Category Archives for "Copyright & Content Protection"
Copyright Small Claims: How the CASE Act Works
The CASE Act explained. A cost effective way to enforce copyright and fight infringement for small businesses, creatives, and entrepreneurs.
How to Sell Your Work to Hollywood
To license or sell your work to Hollywood, it must be cleared of infringing uses of the creative work of others. Here’s how one filmmaker did just that.
8 Parts of a Perfect Copyright Page
There are no rules for crafting the perfect copyright page. You can set it up however you like. The copyright police won’t come for you. Here’s a template you can start with.
Museums that Give Away Open Access Images of Public Domain Work
Innovative museums share their collections with high resolution open access images that can be used by anyone for anything.
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.
Copyright Small Claims Act: Update
A bill designed to give creative professionals a copyright small claims forum to enforce their rights is moving forward in Congress.
Copyright Application: Step-by-Step
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.
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.
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.
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.