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0 Are Fictional Characters Protected Under Copyright Law?

The independent life of fictional characters. Consider them an additional creative asset in a writer’s intellectual property portfolio.

You can’t just slap your style on someone else’s creative work and call it transformative. Fair use guidelines are evolving.

To use song lyrics in your fiction, you need to: (1) Use a song in the public domain; (2) Get permission; (3) Establish fair use ; or (4) Not do it.

The CASE Act explained. A cost effective way to enforce copyright and fight infringement for small businesses, creatives, and entrepreneurs.

To license or sell your work to Hollywood, it must be cleared of infringing uses of the creative work of others. Here’s how one filmmaker did just that.

There are no rules for crafting the perfect copyright page. You can set it up however you like. The copyright police won’t come for you. Here’s a template you can start with.

an audiobook narrator at microphone with headphones

Audiobooks build revenue. Hiring an audiobook narrator means signing a contract to secure your rights. All contracts have a similar structure, but deal terms are different.

Innovative museums share their collections with high resolution open access images that can be used by anyone for anything.

You start a business by making a sale of your finished work or your services. Then you set up your organization. Here’s when, why, and how you do that.

It takes three steps to register a trademark: file the application; pay the fee; and wait eight to ten months with fingers crossed until the registration certificate arrives in the mail.

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0 Are Fictional Characters Protected Under Copyright Law?

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1 How to Use Song Lyrics in Your Fiction [INFOGRAPHIC]

2 Copyright Small Claims: How the CASE Act Works

0 How to Sell Your Work to Hollywood

7 8 Parts of a Perfect Copyright Page

7 How to Hire an Audiobook Narrator

21 Museums that Give Away Open Access Images of Public Domain Work

5 Start a Business: Who, What, Where, When, How, and Why

1 How To Register a Trademark: Clearance Searches