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<title>Copyright Law - A Brief Guide to the Basics of Copyright Law</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Copyright protects your original work of expression, such as an article, website, software, cookbook, song or a painting from unauthorized use by others. You get the exclusive rights to sell, display, reproduce your work, and sue those that infringe on those rights.]]></description>
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<title>Legalities With Non-OEM Ink Cartridges</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:22:28 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The price of ink cartridges is nothing to ignore. Consider the fact that a common brand of printer cartridges, Hewlett-Packard, sells one at a price of $22 for .25 ounces, it comes out to be more expensive that imported and expensive luxury foods such as caviar from Russia.]]></description>
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<title>Understanding the SOPA Bill: For the Average Internet User</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:50:16 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In case you haven't heard, which seems nearly impossible, major websites, plus some 10,000 other sites, are protesting the SOPA bill. Now what is the SOPA bill exactly? First off, SOPA stands for Stop Online Piracy Act.]]></description>
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<title>What If Google and Wikipedia Disappeared Forever?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:24:36 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As most know Wikipedia went dark on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 in protest of the SOPA bill, and for them with a small staff, they certainly have a point, as their business model could be targeted and shut down. There is no way they could hire enough people to ensure everything posted was original, every sentence, and every picture "duty free" - thus, what if Wikipedia did not exist? Google also blacked out its logo to get us to think also.]]></description>
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<title>Copyright Law Applies to T-Shirt Designing</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:24:22 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When you hire an artist to create a design for you, you own the product designed once the art work is complete but not the copyright to the design- it still remains the artist's property as it is his creativity. An authority must be granted by the artist in writing to claim that the copyright has been transferred as well.]]></description>
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<title>Copyright Infringer - Employer or Employee?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:51:43 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When a piece of work faces plagiarism and the infringer is an employee or a hired contractor, the employer is held responsible for this act. Hence, he is liable of punishment for the violation of the Copyright Law.]]></description>
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<title>Song Titles, Lyrics, and Copyright Infringement: When Do I Need Permission?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:36:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When quoting song titles or lyrics, it's not always clear when you're required to ask permission from the original author. This article takes a closer look at song titles and lyrics and how they relate to copyright infringement.]]></description>
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<title>Copyrighting Your Music</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:27:18 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Any original idea that changes into a tangible form becomes copyrightable. Its author then has the right and authority to own his creation. This goes for any work in the field of art, literature, design or research and also music.]]></description>
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<title>Copyright Infringement and Its Consequences</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The author or creator of every original work that is tangible in nature has every right over his project. If this work is reproduced, altered, exhibited, broadcasted or made public in other way without the consent of the owner, it is considered violation of the legal and moral rights of the author.]]></description>
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<title>Need of Copyrighting for Bloggers</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:29:35 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Bloggers generally want their message to spread across the internet. If you are a blogger and write good content, you must have copied your work and other people across the internet must be copying it too.]]></description>
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<title>Outdated Copyrights</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:20:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I have always been interested in do it yourself plans and worked upon searching for these. Before the internet was commonly used, I searched books and magazines for the same. I discovered many copies of old magazines like Mechanix Illustrated, Science and Mechanics and many others of the kind offered lots of such do it yourself plans.]]></description>
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<title>Moral Rights of an Author</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:23:54 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The following article states some general information about the moral rights a copyright law provides to the author of a particular piece of copyrightable work. This is not legal or expert advice and for more specific information a professional copyright lawyer should be contacted.]]></description>
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<title>Copyright and Trademark</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In general, lots of people confuse the words "Copyright" and "Trademark". They do not know how to copyright or rather, trademark their logo, blogs or business names. The word copyright has been used alongside trademark to make things a little easier to understand.]]></description>
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<title>Avoiding Copyright Infringement When Making a Website</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:22:26 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Copyright has become very essential now with increasing plagiarism. But copyright law has some specifications and complications associated with it which makes seeking professional help necessary. The copyright lawyers help their client in understanding the problem better and finding a good solution.]]></description>
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<title>Copyright Lawyers, Trademarks and Copyright</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:36:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Copyright law can sometimes be a bit confusing and there are some things that aren't covered by it. This article looks at the differences between copyright and trademarks to help you determine which would be right for you.]]></description>
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<title>The Copyright Lawyers</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:07:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Copyright has become very essential now with increasing plagiarism. But copyright law has some specifications and complications associated with it which makes seeking professional help necessary.]]></description>
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<title>Copyrighting a Website</title>
