Protect Your Rights With Dandridge Law

Posted by Rob on January 20, 2010 under Copyright Law | Be the First to Comment

Dandridge Law combines technology and knowledge to offer high standard services to clients. To match up to the ever changing law, the nonprofit attorneys of the company apply the latest e-resource with their own internal computerized collection of legal authority.There are many nonprofit organizations that seek tax exempt status with the Internal revenue Service but [...]

The Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Copyright Infringement

Posted by Rob on January 13, 2010 under Copyright Law | Be the First to Comment

As you’re creating something, you may wonder what copyright infringement actually is. It’s necessary, if you’re creating a work — albeit written, musical, videos, software or some other form — that you know the definition of copyright infringement. This issue is very complicated, and not very easily spelled out in plain English.
Copyright infringement is defined [...]

How To Use Copyrighted Music Legally

Posted by Rob on January 6, 2010 under Copyright Law | Be the First to Comment

Free copyright music is often mistaken with free public domain music or music in which the copyright has expired. A copyright is in place for the lifetime of the author plus 70 years. If more than one songwriter has authored the music, then the copyright will be in effect for 70 years after the death [...]

How to Legally Use Copyrighted Music

Posted by Rob on December 30, 2009 under Copyright Law | Be the First to Comment

Free copyright music is often mistaken with free public domain music or music in which the copyright has expired. A copyright is in place for the lifetime of the author plus 70 years. If more than one songwriter has authored the music, then the copyright will be in effect for 70 years after the death [...]

Everything You Need To Know About A Copyright Lawyer

Posted by Rob on December 23, 2009 under Copyright Law | Be the First to Comment

Copyright lawyers deal with many different subjects such as Internet law, intellectual property, patents and trademarks, and of course, your copyright laws. Each lawyer has attended school for some time to get a degree to help you, which means they know more about the law than you do.
Some mistakes website owners make is when they [...]

Google’s Book Scanning and Copyright Laws

Posted by Rob on December 16, 2009 under Copyright Law | Be the First to Comment

On Tuesday, the search goliath rolled out stand-alone book search services in 14 countries. The same day, the Text and Academic Authors Association (TAA) became the latest publishers’ organization to call Google’s opt-out strategy backwards.
Authors, Publishers and publishing associations are not happy. While Google only publishes the full text of books in the public domain, [...]

If you Have a Contaminated P2p Network Program on your Computer you Have Violated US Copyright Laws – Landmark Case in Arizona

Posted by Rob on December 9, 2009 under Copyright Law | Be the First to Comment

“This precedent setting ruling by Judge Neil V. Wake will provide the legal foundation for the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to more aggressively stop individuals from distributing unauthorized copyrighted music over Peer-to-Peer networks,” said CEO & Chairman Safwat Fahmy SafeMedia Corp., Boca Raton, Fl.
“This landmark case means that anyone who has P2P programs [...]

The Balance Between Beat Making, Creativity & Copyright Law

Posted by Rob on December 2, 2009 under Copyright Law | Be the First to Comment

Let me say straight off the high hat that creativity & copyright law do not make instant bedfellows! Within beat rap there is a tendency to sample, which is both quick & easy, versus “copyright ownership” highly focused on what may constitute theft. The discussion can veer between litigation on the one hand and ignorance [...]

Google’s Book Scanning and Copyright Laws

Posted by Rob on November 25, 2009 under Copyright Law | Be the First to Comment

As you may know, Google is making an effort to scan every book
in the world. The goal is to create a giant online database of
every book that can be searched. One small problem is the fact
that Google is violating copyright laws.
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Google argues its book database doesn’t violate copyright laws.
The company suggests [...]

Understanding International Copyright Laws For Software Programmers

Posted by Rob on November 11, 2009 under Copyright Law | Be the First to Comment

Is there one governing law for international software copyright? According to agreements by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIP), any software written has an automatic copyright. This is a conclusive consensus as far as an international copyright goes.
An international software copyright should not, however, be confused with [...]