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As a web designer, I am often asked questions about copyright law such as, "Can I copyright my website?" or "Is it ok to post this photo I copied from _website_ on my website?" This article will answer these questions, and more.

With the expansion and advancement of technology, the issue copyright infringement has become a greater problem to gain control over, nearly to the extent that media piracy and copyright infringement has become common place.

This papers provides an overview of intellectual property and copyright law with respect to the Internet.

How can a yoga pose be patented and copyrighted? Find out what controversy sparked from the Bikram Yoga ruling, and how India plans to protect over 5,000 years of history and knowledge in today's fast-paced product and brand markets.

Copyright infringements are growing in regularity with the advent of the Internet and the availability of information, but the copyright laws are just as strict as they were before the World Wide Web.

Music is copyrighted as soon as you present it in a fixed form. It doesn't matter whether that fixed form is written sheet music or a recording.

A guide to copyrighting creative works in Q&A format.

A lot of people do not understand what copyright protection is and how it can benefit their writing, even something as simple as blog posts. Yes, blog posts are copyright protected, they just are not copyright registered. Read more to find out more...

According to Wikepedia, an online encyclopedia Copyright is defined as, "A set of exclusive rights granted by governments to regulate the use of a

One idea is that when disclosing specific information without legal protection, exploitation is sure to reduce the economic effect of the invention.

It is advisable to copyright your work through the Copyright Office, but it is not required in order to establish ownership over the work itself.

Although copyright laws change from one jurisdiction to another, knowing the basic rules of copyright infringement will ensure you're following the proper rules of engagement when you create your works.

Music copyright infringement happens all around us every day, by people downloading music from their favorite social networking site to the guy who's reselling MP3s.

A copyright infringement lawsuit can occur for any number of reasons: someone using a song in a podcast or radio program, a writer "borrowing" information from another work, copying video or mp3 off the Internet without permission (or sometimes, even to another CD or DVD).

When you hear about people caught of copyright infringement, many different things can happen to them. First, copyright infringement is both a civil and criminal crime, so people caught of copyright infringement are likely to get both sued and tried in criminal court.

Tattoo artists have some serious problems on their hands. It seems that an agency committed to helping them prevent copyright infringement is doing more harm than help, pulling both illegal and legitimate sellers from eBay.

International conventions and treaties have done a lot to protect owners of copyrights around the world. With the world seemingly becoming smaller every day, the United States took a look at its stance on the European copyright treaty known as the Berne Convention.

A discussion of copyright laws and the protections provided under those laws.

The expiration date on your copyrighted music isn't something you have to worry about, at least not in your lifetime. The music that you've written is copyrighted the moment you've put it onto paper or recorded it.

Interviews are used for countless different types of written publication, including books, newspapers and magazines. Can copyright laws protect an interview?

This report delves into violations of copyright laws, and it tells of ways sites can improve on site performance to provide the safest services.

Many people have pursued the hobby of downloading movies and songs on the Internet and sharing them with their friends and family online. However, this is direct violation of U.S. copyright laws.

The Software Copyright Act, better known as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, has given software developers more power to protect their works.

Many musicians confuse copyrighting music with registering music; these are two different things. According to the law in the United States, once you have written or recorded your music in a permanent form, it is automatically copyrighted.

It has always been tough to meet copyright rules but as the internet grows larger and the membership within online communities grows with it, copyright becomes more of an issue to deal with

If you have been a victim of false VERO rights claims, there's a lot you can do. Here's my quickie guide to aid this process.

Before the 15th century, most books were written by hand. Books were expensive and few people owned them.

Uri Geller bends the DMCA the same way he bends spoons...without using his mind.

As a writer, understanding copyrights is important, especially in this digital electronic age, when things on the internet are so easy to just copy and paste. Do you know what a copyright is and what it means to you?

No matter what kind you like, music is everywhere, and music copyright infringement is even more important to understand in the internet age. I have a couple of my own reasons, and they're probably a lot like yours.

An article explaining a few parts of the Copyright Law.

