Content category: "Copyright"
Rights of the Copyright Owner
Posted on 30. May, 2008 by admin.
As we noted in some other posts, copyright law can be tricky for unqualified people. In many cases, when one thinks about copyright, one automatically thinks that copying someone else’s work without permission is illegal by law. It is important to make this clear – copyright law makes it illegal to do many other things and not just copying. (more…)
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The Fair Use Doctrine
Posted on 07. Apr, 2008 by admin.
In our opinion, the Fair Use is an important subject which needs serious elaboration. We’ve examined many articles with controversial interpretation of the Fair Use doctrine. In this article, we will try to shed some light on this matter as it has many applications in the context of Internet law. (more…)
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What Does Copyright Law Protect?
Posted on 12. Dec, 2007 by admin.
Copyright protects original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, now known or later developed, from which they can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device. This definition is directly taken from the U.S. Copyright Act. (more…)
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Subject of Copyright
Posted on 28. Jul, 2007 by admin.
Copyright law protects “original works of authorship”. To produce something, it does not always take hard work only. You need to engage a certain portion of creativity as well. There is no need for the work to be the first of its kind, e.g. a novel simply needs to be the independent product of the author and not copied from some external source. Copyright does not protect against independent creation of similar or even identical works. (more…)
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Multi-RBL Check
