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 September 23, 2009 under Copyright Law |
Copyright laws and the subsequent penalties are quite substantive. Many individuals engage in this form of theft because they are not fully aware of the potential consequences. In actual fact, individuals who are engaged in piracy either through the illegal selling, buying, or sharing of copyrighted products are likely to face severe penalties. This is [...]
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 July 29, 2009 under Copyright Law |
The US Copyright Law grants rights to individuals for the works they create. The US Copyright Act of 1790 has changed over the years. The current basis of US copyright law is based on the Copyright Act of 1976. US copyright law is relatively automatic. Once someone has an idea and produces it in tangible [...]
Posted by Rob on July 15, 2009 under Copyright Law |
With the popularity of the Internet, many people are violating music copyright law and do not even know it. Music copyright law can be very tricky. There are multiple music copyrights that you must keep in mind – lyrics, composition and the recording of the music by an artist. Using someone’s music may involve you [...]