The Confusion Over Trademarks
Many people don’t seem to understand the differences between trademarks, copyrights and patents. It’s an interesting world out there, full of signs, slogans, logos, books, artistic work, and too many Continue Reading
Seven Legal Tips
When starting a t-shirt business you might come across confusing legal issues. The legalities of business can’t be over looked. A lot of the legal info you find while conducting Continue Reading
Making The Case For Fair Use
Filmmakers became frustrated with the uncertainty of fair use by the beginning of the 21st Century. Under the leadership of Professors Aufderheide and Peter Jazic from American University, documentary filmmakers Continue Reading
Copyright – It Costs You Nothing
Copyrighting anything you have created costs you nothing. You simply put ‘Your Name 2005’ (2006, etc.) on it, beside it, or wherever the public can read it, and the act Continue Reading
Canada Introduces More Pointless Legislation
On Wednesday, the Canadian government took advantage of a visit by Californian Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to give him notice of a new bill to combat Canadian movie piracy. The Canadian Continue Reading
Copyright – Google Gets Slapped For Copyright Theft
Well, many of us have heard of the term “Google Slap.” That is when Google is the slapper. But now Google is the one that has been slapped. Google, the Continue Reading
The Defining and Implementing of “Fair Use”
Section 107 of the Copyright law defines “Fair Use” as Criticism, News Reporting, Research, Scholarship and Teaching. “Fair Use” is a fairly new thing to come up. It was developed Continue Reading
How to Copyright a Text, Song, Book, Screenplay, Manuscript Or Photos
The intellectual property that may relate to getting your next song, book or screenplay protected: Copyright Each original work of authorship fixed in a tangible or electronic form, including text, Continue Reading