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<description><![CDATA[When a piece of work is brought into a tangible form, it automatically acquires copyright protection. It is still a good idea to preserve each document with time, date and some official stamp. If ever this record has to be reproduced to challenge infringement, this data will be very helpful in influencing the decision in the owner's favour.]]></description>
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<title>The Difference Between Patents and Copyright - A Copyright Lawyer Explains</title>
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<description><![CDATA[There are a number of ways of protecting your intellectual property rights. In this article, a copyright lawyer explains the differences between copyrights and patents.]]></description>
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<title>Copyright Act of United Kingdom</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Copyright Law is part of the intellectual property law that assures security of original compositions. The Copyright Act grants protection against plagiarism to all tangible pieces of work.]]></description>
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<title>Efforts Towards Copyright Policy in China</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:17:58 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Due to plagiarism and infringement of pieces of work in literature; music; drama; art; sound recording; architectural design and government work, copyright policies are much stressed upon all over the world. But some authors and publishers have been surprised by the unlawful reproduction of their copyrighted works.]]></description>
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<title>Misinterpretation of the Word Copyright</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:41:30 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[To copyright a certain piece of work means to protect it from being reproduced or altered without the permission of the owner. There is a common misconception that the ownership authority is not attained unless the work is registered with an official organization such as the US Copyright Office (USCO) at the Library of Congress at Washington DC.]]></description>
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<title>Copyright Protection, Duration, and Registration in South Africa</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Copyright protection in South Africa is governed by the Copyright Act No. 98 of 1978 and its amendments. Under the current intellectual property laws of South Africa, copyright subsists in artistic, literary, musical, broadcast, architectural and related works. As such there is no need to register such as it is automatically assigned once a work takes tangible form.]]></description>
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<title>Copyright Law - 5 Common Myths About Copyright Law You Should Know</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:53:52 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As a published author, I am amazed and encouraged by the current "independent" publishing boom happening as a result of the popularity of the Kindle and Nook readers. Writers who once papered their walls with rejection slips now take chances by producing their work on their own. Some, like HP Mallory and Amanda Hocking, have succeeded in finding audiences and sales. Others do well enough to cover the monthly grocery bill, but in the end all writers should be concerned about issues involving copyrights.]]></description>
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<title>Using Copyrighted Material: How to Ask For Permission</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:36:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most people are aware that in most cases, using copyrighted material without permission is considered copyright infringement. But how do you go about getting permission to use this material? This article looks at the various ways we might locate and contact the copyright owner for permission to use the material.]]></description>
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<title>Copyright Law and Simulation</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:58:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Copyright is the protection of an original work produced in the field of literature, music or art. As this is the creativity of an individual mind, it deserves all efforts to keep it from being reproduced by anyone illegally. Whether it be photographs, films or simply a piece of writing, Copyright Law applies to all original works.]]></description>
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<title>Copyright Challenges and Professional Help</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:08:35 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For an entertainment attorney who deals on and off with copyright laws and protection policies, it is quite amusing to know how people misjudge the concept of copyright. But then again it becomes the responsibility of those with knowledge to prove this myth wrong.]]></description>
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<title>Copyright Violations Work Both Ways on the Internet</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:10:18 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As you probably know, and this is already happening in Europe; publishers, music companies, and film companies want to have websites pulled down, ISPs fined and/or shut down if they are found to have copyrighted material on them. As a writer, this sounds like a good idea to me, because I can't tell you how often my articles are stolen, and I find them somewhere on the Internet with someone else's name attached. Yet, I see another problem to all of this, and I'd like to explain it to you.]]></description>
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<title>Engaging Attorneys for Copyright and Patent</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:27:22 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The term "copyright" is not difficult to understand by laymen but many people are not cognizant with copyright law and patent. You will need to consult an attorney to assist you in completing the paperwork for the protection of your patented or copyrighted material.]]></description>
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<title>Copyright Solicitors and Issues of Intellectual Property</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:11:49 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While intellectual property and copyright are very closely linked, there are differences between them. This article looks at the issue of intellectual property and copyright, examining what they are and how they relate to each other.]]></description>
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<title>How Specialist Copyright Solicitors Deal With Copyright Infringement</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:43:38 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If someone infringes on your copyright, you might want to seek legal advice. This article looks at the issue of infringement and how a copyright solicitor can help you deal with it.]]></description>
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<title>Copyright Registration: Why Wait?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:52:09 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Copyright registration is automatic; your work, whether it is a novel, a photograph, an architectural drawing, or any other eligible type of intellectual property, is automatically protected by a copyright. So why would anyone ever want to pay for an official copyright registration? In this article, we'll take a closer look at the hidden costs involved in waiting until someone is infringing on your copyright before getting an official copyright registration from the US Copyright Office.]]></description>
