While many traditional - publishing contracts these days contain «life of copyright» clauses, those don't
transfer ownership of the copyright — the publisher does not own one's work.
Copyright information for the Queen's Printer for Ontario also
asserts ownership of copyright in laws, etc., but at least permits non-commercial reproduction more broadly.
Now, I'm no expert in contracts, but when I see a written agreement that includes no advance payment to the author, a 50/50 split of royalties AFTER a muddled clause about subtracting fees for costs that may or may not include promotion, marketing, set - up fees, and even printing fees, with
lifetime ownership of the copyright, I think SCAM.
Ownership of copyrights stays with the author; however, be careful that these rights are protected when using any self publishing service or platform.
You can register images at any time — but best to do so earlier rather than later as that can help you provide proof
of ownership of copyright in the images at the earliest date possible.
While the posting party will
retain ownership of the copyright in the materials it posts, the posting party agrees that all of the materials it posts shall become part of a database, and that Mass Audubon will own the compilation copyright in that database.
LNC makes no claim to
ownership of copyright in text that is in the public domain or is subject to Crown Copyright, but you agree nevertheless not to download, print or use such materials except in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein.
The ownership of copyright's exclusive rights and transfers of those rights are important for authors and companies.
Had this policy been in place at the time,
ownership of the copyright would be the school's.
For any submitted photos, I represent and warrant that I took the photos myself, own the copyright, and have not transferred
ownership of the copyright to any other person or entity
Their approval doesn't give
you ownership of the copyright, but it does grant you permission to use that specific work in a limited way.
In case of infringement of copyright, however, many are the ways which can witness and evidence in court
the ownership of copyright.
This can be anything from the commissioning of a work whereby a lump payment creates
the ownership of the copyright, to payments for the work as it occurs, to royalties for each time a work is viewed or sold in reproduced form, to partial ownership rights in the completed work (much more rare) or any combination of these things.
In open access publishing, materials are published under a Creative Commons or other non-restrictive licence: authors retain
ownership of the copyright to their content, but allow anyone to download, reuse, reprint, modify, distribute or copy the content as long as the original author and source are credited and there is no commercial purpose to the reuse, and no permission is required from the author or the publisher to do so.
Essentially, it transfers
the ownership of a copyrighted work from one party to another, giving them the rights to copy, sell, and distribute the work.
Whether you're being harassed by a collection agency, want to assert
your ownership of a copyright, or just want to formally tell someone to stop hassling you, a Cease and Desist Letter does the job.
The UK Government released an article last year that explains some of the issues relating to ownership of copyright
Part of the tangle that is the estate of Michael Jackson is 50 %
ownership of the copyright to the songs composed by the Beatles.
One author (Annemarie Bridy) thinks that due to a spat of 1980s arcade game display litigation, «in all likelihood, courts would rely on the video game cases to hold that
ownership of the copyright in generative code translates directly into ownership of the copyright in the works produced by it.»
The UK Government released an article last year that explains some of the issues relating to
ownership of copyright This article is informative.
I don't want to claim
the ownership of the copyright or want to change the the license.