Everyone knows of the widespread copyright infringement the Internet made possible. And I think most of us are aware that the RIAA and record studios have been the most visible face of copyright infringement lawsuits. But movie studios also sue. …
Just because something is protected by copyright doesn’t mean it’s hands-off to you. In some situations, you are allowed to reproduce such material. Newscasts rely on this exception to copyright protection often, showing clips of movies, tv shows, commercials. A…
Fellow Harvey Mudd College grad Janet Hansen, who is President and Chief Fashion engineer of Enlighted Designs, has found, perhaps inadvertently, a way to combat the inability to get copyright protection in clothing design. While you generally can’t protect the…
Marking your work with a copyright notice does a number of things: – notifies the public that the work is protected by copyright and that the owner takes that protection seriously – distinguishes the work as not being in the…
A business doesn’t necessarily own everything created by its workers. The question of ownership comes down to many factors, chief among them being the presence of an employment contract. Employees typically produce work that is owned by the business –…
Unfortunately, it isn’t easy to protect your photos once you’ve uploaded them to the web. Your ability to control how people use your images depends on a few things. If you’re posting them on a photo-sharing site like Flickr or…