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A Summary of the 1976 Revision of Copyright Act By : Nathan Moore The revision of the Copyright Act in 1976 changed the way exclusive copyright existed and terminated. The 1976 act is now the primary basis of copyright law in the United States. Basic rights of copyright holders are codified, as well as the now oft employed "fair use" doctrine. How to Protect Your Assets When Entering into a Contract to License Artwork By : Chris London Artwork Licensing can be an extremely rewarding and profitable venture. There are many benefits to licensing your artwork. The obvious benefits are that you retain ownership and copyrights to your creations while other people market and distribute your creative works for sales. As fun and exciting as Art Licensing is, there are some things you should know before entering into any contractual agreement. Protect Your Invention, Trademark or Copyright in America By : Groshan Fabiola Rapid immigration is believed to have contributed to the competitive advantages that the United States have gained in many technologies in the twentieth century What Makes Your Invention Worth Anything? By : Dee Reavis Find the best way to protect your invention while you market it. Protecting One’s Work Thru Copyright By : Darren Agaton Copyright is a legal concept, ratified by the government, that gives exclusive rights to the author or maker of an original work to access, reproduce, distribute, perform and present his work publicly. Blog Sites Beware: Liability Lurks In Bloggers' Postings By : Chip Cooper Serious liability exposure lurks for bolg sites. Whether liability for copyright infringement for bloggers' infringing posts or defamation liability for bloggers' defanatory statements, the stakes are high... and most blog sites are unaware of the risks! This article explains the hidden danger and how to avoid it. Maintaing ebook copyright - why encryption is not enough to protect your ebooks By : Pierce Alice Digital Rights Management is a method of protecting content so that only valid and licensed owners of the content can access the content. DRM (digital rights management) is one of the leading ways to protect music, video and documents on the internet. In fact the concept of digital rights management is very simple and has constantly evolved to protect content. To illustrate how digital rights management works lets take an example, lets say I have written an e-book and want to sell it online, the first thing I need to do is protect my hard work so that no one can copy and distribute it freely. How to Protect Your Ideas Fast and Inexpensively By : Tatiana Escalada If you have a good idea, you are probably wondering how to protect it and if you really should. Worried about where to start and how. The thought of looking for and hiring an attorney with expertise on the field just makes you dizzy, it makes the process seem endless, complicated and expensive. So you decide to make the mistake that many artist, entrepreneurs and creative make. You dice you can trust your work to a couple of good friends, or maybe couple of serious investors and the most optimistic daring ones just put it online for the whole world to see. To be honest I have done this myself, I just don't like to expend my time on noncreative endeavors, plus I am impatient. It would be great if we didn't need to protect our ideas, then again you can always come up with new ones, right? Yes, but why would you let anyone else take credit and money for your ideas and the unique way you express them? Leaving your creative work unregistered is worse than leaving a signed checkbook in a crowded place. Specially now that there are so many easy, fast and inexpensive ways of protecting your work. Legal Copyright Infringements Of Copyright By : Jim Brown There are some very creative people in this world and some of them may have a lapse in their creative process when infringements of copyright occur. Legal Copyright Protection Of Copyright By Registration By : Jim Brown Many business owners have a lot of thoughts about their business. These thoughts can occur anywhere and they feel that since they thought of it first that they should be protected under the Copyright laws. Life Imprisonment For Copyright Fraud Could Be Enforced Soon By : Chidi akomas The penalties for copyright fraud could soon be much severe. Chidi Rodney Akomas takes a look at what's going on. What would you think a reasonable punishment for pirating a copy of windows would be? A Brief Understanding Of Copyright Law By : Adrian Adams The first key in understanding copyright law is defining what it is these laws protect. Copyrights and Trademarks By : Sharon Housley Copyright is a type of intellectual property. A copyright is a set of exclusive rights granted by the government for a limited time to protect the particular form, way or manner in which an idea or information is expressed. Copyright is the legal protection given to artists or producers of creative work which protects them against unauthorized copying of their work. Comparison Between Trade Secrets, Patents, and Trademarks By : It typically requires a patent attorney to define all the nuances between trade secrets, patents, and trademarks, however a few basics don't require a patent attorney for a generic understanding. Knowing and Understanding Copyrights By : Copyright infringement and patent infringement are not quite the same thing, although they are based on the same principle, don't steal what isn't yours. Defending Trademark Infringement By : Patent infringement is considered the theft of an invention, idea, or enhancement that has been filed with the U.S. Patent Office, with a given time frame of acceptable overlap of one year. Royalty Free Music - Licensing & Copyright By : Gilles Arbour If you want to use music for your website, in multimedia or traditional media productions you need to know about music licensing. Website designers, video makers, TV show producers and all other creative artists are constantly looking for music for their productions. What is Copyright and When Does a Work Fall into The Public Domain? By : Peter Woodhead Copyright law can be confusing. This article explains what is Copyright and when do works fall into the Public Domain. Legal Problems The Newbie Should Know About By : Wycliffe Williams Legal problems can easily sink your internet business before you even begin to swim. Legal requirements abound in the internet arena. Its your responsibility to get yourself up to speed on these requirements. Ignorance of the law is not acceptable.