by Francine Ward | Apr 13, 2020 | C.A.R.E.S. Act, Copyright Expire, Copyright Information, CoVID-19, Intellectual Property, intellectual property copyright, Intellectual Property Information, Intellectual Property Protection, Patent Office., Patent Protection, Patents, Trademark, Trademark application, Trademark Copyright Attorney, Trademark Law
You might be surprised to find out that inside the $2 trillion stimulus package, the C.A.R.E.S. Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security), lies a very important provision for intellectual property (IP) owners. On March 27, 2020, the C.A.R.E.S. Act was...
by Francine Ward | Apr 3, 2020 | Copyright Act, Copyright Attorney, Copyright Duration, Copyright Expire, Copyright Information, Intellectual Property, Transfer of Copyright
What rules apply with a transfer of copyright? Are you a freelance designer, musician, or writer? Do you hire them? Did you design a logo for a business that is now successful?Did you ghostwrite a book for an author that is now a bestseller?Did you write (or...
by Francine Ward | Apr 20, 2018 | Copyright Expire, Copyright Information, Copyright infringement, Legal Blog
Copyright Protection. What does that term mean? According to the United States Copyright Office, a copyright is defined as “a form of protection provided by U.S. law to the authors of “original works of authorship” fixed in any tangible medium of...
by Francine Ward | Jan 29, 2017 | Copyright Attorney, Copyright Duration, Copyright Expire, Copyright law, Copyright Lawyer, Legal Blog
Here are Three Tips to avoid breaking the law with Copyright Infringement: Legal Copyright Infringement is honestly an oxymoron- if it qualifies as Copyright Infringement, then it is, by definition, illegal. This being said sometimes it’s hard to know where the gray...
by Francine Ward | Jan 29, 2017 | Copyright Attorney, Copyright Duration, Copyright Expire, Copyright Information, Copyright Office, Legal, legal and ethical issues, Legal Blog
The Copyright Act provides the copyright owner with many safeguards to ensure that our content is protected. Our job is to discover that copyright information, and use it to our advantage. A thorough knowledge of the legal safeguards is important, which can come...
by Francine Ward | Jan 29, 2017 | Copyright Duration, Copyright Expire, Copyright Information, Copyright law, Copyright Music, Legal Blog
Whether you write books, articles, web content, blogs, movies, shorts, screenplays, choreographic works, take pictures, or shoot videos—you should always be thinking how best to protect your copyrights, your business brand, and any creative content that you upload to...
