If you are creator or publisher of original creative works, you will want to
know about copyright law.
TechNewsWorld interviews Robert J. Kasunic, principal legal advisor at the U.S. Copyright Office, on what businesses need to
know about copyright law and the Internet.
This is the second of a three part series, entitled «What every romance author should
know about copyright law online.»
Not exact matches
It seems to me you've got a prior claim with your books and educational courses,
no matter if you've never sued for infringement before, with the new
copyright laws, your
copyrights (even unpublished works) last
about 140 years.
And, in hopes that you'll actually rethink providing a free printable; — RRB -... I
know a bit
about copyright law!!
Jeff John Roberts posted an insightful piece for paidContentthat enlightens on a subject not many may
know about:
copyright law, more specifically, the part of
copyright law that gives authors the rights to their books back after thirty - five years.
It's insulting and demeaning to be called a liar and a thief by readers who don't
know anything
about the processes of publishing,
copyright law or professional ebook production, and yet are certain of both their facts and their moral high ground.
I'm especially intrigued to hear / read more from Samatha Holman, as in almost every recent conversation
about the now and future of publishing,
copyright law in the global and digital age is the one thing that no one
knows enough
about.
Samantha
knows so much it's scary, but exceptionally useful, because as you say, the conversation tends to happen in a void of knowledge
about what can legally happen and when the
copyright law of a particular jurisdiction is headed!
One of the things I happen to
know a decent amount
about is the state of the
law regarding
copyright online (in the United States).
Honestly, all snark aside, I
know / teach some youngsters who grew up in a «post-piracy» world (to the extent that they've grown up with things like the VC, Steam, and Netflix in the 00s, so downloading ROMs or TV shows or whatever doesn't hold enough allure / necessity to overcome wariness of getting in trouble or guilt
about breaking
copyright laws), but who have engaged with the fandom, talk of the game in hushed tones, and have been waiting with bated breath to play it.
A federal judge in Manhattan has ruled against the artist Richard Prince in a closely watched
copyright case, finding that Mr. Prince — who is well
known for appropriating imagery created by others — violated the
law by using photographs from a book
about Rastafarians to create a series of collages and paintings.
This says nothing
about what the
law says, however at using them in this way is a probable trademark infringement, and definite
copyright infringement, and the licence says
no, then I would say NO as wel
no, then I would say
NO as wel
NO as well.
I would hope most bloggers understand enough
about copyright law to
know that it is improper to reprint an entire article without the
copyright owner's permission.
I'm finishing up contacting former
law clients to let them
know about the breach (though, since my practice was primarily
copyright law, I didn't often handle truly sensitive info).
Regarding
copyright and
laws, one thing that on a personal level has bothered me since I found out
about it, is how provincial governments will enact
laws that incorporate by reference standards published by a non-governmental entity, so that to
know and comply with the
law (and there are penalties for non-compliance) requires purchasing a copy of the standard (e.g. electrical code, building code, etc.).
From the little I
know about U.S.
copyright law, I can't just copy information straight from an encyclopedia and then place my resultant work for sale.