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<title>Copyright Lawyers and The Law: An Introduction</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:03:17 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The area of copyright law can be very complex and that's why you'll from you find you need to hire specialist copyright solicitors to protect your rights.. This article offers an introduction to the issue and looks at some of the key things that are covered by UK copyright law.]]></description>
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<title>A Domain Dispute Attorney: When Your Domain Is in Danger</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:03:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For those who have a website, your domain is one of the most precious things you possess. Due to this fact, optimal consideration and diligence should be applied when working with it. Yet, not every person realizes the procedures that should be undertaken for domain address stability and legal troubles are certain to show up. Many unwelcome scenarios can occur concerning legalities with domain names. Like it is valid with all other things involving laws, domain name conflicts can become incredibly confusing for those who don't focus on this legal field. This is exactly why domain name legal battles have to have the aid of a domain dispute attorney.]]></description>
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<title>Copyright Attorneys Can Assist With Issues Regarding Moral Rights Of Authors</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:39:09 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some issues with which copyright attorneys can assist are briefly discussed below. When looking at copyright as an intellectual property one quickly realises the complexity of the field, and why it is important whether you qualify as an author of a work or are a user, to be informed.]]></description>
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<title>What Is a Copyright - And What Isn't?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:10:26 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What is a copyright -- and what isn't? This question is often obscured by myth and misunderstanding. In this article, we break down a few copyright basics so that you can better understand a copyright's role in the intellectual property protection, how a copyright registration can benefit you, and your rights as a copyright holder.]]></description>
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<title>Copyrighting Music: FAQ</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:23:54 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Copyrighting music is an important step in a musician's career. With this FAQ, I answer some of the most common questions about copyrighting music that I've received and clarify some of the confusion surrounding the procedure.]]></description>
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<title>Legal Tips About Writing Terms and Conditions For Websites</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:14:59 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Writing terms and conditions for websites can be a tedious task unless you are well aware of legal terminology and working. Terms and conditions are also known as the terms of contract between you and your customer that keeps both of you bound to some agreement. These agreements are very important to protect your rights, limit your liabilities and they also provide security to both the buyer and the seller.]]></description>
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<title>Illegally Downloading Movies - You Do the Crime, You Do the Time</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:39:50 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There is no other way to put it; illegally downloading movies is wrong. Why risk the wrath of the law when there are places that you can now download films legally? In terms of downloading movies illegally from the Internet the risk of prosecution and hidden viruses is so high it makes you wonder just why so many people are willing to take the risk.]]></description>
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<title>Copyrights - The Cold, Hard Truth</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:36:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[No response on your copyright submission? If you have been scratching your head (or elsewhere) wondering if the United States Copyright Office has ever received or processed your application, you may be encouraged to know that on August 15, 2011, I received my official Certificate of Registration for the "I Am the Village" song. This was a 3+ year application process, and although it was a long one, I would like to encourage my fellow "creatives" to go through the motions and not panic if you do not get an immediate reply.]]></description>
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<title>Protecting Your Intellectual Property - Steps to Ensure No Information Is Leaked</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:22:55 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Regardless of your type of business, intellectual property can be one of your most valuable assets. Intellectual property is any unique creation and expression of the mind. Whether your business is technology-, consumer- or professional service-based, protecting your intellectual property, such as trade secrets, can be key factors to your success. For that reason, investing in the protection of your intellectual property is an important part of your business operation.]]></description>
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<title>Hey, I'm Just Selling This - It's Not Mine</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:39:53 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Carl Gustav Jung theories got shifted into the awareness of modern neurology long ago. Still, some Internet companies would be showing symptoms of a suckling archetype. Success in free publishing might become the unlikely common experience, should the primordial behavior be let dominate.]]></description>
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<title>How Copyright Protection Works in the IPR and Entertainment Industry</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:53:34 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Copyrights are the main types of IPRs that cater to the entertainment and publishing industries. The fact that these are big businesses, it is important that all those involved know how to generate, protect and manage these rights. This can only be done with the right IPR structure.]]></description>
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<title>Trademarks and Copyrights - How Important Are They?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:57:33 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It is vital that you take care of the registration of your firm once you have started off with the business of your choice. The registration applies to the name of the company, the company logo and also a unique business code. The importance of registered trademark can never be ruled out and can save you a lot of trouble from fraudsters and also protect you from possible lawsuits arising out of copyright infringement.]]></description>
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<title>Is Media Plagiarism Between Mediums Acceptable?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:57:22 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Modern technology has facilitated easy sharing and wide distribution of content. This same force has brought about an epidemic of cross media plagiarism. While this type of plagiarism is difficult to catch, it is still completely unacceptable and amounts to clear copyright infringement.]]></description>
