to enforce your rights in court for infringement claims, you must first register your copyright before you bring suit in federal court. Period. It doesn't matter when the infringement is committed or the registration is completed, you still must register before filing suit.

Copyright Basics for Songwriters

Should you copyright your song? If you're a songwriter, sooner or later you will probably have some questions about getting your material copyrighted. Since I've already been down this road before, you might be able to benefit from my experience.

Get a Copyright First... Right? 5 Big Myths About Getting Published

Don't let bad advice wreck your writing career before it even gets started. Get the straight scoop on these common myths.

Copyright in India: Law & Procedure

Copyright in India: Law & Procedure: The Indian law of copyrigts is enshrined in the Copyright Act, 1957. The Act seeks to provide for the registration of copyrights in India. The object of copyright law is to...

How Copyright Protection Works

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 Protection And How It Helps You

Find out everything that you need to know about copyright protection and the myths surrounding it.

Serial and Periodical Works Need To Be Copyrighted

Your works need to be copyrighted or you risk losing potential income from your hard work. Don't wait until it is too late!

What Is Copyright?

History of copyright and its laws.

Typefaces, Fonts and Characters - Intellectual Property Protection in the United Kingdom

This articles considers copyright protection of electronically and industrially produced fonts and typefaces in the United Kingdom.

Implied Licenses and Ownership of Intellectual Property Rights in the United Kingdom

In Robin Ray v Classic FM, the English High Court held that a contractor providing services owns the intellectual property in the materials created for the client. The decision is a useful guide to contractors as it is one of the leading cases in determining the whether a commissioner of intellectual property may use intellectual property for purposes not expressly contemplated by a written agreement.

Copyrighting Infringement - Is The Threat Real For Artists?

Many artists have asked me recently about protecting their images from online theft. Downloading photos from websites is as easy as 1-2-3 so... what can you do to protect your work, and more importantly, should you be worried about it?