by Francine Ward | Sep 23, 2018 | Copyright Attorney, Copyright Information, Copyright infringement, Copyright law, Copyright Lawyer, Copyright Office, Copyright protection, Copyright Registration, Francine Ward, Legal Blog
How to Copyright Something. Every single day writers, editors and musicians create original works of art and authorship too express their unique ideas. These original works are protected the moment they are created and fixed in a tangible format. ...
by Francine Ward | Sep 21, 2017 | Copyright Act, Copyright Attorney, Copyright Information, Copyright infringement, Copyright Infringment, Copyright law, Copyright Lawyer, Copyright Office, Copyright Ownership, Copyright Registration, Copyright., Law blog, US Copyright Office
Copyright Registration or OUT You Go! Do you own a valid copyright in original and tangible works of art or authorship? Have you registered your valuable copyrightable work with the US Copyright Office? If not, I would suggest that you do so immediately, if not...
by Francine Ward | Mar 23, 2017 | Copyright Attorney, Copyright Information, Copyright infringement, Copyright Infringment, Copyright law, Copyright Lawyer, Copyright Office, Copyright Ownership, Copyright protection, copyright rights, Copyright Rules, Copyright., Copyrights, Fashion, Supreme Court
Fashion. Copyright. The Supreme Court ruled on copyright and fashion. Can fashion be protected by copyright? This landmark copyright case will impact the fashion design industry for decades to come. This case began 10 years ago when Varsity Brands, Inc. sued Star...
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 22, 2017 | Blog Law, Copyright Music, Copyright Office, Copyright Ownership, Copyright protection, Legal, Legal Blog
We all know that that any original work of art or authorship, which has been reduced to a tangible format is entitled to copyright protection. But what exactly does that entail? Here is a short list of items that can, and should be protected by copyright: If you are a...
by Francine Ward | Jan 8, 2017 | Copyright Attorney, Copyright Information, Copyright infringement, Copyright Office, Copyright protection, Legal Blog, Patents, Trademark Law, Trademark registration, Trademarks
What is the difference between a Trademark and a Copyright? While speaking at conferences and webinars a frequent legal question that continuously seems to come up is the difference between a trademark and copyright. And there is indeed a distinction between a...