Posted by Rob on January 13, 2010 under Copyright Law | 
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 [...]
Posted by Rob on January 6, 2010 under Copyright Law |
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 [...]
Posted by Rob on December 30, 2009 under Copyright Law |
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 [...]
Posted by Rob on December 23, 2009 under Copyright Law |
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 [...]
Posted by Rob on November 11, 2009 under Copyright Law |
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 [...]
Posted by Rob on October 7, 2009 under Copyright Law |
Please be advised that this copyright articule is based
entirely on a hypothetical case study.Author: Kingsley OkaforIgwe
Intellectual property – Copyright- possible infringement –
whether script was reproduced Copyright Act 1968(Cth)
Obligation of confidence –
whether received information was imparted in confidence
Breach of Contract –
in the event of copyright infringement, whether [...]
Posted by Rob on September 9, 2009 under Copyright Law |
Copyright law gives exclusive rights to the creator of a book, song, painting, or other work. This prevents other individuals and organizations from using or making money from the creator’s work without sufficient payment and consent from the copyright owner. Even though copyright law is designed to protect the creator, you might still need an [...]
Posted by Rob on September 2, 2009 under Copyright Law |
Patents and copyright laws give the inventor the exclusive rights to the invention. No one else can produce the invention for a set period of time under patent and copyright law. Patents and copyright laws are set up to protect inventors. The law on patents can be found in the United States Constitution, Article 1, [...]
Posted by Rob on August 26, 2009 under Copyright Law |
Copyright infringement cases can be both costly and time consuming. Considering copyright infringement is something that isn’t as easily defined as theft or speeding, there are numerous copyright infringement cases changing the way copyright law is viewed in the U.S. By reviewing a few of these copyright infringement cases, you can get a better idea [...]
Posted by Rob on August 12, 2009 under Copyright Law |
The first key in understanding copyright law is defining what it is these laws protect. Creative work is defined as being a production based on the thoughts, expressions, or imagination of an individual which developed with a physical existing form.
Simple thoughts held in a persons’ mind are not creative works. However, they make take the [...]