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<title>Copyright Law and Artificial Intelligent Chess Playing Machines - Seriously?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:05:35 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In the future, artificial intelligent computers will come up with new designs, concepts, ideas, innovations, and inventions. Indeed these super computer artificial intelligent systems will be every bit as much as brilliant in creativity as humans. In the future artificial intelligent computers may end up violating copyright law, they may also violate patent laws, and cause their programmers, designers, and the corporations which run them lawsuits in the arena of intellectual property.]]></description>
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<title>It's a Matter of Copyright - Design Professionals Should Always Beware</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:42:02 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Rarely do copyright issues in the design community result from conscious discernment or deliberate acts. More likely, a client provides the design professional with a complete set of drawings to reference as a starting point for design.]]></description>
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<title>Choosing A Copyright Attorney - Here Are A Few Tips</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:14:43 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Copyrights are the most essential aspects of any business. Copyright laws are essential to protect creators of various creations like music, arts, and enjoy various benefits of their developments. In current situations copyright laws are modified to ensure the rights of developers in the phase of revolution in technology.]]></description>
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<title>Protect Your Website's Copyrights Through Commercial Litigation</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:58:54 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When it comes to ownership or violation of the infringement act set by the law, firms need to take assistance of commercial litigation services that would provide satisfactory results. Most firms fall apart due to differences between partners and also regarding the ownership right of each partner, this is when proper legal formalities can solve the issues. Online firms have been facing threats from close competitors by using the domain names that are strikingly similar except for a small change in detail which would ultimately give an undue advantage for the competitor.]]></description>
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<title>How Copy Protection Helps Protect Documents</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 10:37:48 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Suppose you are a struggling author and you send out your first script in a digital format to a publisher. After a number of days has passed by, you decide to give them a call to check up on the status of your work, and they tell you that your script needed more work and that they will not be able to work with you at that time. Fast forward 3 months later and one fine day you decide to rent a movie in the same genre as you write for. Half way into the movie you come to a realization that the movie is based on the script you had sent out to them a few months back, with the same characters and a similar storyline.]]></description>
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<title>How to Copyright or Trademark Your Business</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 15:46:23 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I was talking to a fashion designer friend about how to copyright his business name and logo. As we were discussing it, I realized a lot of people do not know the specifics of this process. They do not know how to copyright their logo, website, blog or business name. OR in using the actual term, TRADEMARK their business information. I used 'copyright' in the title because most people confuse the two. However, as I researched this subject I found out some interesting things...]]></description>
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<title>Copyright Infringement: A Brief Q and A</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 15:19:32 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Exactly what constitutes copyright infringement can sometimes be difficult to determine; the line between fair use and infringement is blurry at best. Let's take a look at three common questions about copyright infringement: 1. Is it copyright infringement if you publish an English translation of a German novel? 2. Is it copyright infringement if you publish a website of movie reviews? 3. If I find a picture on the internet, can I use it as long as I credit the author?]]></description>
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<title>Copyright Registration: Is It Necessary?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 08:09:35 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Copyright is statutory as well as inherent right and copyright registration is not mandatory. But it is good idea to get registration done especially when the work has to be used commercially. It is proof of ownership and valid title.]]></description>
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<title>To Use or Not to Use? Copyright Infringement and the Use of Online Images</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6239931</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 13:00:31 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Recently, one of my clients posed this question to me about using online images. It made me realize that many business owners and entrepreneurs may struggle with this issue. If you've ever wondered about using images online and how that use impacts copyright law, then you owe it to yourself to take a peek at my answer.]]></description>
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<title>Copyright Violations and International Challenges</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6209339</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6209339</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 07:51:08 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many authors and publishers have been quite alarmed to find their books pirated, and reproduced in other nations and then distributed throughout the world. There have been big cases where stories from very famous authors have been pirated by the container loads. This happens all over the world, and it has been a big issue in China, probably because they produce most of the world's books now.]]></description>
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<title>Are Facebook Photos Public Property?</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6184877</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:31:45 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Facebook's terms of service expressly state that by uploading any kind of content, whether in the form of photos or material, you are automatically assigning copyright control to Facebook. All photos you upload to Facebook therefore become the property of Facebook. This means that Facebook can sell copies of photos posted by you without paying you any form of profit. Whenever you share photos with your Facebook friends you are giving up ownership of any intellectual property rights you may own in the photos you upload.]]></description>
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<title>Do It Yourself Plans, Copyright Law And The Public Domain</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6173245</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:19:54 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Copyright laws as applied to older publications pre 1964, determines whether or not a publication is copyright expired and in the public domai. About 93% of such material did not have its copyright renewed on expiry and is now in the public domain and free for anyone to use for any purpose. Material published in the USA prior to 1923 is universally copyright expired and in the public domain. This copyright expired material is a vast treasure house of material which is available for anyone to republish in any form.]]></description>
