A Copyright owner' s right of distribution is limited by first sale doctrine, which is an exception to the Copyright Act. The first sale doctrine is a legal principle that limits the right to control content after a work has been sold for the first time. The first sale doctrine states that once a copyright [...]
A Copyright notice or symbol is an identifier placed on copies of the work in the form the world of copyright ownership. While the use of copyright notice was once required as the condition of copyright protection, it is now optional. Use of the copyright notice is the responsibility of the copyright owner and does not require [...]
What is Copyright Infringement? A Copyright Infringement is the use of music, artwork, paintings etc that could be any protected work by the copyright law without the permission. Use of these work without permission infringes the copyright owner's exclusive right to reproduce, distribute, perform, and make derivative work of original work. The steps you [...]
Though copyright law provides the creator with several critical and powerful rights over their work, thos erights are not unlimited. The law has always recognized the need to balance the rights of the copyright holder with the good of public and provision in the law have aimed to do exactly. Some Exceptions are mentioned [...]
Why is it important for authors? Copyright is extremely important to authors because it constitutes the ownership of one original work. Having ownership means you can protect your work as intellectual property and control who makes money off it, ideally you and those to whom you assign rights. According to the U.S. government, "Copyright is [...]
Copyright relates to literary and artistic creations, such as books, music, paintings and sculptures, films and technology-based works (such as computer programs and electronic databases). In certain languages, copyright is referred to as authors’ rights. Although international law has brought about some convergence, this distinction reflects an historic difference in the evolution of these rights [...]
