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.
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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.
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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.
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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 There are ways to protect unpublished writing.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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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was a work for hire, but the department store employer returned the copyright to the author. This is how copyright registration turned Rudolph into a gold mine for the writer’s family.
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