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4 What is in the Public Domain?

The public domain freeze is over. More creative work is free for use than ever before. Here’s how to tell if a work is in the public domain.

A bill designed to give creative professionals a copyright small claims forum to enforce their rights is moving forward in Congress.

Take a tour through the single copyright application with this replay of a live step-by-step session. Move quickly through the tricky parts. Complete with cost saving tips and clear explanations.

Knowing how to use famous people in your fiction, art, or film can keep you from getting turned down by a publisher or producer or getting sued by a celebrity.

Which comes first, the art or the business? Many artists work to turn their creative abilities into a business. But sometimes it’s the business that turns out to be creative. In either case, copyright protects the business by protecting the art.

Trademarks help customers find you in the crowd. It’s an integral part of your brand, the promise you make to your customers. A good trademark is a powerful business asset. This is how they work.

Did the NRA make fair use of Anish Kapoor’s Cloud Gate sculpture? Or is its inclusion in an NRA promotional video an infringement? Fair use could decide the case of Kapoor v. NRA.

As the author of a creative work, you are the one who owns copyright to it unless you are an employee or the work is for hire. If you own the company, you can choose whether to own the rights or assign them to the company. Here’s how to make that decision.

Copyright protection for blogs can be efficient, effective, and affordable with a few simple tweaks to your website. That, plus an understanding of how the Copyright Office handles online work, will give you the protection you need.

Can you confidently send a manuscript to editors and beta readers without the worry that your ideas will be stolen or your work infringed? There are ways to protect unpublished writing. And it’s easier than you think.

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4 What is in the Public Domain?

19 Copyright Small Claims Act: Update

2 Copyright Application: Step-by-Step

117 How to Use Famous People in Fiction, Art, & Film

8 Copyright for Artists in Business: the USPS gets Schooled, Again

8 Trademarks for Creative Professionals

12 Kapoor v. NRA: A Fair Use Analysis

54 Who Owns Copyright? My Company or Me?

9 Copyright Protection for Blogs

60 How to Protect Your Unpublished Writing