by Francine Ward | Nov 28, 2022 | Copyrights, Legal Blog
Famous Copyright Case. Lady Liberty. Copyright Law provides that the owner of a copyright has several exclusive rights in their copyright protected content. Among those rights are the rights to reproduce, to display, and to distribute your copyright protected work....
by Francine Ward | Mar 24, 2022 | Copyrights, Legal Blog
What is a Copyright? Copyrights are part of the intellectual property (IP) bundle of rights. Other forms of IP that are part of the bundle ar trademarks, patents, rights of publicity, and trade sectrest. A copyright is a legal form of protection for “original” works...
by Francine Ward | Jan 15, 2022 | Copyrights, Legal Blog
Copyright Small Claims – a Gift to Copyright Owners Are you a copyright owner with an infringement claim of less than $30,000? If so, there is possibly good news for you. In December 2020, Congress passed the Copyright Alternative in Small Claims Enforcement of...
by Francine Ward | May 19, 2021 | Copyrights, Legal Blog
Updating the Copyright Office IT system to ease the process. In years past, the registration of a copyright was not necessarily difficult, but it was a very long process. While parts of the process could be done online in recent decades, there were still times...
by Francine Ward | Apr 3, 2020 | Copyrights, Legal Blog
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...