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<title>The Challenges of Copyright in the Information Age - Reverse Plagiarism Accusations</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6178625</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:59:03 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Perhaps, the ultimate insult for an online author or writer is to have someone who steals your work, and places it on the Internet under their own name and then to claim that you stole it from them. Now to add insult to injury they've screwed you over twice, but what can you do when it's your word against them, so what can you do - and how can you prove your article, or writing pre-dates theirs? Well, perhaps you can, but it will take a bit of work, and then you realize that your time is worth more than...]]></description>
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<title>Most Bloggers Do Not Copyright Their Work - And Why You Should or Shouldn't</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6177437</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6177437</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:46:09 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are a blogger, I am certain that you've considered copyrighting your work. And if you blog about more intellectual things, I am also certain that people have copied what you've written, or the ideas and concepts onto their own blogs. You may not care, because you are able to spread your message across the Internet in this way, and if the individuals mentioned you and give you credit for it, that helps spread your notoriety and popularity.]]></description>
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<title>Can Artificial Intelligent Software Creating a Fictional Work Legitimately Copyright That Work?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6173589</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6173589</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 08:07:47 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As the coordinator for a think tank which happens to operate online, I hear all sorts of ideas about futuristic concepts and innovations. One of my favorite topics is that of artificial intelligence. It seems that ever since IBM's "Watson" supercomputer won the Jeopardy Game against the all time best human winners, folks have been taking artificial intelligence a little more seriously.]]></description>
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<title>Applying Printing-Press Rules To Digital Books</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6106548</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6106548</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:28:51 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The New York Public Library has 87 branches, but recently some patrons have decided to forgo all of them, and visit the stacks in their living rooms instead. As the popularity of e-books has increased, libraries across the country have installed virtual stacks. At the New York Public Library's website, patrons can check out audio books and e-books, temporarily downloading items directly to their computers or mobile devices, without ever stepping inside a physical library.]]></description>
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<title>Finding a Patent Lawyer</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6092304</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:39:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When you have just started up a new invention, you may think of what people mean when they talk about these patent lawyers. The fact is, patent lawyers are easy to to get a hold of if you are looking for one. The most important thing is to actually talk to them and take the next step.]]></description>
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<title>Brand Protection: Maximising the Online Investment</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:40:03 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Brand protection is vital for all businesses who have invested time and monetary resources in building a viable operation. With the global marketplace becoming increasingly competitive, securing your brand and identity has become one of the highest priorities. With the company brand being the first thing that current and potential customers associate with your business and its offerings, it is essential that your investment is secure from others who may wish to borrow or steal some aspects of the branding to drive their own venture. This is not limited to the company name, but includes the logo, colour schemes, typesets and fonts, slogans and domain names. The aspects which are unique to your brand and longevity of profits need to be secured.]]></description>
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<title>Importance of a Software License Drafter</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:22:38 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are a software developer wanting to sell or market your software, a software license agreement is a necessary step. Choose an attorney wisely so that your software will receive the proper protections.]]></description>
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<title>Losing Rights to Your Own Artwork</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/5913732</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:03:25 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Don't think that when you sell "all rights" to a company that you'll still own the copyright and reproduction rights to your artwork. In most cases, you won't, because you've agreed to what's called a "buyout". Lots of companies like buyouts because the transaction is over and done with. They'll never have to report royalties to you from sales, or pay you anything else in the future. And they'll be able to license what was your art, anywhere they wish in the future. They can even remove your signature from the artwork. After all, they own it! Check out the full article for more information.]]></description>
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<title>Copyright Law - Grasping The Concept of Fair Use</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5901226</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:59:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Copyright owners yell protect my rights! Online publishers yell fair use lets me use your copyrighted material! Who is right? The answer is found in the concept of fair use.]]></description>
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<title>Copyright Symbol - When and How to Provide a Copyright Notice</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5922538</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:20:55 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The creator of any original work fixed in a tangible medium (i.e., a work that physically or digitally exists somewhere, as opposed to being simply an idea) automatically owns a copyright to that work simply by virtue of being its creator-but in order to prove that ownership in a court of law, the work must be registered with the US Copyright Office. But what about the Copyright symbol? What does that little circled "c" really mean-and what happens if you don't use it?]]></description>
