Copyright in India: Law & Procedure

Copyright in India: Law & Procedure: The Indian law of copyrigts is enshrined in the Copyright Act, 1957. The Act seeks to provide for the registration of copyrights in India. The object of copyright law is to...

Photo Copyright Concerns

Copyright in any subject can be un-enticing, but is doesn’t hurt to know the law.

How to Copyright Your Literary Works

Find out everything that you need to know about protecting your original content from thieves who want to exploit your work!

Performing Arts Copyright Information

Learn about the best ways to protect your original works against theft. Don't be a victim of the predators that are out there looking to steal your content.

The Proper Way To Copyright Visual Arts

Don't lose potential income from your original artistic work. Find out how to copyright your work before it is too late.

Copyright Procedures; Quick and Easy

The digital age of cyber publishing and intellectual property, raises many questions about copyrighting. If you have never published anything in your life, you still hold copyrights. If you do publish your work, how do you know your copyrights are in place? Copyrighting is not complicated or difficult, there is a quick and easy way to copyright any creative you produce.

Copyright Theft -- Internet Highway Robbery

Karri Hill learned the hard way not to trust a competitive web developer when it comes to copyright. She designed a proposal for a potential client and a few months later, saw her design online. Trouble was, she didn't receive any payment for it

The Permissible Fair Use of a Copyrighted Work

The fair use law under United States copyright law allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the owner of the copyright. The permissible limited use includes use for scholarship or review and use by citation or incorporation of copyrighted material in another author's work. The application of the fair use law is determined under a four-factor balancing test.

Copyright Infringement

This essay is aimed to analyze what copyright infringement is, study its types and problems connected with copyright infringement. First of all let us find out how copyright infringement is defined. It is usually understood as the use of copyrighted material in a way that violates the exclusive rights of the author of the copyrighted material.

Do I Need a Copyright

Creativity is one of the human traits that can apply to any area of one's life. Creative people have two tendencies. Firstly, they are capable of envisioning something new and different, such as a new way of doing something, or a new idea, or a new way of expressing their thoughts, feelings, and emotions. Secondly, they want to share their new insights with the world. Most people who have the creative gene also have the tendency to want credit for their creativity. This is where the wonderful world of copyrights comes into play.

Public Domain

This report focuses on copyright protection so that you develop a solid understanding of it. Some of the areas covered are copyright basics, when does a work pass into the public domain, what is the public domain, the right to display public domain images, the myths of copyright protection and frequently asked questions about copyright and the public domain.

YouTube In Trouble for 24 Television Show Postings

Google must be wondering what it has gotten itself into. YouTube is in trouble again after receiving a subpoena from Fox for posting episodes of the show 24. To say that Fox executives must be unhappy is a slight understatement. Talk about stealing the winds out of the channel’s sails! One of the biggest nights for the show was pre-empted! Well, Fox isn’t taking the situation laying down.

When Everyone's Right-Where Can We Find the Truth?

The ever-changing face of copyright law, as it relates to consumers and their entertainment media collections, has created a void between copyright owners and their customers. Whose rights are more valuable consumers or copyright owners? If something is wrong with it, who can fix it and what will it take?

How To Protect What You Create With A Copyright

In the United States there are millions of people every year who create original music, research, or write books and other forms of creative expression. These are covered by the term intellectual property and are given protection under copyright laws. If you are a publisher, writer, or editor it is crucial that you are knowledgeable about copyright issues more than ever.