By studying a few of these copyright infringement cases, you can get a better idea of what is, and what is not, acceptable use of copyrighted works.

Copyright infringement is defined by the jurisdiction -- the United States of America has different copyright laws than the United Kingdom, or Australia, or Russia, or even China.

This article gives a brief overview about copyright protection. The how to, and what not to do's.

Even if the other mediums that are not digital can't be said to be imune from copyright abuse, their case is not as easy as digital material where a duplicate could be made with no cost and quality degredation

Thanks to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and many other organizations, we have the ability to use others' works -- as long as we use it under Fair Use laws.

The latest version of Realplayer includes features that are very alarming. RealPlayer 11 has been launched in an attempt to attract more users and stay competitive in the marketplace.

The article for homeowners covers blueprint copyright ownership, contracting, how to secure copyright, and what to do if infringement occurs. It's a great article for any industry associated with homebuilding. SEO optimized: blueprint, copyright.

MySpace gets tough with copyright infringers, making it tough for video-reposters to continue to use material without permission.

A description of means to copyright, then perfect ownership, of a piece of original music

While it is not required that a "creative work" be registered with the U.S. Copyright Office, it is still advisable that an author do so as soon as the creative work has been completed.

This is an introduction to the copryright protection process.

An introduction to copryright violations and how to avoid making the mistake of using someone else's work.

Patents and copyright laws give the inventor the exclusive rights to the invention. No one else can produce the invention for a set period of time under patent and copyright law.

Any writer or other artists engaged in an artistic enterprise should have a basic understanding of intellectual property laws.

Youtube has fallen under attack for having copyrighted material on their website; is the copyright owner really just trying to hide something that isn't worth seeing?

I'd hate to be the judge handling the J.K. Rowling lawsuit against Steve Vander Ark. However, this is a chance for the fair use law in U.S. copyright legalese to get a better definition...hopefully by the public and not the judge himself...

There's a lot of people in the world today who believe that if you find an image on a website, it's fair game to just right click it and save it and use it for whatever you want to use it for. Not true - read to find out more.

With the introduction of Bill C-61, Canadian citizens could be subject to a stricter form, and far more organized enforcement, of the Copyright Act. With the Changes still in debate, it is important for every citizen to get the facts and speak out.

In-depth look into how you can go and register your own copyright.

For those interested in using the internet other than for reading news, spending time on fansites or looking up naughty things, then you probably regret hearing that a vast online database scanning the world's greatest books is going to be stalled...

Copyright lawyers deal with many different subjects such as Internet law, intellectual property, patents and trademarks, and of course, your copyright laws.

An illegal distribution case gets one step closer to a conclusion with the sentencing of Hendel.

Copyrighting software doesn't offer the protection that many people hope it will. The idea of software and anything about the finished product that wasn't available in a tangible (visible) form isn't protected by copyright.

Although many people shy away from the copyright registration process, it is actually quite simple.

A small town politician decided to change his name to Andrew Jackson Griffith to facilitate his chances of getting elected sheriff. Only in America would a lawsuit be allowed by a famous person challenging another person's right to do this.

If you are particularly proud of your web site, or if it contains original material that you want to protect, you might consider registering a copyright.

Bill C-61, an amendment on the Canadian Copyright Act, not only means to redefine illegal copyright consumption, but how Canadians who download should be punished.

There is nothing worse than seeing one's own hard work on a website with someone else's byline. With the ease of Internet publication, an author or artist may want to do more to ensure that his work remains his work. Here are a couple of different ways.

a walk through of the process of applying for a copyright

this article takes you through the process of creating and developing a copyright.

If you've been writing for Associated Content for awhile, you know how much an appropriate photo or graphic can add to your article. But are you sure you have the right to use that great photo you found? Here are some tips to get you started.

Wow, what's the world coming to? One day, you're a small celebrity on the Internet, with more than 1,850 subscribers to your personal channel on YouTube and nearly 1 million viewings of your videos logged.