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<title>Public Domain and Copyright Protection</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5930472</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/5930472</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:11:18 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's illegal to use someone else's copyrighted work without their permission, but a copyright registration doesn't last forever. In fact, a copyright lasts only a certain number of years past the author's death; when the registration ceases to be valid, the work enters the public domain and is freely available for use by anyone who chooses to use it. So how do you determine whether a work's copyright registration has run out -- our whether that work was ever registered in the first place? These questions seem straightforward, but the answers are more complex than you might think. Unfortunately, if you'd like to use a particular work but you're not sure where to start, it's your own responsibility to determine whether it's protected by a copyright or in the public domain. A work might be in the public domain for any number of reasons; in order to figure out if you're free to use a work, there are a few questions you should ask yourself.]]></description>
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<title>Publishing And Digital And Electronic Rights</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5844220</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/5844220</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:06:27 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The following publishing industry article addresses some of the legal issues arising for publishing lawyers, entertainment attorneys, authors, and others as a result of the prevalence of e-mail, the Internet, and so-called "digital" and "electronic publishing". As usual, publishing law generally and the law of the digital right and electronic right specifically, governing these commercial activities, has been slow to catch up to the activity itself. Yet most of the publishing industry "gray areas" can be resolved by imposing old common-sense interpretations upon new publishing lawyer and entertainment lawyer industry constructs, including the digital right and electronic right, and others. And if after reviewing this article you believe you have a non-jargonized handle on the distinction between "digital right" and "electronic right" in the publishing context, then I look forward to hearing from you and reading your article, too.]]></description>
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<title>Copyright Registration Is Not A Pre Condition To Protection</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5844145</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/5844145</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:01:30 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Contrary to the near-indefatigable lay assumption that entertainment attorneys like myself hear all the time, one is not required to register a copyright in one's work with the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. (or elsewhere) as a condition precedent for U.S. copyright protection. In other words, the New York-based author in Chelsea, for example, already has copyright protection in his or her finished original work of authorship, under U.S. federal law, just as soon as the work is reduced to a tangible medium of expression in New York. That copyright protection is automatic, and inheres in the Chelsea-situate New York author immediately, his or her entertainment lawyer will opine.]]></description>
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<title>Copyright - The Concept of Fixed Creations</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5901199</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/5901199</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:59:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Copyright law is loved by creators of material that can be copyrighted and disliked by most everyone else. Before the web rolled around, the scope of copyright law was fairly well established. Once the world started going digital, all heck broke loose. If you want to understand copyright, you need to grasp what can be copyrighted. This brings us to the concept of fixed creations.]]></description>
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<title>Role of an Entertainment Lawyer</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/5782954</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:14:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Entertainment law - also known as media law - covers the gamut of laws governing entertainment industry businesses and professionals. Lawyers practicing in this area of law are known as entertainment lawyers. They are also familiar with other areas of law such as litigation, labor law and contract law.]]></description>
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<title>Safe Harbor Provision - Important Requirements You Need to Know About</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5801330</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/5801330</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:14:26 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's becoming more and more commonplace for small business owners to reach out to online users with a company blog. This can be a great way of interacting with your client base and target market, not to mention generating organic traffic through good SEO practices. However, there are very real copyright infringement issues that you need to be aware of. I'm not talking about stealing content for your blog - that's a no-brainer, and strictly illegal. I'm talking about users' comments. What if someone completely unaffiliated with your company posts a comment containing copyrighted information? Which party is legally liable? If you haven't taken steps to ensure that you're protected by the Safe Harbor Provision of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), you are.]]></description>
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<title>Selling A Website - Watch Out For Copyright Problems</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5739638</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/5739638</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 09:59:35 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You've built a website and turned it into a successful business. Now you want to sell it. Before you start coming up with a price, it is vital that you think through the process and make sure you have your ducks in order well before a buyer comes along.]]></description>
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<title>Google Images, Free Vectors, GIF's, and Icons: What You Need to Know Right Now</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5680875</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/5680875</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:45:09 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Protect yourself now, BEFORE all your hard work is done. It's not always very clear what you CAN do with certain images. You'll see it's not actually that difficult or time consuming to figure out the rules, and you'll be on your way to using those images as quickly as possible for your next project.]]></description>
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<title>Copyrighting For Web Projects</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5739478</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/5739478</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:59:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The world of intellectual property known as copyright and the world wide web have always been two areas that didn't mesh well. The first brawl was, of course, in the posting and downloading of music online, and that has just spread to other areas. Given this, most sites automatically shun copyrighting as the tool of the enemy and this is a huge mistake.]]></description>
