Copyrights
Learn how copyrights can protect your creative work and how to handle infringements, license agreements, and more.
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Protecting and Selling Your Mobile Application
Even with the mobile app business booming, there is still room for app innovation. If you have your own idea for a mobile app and are ready to start developing it, you will want to make sure you understand the rules regarding copyright protection for computer programs—including what is protected and what is not—especially if you plan to profit from your work.
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Fair Use and Fair Dealing in Social Media
Because copyright laws extend to the digital space, online users need to know how to respect copyright and protect their own copyrighted works on social media. Here's what you need to know before you post.
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The Fair Use Doctrine: When Use of Copyrighted Material Is Acceptable
There isn’t one easy definition of fair use, however some fair use guidelines help determine if fair use is applicable in a certain case.
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How Do You Get a Copyright on Something?
One thing that makes copyright law so challenging is that copyright law requires analysis of creative works in the abstract. What gives your work that "something" that will result in copyright protection?
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Copyright Issues for Social Media
Social media is becoming a vital part of marketing strategies in businesses bothlarge and small. Connecting with customers is the new expectation.But how this trend affects both the creators of original content and those who choose to repost or retweet something that wasn't their creation—remains to be seen.
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Counterfeit Goods: What You Can Do to Protect Your Brand
Creating a brand that customers rely on is a major asset for any business. When the brand’s promise is compromised due to counterfeiting, the trust that has been built over years can be hurt in an instant. Preventing counterfeits from ever happening is the best measure. Here are a few things that companies can do now to protect their brands.
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What Is Plagiarism? Definition and Consequences
Plagiarism is a confusing subject, and can often occur without the artist knowing it until it is too late. How do you know when it has occurred and how do you prove it? Read more to find out.
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Are Literary Parodies Protected Under the First Amendment?
Parody and satire have entertained humans for millennia—but tread carefully if you don't want to infringe on a copyright.
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Avoid Infringement by Getting Copyright Permission
Need to reuse someone else's creative work?
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Understanding Joint Work and Copyright
If you collaborate on a project, you need to understand your rights as a co-creator.
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