Patents and printed matter
Printed matter (text, symbols, images) usually falls under copyright law and not patent law. The exception — when the printed matter improves … Read more
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Copyright: DMCA vs Fair Use
The DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) has created a significant copyright law divide between analog and digital media. For analog works, traditional … Read more
Copyright registration
In the US, to enforce your copyrights, you first need to register them with the US Copyright Office. You can do this … Read more
Amazon and IP disputes
Amazon.com is big enough to run its own streamlined IP dispute system. It resolves most trademark disputes with its Amazon Brand registry … Read more
Contractor Copyrights
Want to pay a contractor to produce creative material for you, and then actually own the copyrights? Getting ownership of contractor copyrights … Read more
Terminating copyright transfers
Terminating copyright transfers: Someone in your family write something years ago that was a hit? Copyright transfer termination laws might let you … Read more