by Francine Ward | Mar 24, 2022 | Copyright Law, 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 | Copyright Law, 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 | Intellectual Property
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 | Copyright Law
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 | Sep 23, 2018 | Copyright Law
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. So, copyright...
