117 How to Use Famous People in Fiction, Art, & Film
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.
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Category Archives for "Copyright & Content Protection"
8 Copyright for Artists in Business: the USPS gets Schooled, Again
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.
Read More12 Kapoor v. NRA: A Fair Use Analysis
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.
Read More9 Copyright Protection for Blogs
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.
Read More60 How to Protect Your Unpublished Writing
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 There are ways to protect unpublished writing.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.
Read More16 Is it Fair Use? Using the Creative Work of Others
Do you need permission to incorporate someone else’s work into your own? Or have you transformed their work in a way that makes it fair use?
Read More8 When to Protect Creative Work
Deciding whether and when to invest time and resources to protect creative work can be a challenge. If you find yourself in any one of these three situations, you need to take action.
Read More5 Understanding Your Copyrights
A copyright can be your golden ticket. There are unlimited ways to license your rights to create multiple revenue streams if you know what your rights are.
Read More69 How to Copyright a Series of Books
Can you register your book series with the Copyright Office on one application and pay only one fee? If you are a certain type of writer, you can.
Read More8 Copyright Lessons from Shark Tank
A hopeful entrepreneur told the Sharks how she shut down someone who infringed her design. They weren’t impressed. This is the enforcement strategy she should have used to make copyright infringement pay.
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