Registering your work with the U.S. Copyright Office is the most effective way to ensure you'll be fairly compensated in a copyright infringement lawsuit
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At some point in any visual artist’s career, they will undoubtedly consider how to protect their work from infringements. Here are some tactics that might help.
On February 20, The U.S. Copyright Office will alter the way it accepts applications for copyright registration of photographs. Here's what you'll need to know...
Artists and lawyers don’t have a ton of opportunities to work together, but when it comes to taking your art business to the next level, you’re...
Unicolors' ultimate success in suing Urban Outfitters for copyright infringement hinged on one simple act: that Unicolors spent $55 to register its designs...
Etsy copyright infringement by its members is a well-known problem and while it has taken some steps to tackle the issue, what, if any, recourse do content...
Assuming you did everything right when registering your works, you'll receive a paper copyright certificate. What good are the certificates? We'll show you why...
DMCA safe harbor shields internet service providers from any copyright infringement liability. Here's what artists can do to protect their work.
Despite the unfortunate reality that image sharing on the Internet can lead to misappropriation of your work, there are some steps that can minimize the risks.
A Maryland school district recently implemented a very controversial policy claiming that the creative work of its student is School property, not owned by the...
The Internet is once again fixated on the infamous Monkey selfie, after People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) filed a copyright infringement suit...
The United States has been waging a battle against several other countries over how long a copyrighted work should be protected. Copyright duration has...
Find out what you need to know before registering your creative works with the Copyright Office, along with some ideas for building routine registration...
It is a common misperception that you cannot copyright a building design. That is probably because before 1990, there wasn’t much protection for building...
The copyright symbol © is one of the most recognized symbols in the world. The reason it is so well known is that for quite a long time, it was...