This is a nearly complete transcript of my convo with Eugene Volokh, founder of law blog The Volokh Conspiracy. The only thing I left out was the 90 seconds at the end where we discussed one of his top-10, all-time favorite films: Robocop.

Court ruled an artist's photographs were so clearly a parody that Mattel's copyright infringement claims were "objectively unreasonable and frivolous." The artist lauded the case as setting "a new standard for the ability to critique [pervasive] brands."

Forget worries about x-rated videos or clips that could ruin your career or violate copyright -- *these* are the real headaches on YouTube.com!

Superstar Beyonce Knowles is in hot water for copyright infringement. And guess who's suing her...?

Google and YouTube were sued on Tuesday for copyright violations. The suit came from Viacom, which last month had claimed over 100,000 individual instances of copyright violation. The clips were removed, but the resulting negotiations proved fruitless.

The Copyright Royalty Board says that Internet radio producers must pay a fee for every song, and every channel. What does this mean to Internet Radio?

A group representing music publishers is suing XM Satellite Radio. The group says that XM Radio violates copyright laws by giving listeners the ability to store and replay songs on certain XM devices.

A death knell could be heard this week, followed by the sharp rap of a Judge's gavel. A summary judgement ruling that StreamCast was liable for encouraging Morpheus users to infringe on copyright spells the end of p2p networks as we know it.

An analysis of the legal issues surrounding file sharing in media.

You know about the plight of Napster, musicians views on music piracy, and the world of options iTunes brings to the table, but in this Digital Age, will peer-to-peer music and file sharing ever stop?

According to Bill C-61, an amendment to the Canadian Copyright Act, a Canadian iPod consumer who has music or movies that had a locking device installed could be charged up to $20,000 for downloading those same media onto their iPod.

A resolutuon passed by Venestre, Norway's liberal party, would legalize file sharing and sampling, shorten the lifespan of commercial copyrights, and ban DRM.

A critical look at corporate influence on politics and copyright.

The Pirate Bay has long made fun of all legal threats sent by US based media companies. Because it was based on Sweden, it was able to avoid copyright suits until recently. The recent setback in Sweden did not set back TPB and it is again up and running.

This is an overview of copyrighting and the written word. Contains tips to copyright your work and protect poetry, fiction, or audio work produced.

The Copyright Law Act states the rights of copyright owners, the doctrine of the Fair Use copyright laws, and it changed the term life of copyrights.

The US Copyright Law grants rights to individuals for the works they create. The US Copyright Act of 1790 has changed over the years. The current basis of US copyright law is based on the Copyright Act of 1976.

The Fair Use copyright law enables people to use portions of material that is copyrighted for the purposes of criticism or as commentary.

With the popularity of the Internet, many people are violating music copyright law and do not even know it.

In an attempt to clear up some confusion, Bob writes about copyright law and how it affects artists and distributors alike.

A basic look at copyright law with helpful links for easy research.

Typically, graphic characters are created for commercial purposes, and as such, can be protected under a wide variety of settings and characterizations from the original creation.

The legitimate fight for Prince and many artist is for their right to keep the ownership of their work.

Is YouTube falling to copyright infringing videos? Some episodes of a popular kid's science show were removed recently. Is this the start of more of a bigger crackdown to copyright infringement?

A lawyer for Microsoft, speaking in front of a gathering of book publishers, attacked Google, saying the search engine giant played fast and loose with copyright laws, and accused Google of making money off illegally traded movies and television programs.

A Belgian court has declared that Google committed copyright infringement when it linked to European newspapers without their permission, and is requiring the search engine to pay for every day that any fragment of links remain.

The issue of electronic rights or copyrights is muddled when it comes to collective works. Who owns the copyright: the publisher or the creator?

It's becoming a common theme played out in the courts, in newspapers and on the television. Music giants suing for infringement of copyright.

Software copyright laws are among the most difficult to enforce among the masses.

Is there one governing law for international software copyright?

Well it seems that there is definitely never a dull moment in the life of Ms. Beyonce Knowles.