Infringement of Music Copyright – Copyright Lawyers Continue to Struggle in Protecting Music Online
Copyright lawyers have any number of challenges in the online world of the World Wide Web. The ability to copy and distribute digital media, including text, music and images, all of which may be copyright protected, allows for infringement to occur at a seemingly unstoppable rate. As is noted by […]
Copyright Law and Society
With this message I have created a copyright. Should this post become as popular as say a Beatle’s song I could sue for royalties from everyone who forwards it. The copyright on the post lasts 75 years and if I register the copyright it will last as long as 100 […]
How the Berne Convention Helps With Copyright Protection
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, which concluded in 1886, was developed to synchronize laws regarding the protection of intellectual property, internationally. The plan was for member countries to have similar minimum standards of protection for copyright. The Convention is headed by the World Intellectual […]
Software Licensing and Copyright Protection
Every year there are billions of dollars loses due to pirate software, and the figure is increasing double digits each year. So, if you are a software developer, how would you prevent your software from being stolen? Software is your high valuable intellectual property. So, it must be protected from […]
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 […]
Registering For a Copyright
When you register for a copyright for your book, your photographs, or any other type of project, you are registering it with the U. S. Copyright Office at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. It’s a legally binding formality that makes it public record that you created your project […]
Startup Law 101 Series – Key Legal Rules For Who Owns the IP Relating to Your Startup
As a founder, you need to understand work-for-hire. Why? Because it determines who owns key IP in your startup. Copyright laws protect creative works, including IP that you develop. When you develop IP for others, the work-for-hire idea affects who owns it. How does it work? Here are some guidelines: […]
Copyright Litigation – Establishing Your Copyrights Through a Declaratory Judgment Action
The world of intellectual property is filled with companies and people who live in the color of gray. Attorneys for the plaintiff assert IP rights on behalf of their clients. Lawyers for defendants argue that no intellectual property rights exist or that their clients aren’t infringing on those rights. In […]