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<title>Are You In Favor Of Freedom of Speech? Are You Sure?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5725701</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/5725701</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:38:33 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I won't go into the nuances of constitutional law, in part because it's boring, in part because I'm not qualified and mainly because it's not the point I want to address in this essay. Instead, I wish to rant about gutless disclaimers from pusillanimous writers terrorized into pitiful cowardice by bottom-dwelling lawyers urging the fainthearted to sue for the quick buck. This has a disquieting affect upon freedom of speech.]]></description>
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<title>Copyright - When There Are Two or More Authors</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5739239</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/5739239</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:29:21 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Copyright laws are written to heavily favor the author of the work, which makes sense in general framework but can often cause confusion in the real world. One situation where things get a bit strange is when there are two authors of a work.]]></description>
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<title>Song Copyright - How Songs and Music Are Protected by Copyright</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5674527</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/5674527</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:53:31 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How to copyright songs and music is generally misunderstood. This article debunks the myths and explains the best ways to copyright-protect your original work quickly and easily.]]></description>
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<title>How to File a Copyright Application for Software</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5642596</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/5642596</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 12:28:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Filing a submission for copyright registration for software is economical and comparatively easy to do yourself. There are great advantages to registration counting the likelihood of acquiring attorney fees and statutory costs in a triumphant lawsuit, if the application is filed soon enough. The application must be filed earlier than an infringement making the scene or contained by three months prior to the publication time of the work to achieve these advantages.]]></description>
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<title>US Copyright Group Lawsuits - Understanding Rights and Defenses</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5520276</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/5520276</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 08:35:48 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you're a defendant in a lawsuit handled by lawyers at United States Copyright Group you may have questions about the legal options. Learn more about procedure and defenses in these peer-to-peer copyright cases.]]></description>
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<title>How to Copyright Photographs</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5643420</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/5643420</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:14:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You own the copyright to your original material, such as photographs, articles, etc. But your say so is not enough when someone tries to steal your photos or other material. Sometimes people try to claim your material as their own and then you have to prove that you are the owner of the copyright.]]></description>
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<title>Intellectual Property Law - Copyrights and Trademarks</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5608796</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/5608796</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:46:29 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Businesses as a general rule are constantly creating original intellectual property. This can be in the form of anything from articles, web pages to videos. As you are putting time and resources into making the original material it is understandable that you would also want to protect it.]]></description>
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<title>Alice in the Wonderland of US Courts</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5614368</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/5614368</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:45:45 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You think you have a copyright to your book. You don't.]]></description>
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<title>Understanding Stock Photo Licensing</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5583989</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/5583989</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:39:31 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Using professional stock photography is a quick and easy way to create professional and polished desktop publishing projects such as flyers, brochures, postcards and newsletters. The Internet has made millions of professional photos available to the public for very reasonable prices, and some are even free. But before you start downloading, there are a few things you need to understand about using stock images and photographs. This article will discuss general licensing information for stock photography.]]></description>
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<title>How to Protect Your Credit Rights?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5549597</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/5549597</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:24:47 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A credit attorney is an important thing for every card holder. It will help you to solve any kind of issues and problem relevant to your credit card. Credit attorney helps you to resolve any king of legal issues if you have any bad credits. This is the best way to secure your financial rights from other insurance companies and banks.]]></description>
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<title>Trademark Registration in New Zealand and What You Need to Know</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5547600</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/5547600</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:32:42 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When it comes to trademarking many people think that it's as easy as using the trademark symbol on all print material and online media, however there's more to the trademarking process that you should know. Here we address some common questions: Do I have to register a trademark? While you do not have to register your trademark, by doing so you are protecting your brand nationally against competitors using the same or similar mark to your trade mark, and the details of the registration are publicly available on a searchable database.]]></description>
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<title>Royalty Free Music Is Not The Same As Free Music</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5530482</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/5530482</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:00:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Copyright protection on music typically lasts throughout the life of the composer from the time the work was created until death plus another 50 years thereafter or 75 years from publication or 100 years from creation. Let's make it clear: when you download copyrighted MP3 music, you pay for the privilege of listening, not owning.]]></description>
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<title>What Is a Copyright Search?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5526128</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/5526128</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 11:43:35 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A copyright search is an attempt to discover whether a work infringes the copyright of any prior-created work. It can be a difficult and strange beast, and one that can lead to problems for the creator.]]></description>
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<title>What Is Patent Infringement?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5557158</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/5557158</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 14:52:59 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The objective of filing a patent is generally to assert control of one's creation or procedure so that you can manage its usage. But, surprisingly often, other people fail to give courtesy to the product creator and unlawfully use their branded components to aid their own objectives. The arguments on the subject of patent violation can take years, and grow to be difficult and very expensive matters.]]></description>
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<title>How To Skip Intermediaries In the Publishing Process</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5483158</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/5483158</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:33:39 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA["Code is Law," Lawrence Lessig stated. What do we need lawyers for, then, in the digital age? "Let's kill all the lawyers," Shakespeare would suggest. Why don't we and why internet does - that is the question that will be attempted at answering.]]></description>
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<title>Are Website Hosts Responsible For Defamatory Comments Posted On Their Websites?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5463073</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:49:56 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Clearly, once a website operator is notified by a victim of defamation or by the victim's internet lawyer, that defamatory material has been published on one of their websites, they can no longer claim they did not know or that they did not have reason to believe. They are now under an obligation to take reasonable steps to remove the material.]]></description>
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<title>Why Doesn't the US Just Mark All Secret Documents &quot;Copyrighted&quot; and Use Copyright Law?</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2010 09:19:35 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It is amazing how much controversy the WikiLeaks release of confidential, secret, and classified information has caused the world. Such events trouble our military, and they appear to have hurt our State Department which is quite a fortunate. You see, we need to keep opening channels of communication between our allies, trading partners, and even our enemies.]]></description>
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<title>Copyrights In Web Design</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 08:50:31 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Web designing is something people do because they love it. It is not something they decide to go to school to study, although there are web design courses available. Usually, this is more of a creative effort rather than an academic one. When a web designer works, he summons his creative side and everything that comes out of it is laid out in his masterpiece. However, web designing is a business and that means it has to conform to certain rules of both art and business. Legalities also come into play and when it comes to this craft, copyrights are the issue.]]></description>
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<title>The Reasons You Need To Copyright</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:33:39 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Copyright is the legal, exclusive right of an author of original works to prevent unauthorized copying, reproduction, distribution, public displays of original works such as books, music, artwork, photos, screenplays, computer programs, websites and logos. Original works whether they are published, unpublished, even those with or without copyright notices are considered copyrighted. So then, why is formal copyright registration still advisable?]]></description>
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<title>The Teach Act - A Safe Harbor for Educational Use of Copyrighted Works</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:33:33 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Distance learning has become an increasingly popular means of teaching educational topics to students on-line in undergraduate, graduate and professional development venues. Such distance learning classes strive to match the face-to-face classroom learning experience, which often incorporate display of copyrighted materials,1 in particular digital formatted works, such as photographs, sound recordings and movies to supplement and fortify the learning experience.]]></description>
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<title>How Can I Transfer A Copyright?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:58:25 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Believe it or not, transferring a copyright is fairly simple. Learn more about how to go about it, and how licensing and transferring works.]]></description>
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<title>Copyright Misuse</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:22:17 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Copyrights are easy to obtain and enforce. Unfortunately, copyrights are also frequently used to attempt to protect intellectual property in ways that are ineffective.]]></description>
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<title>Copyright Laws</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:10:29 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are a writer or creator of any type of work, it is important that you know the laws regarding copyrights. In recent years, copyright laws have been receiving a great deal of attention. With the increased amount of attention placed on copyright, breaches of copyright are becoming a serious violation against the law.]]></description>
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<title>How to Best Convince Jurors and/or a Judge That Your Opinions Are Best</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:12:29 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's one thing to present opinions. It's something more to get a jury or a judge to accept your opinions as better than other conflicting opinions they may have now heard. Here is some practical guidance for having that success as an expert witness.]]></description>
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<title>My Favorite 'Words to the Wise' For Wonderful Witness Relations With Jurors</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:01:17 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You don't give expert witness testimony in a vacuum. You want and need the jury to first know and then agree with what you have to say. Here are my most useful suggestions for behavior, strategy, and verbiage for getting the jury to accept, believe, and rely on what you are saying.]]></description>
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