Francine | August 22, 2010
The original agreement from the publisher stated that the any and every book my client wrote, from that day forward, would belong to the publisher. Further that any merchandise, audio or video programs, speaking engagements, and coaching would belong to the publisher.
Category: Acceptance and offer, Authorship tips, Copyright Information, Copyright protection, Copyrights, How to protect a copyright, author, copyright rights, how to protect content, writer |
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Francine | July 30, 2010
We’ll explore what is a copyright, duration of a copyright, what does a copyright protect, infringement, and defenses to a claim of copyright infringment.
Category: Copyright Information, Copyright infringement, Copyright law, Copyright protection, Copyrights, How to copyright, How to protect a copyright, Uncategorized, author, how to protect content |
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Francine | June 10, 2010
For starters, did you know that the person who creates your website, including the content, videos, fonts, graphics, and html source code is the owner of the copyright in that creative work–even if you paid money for it? And wait, there’s more–what about Terms of Use, Privacy
Category: Copyright law, FTC Rules, Francine D. Ward, Francine Ward, Internet law, asset protection, how to protect content, small business tips |
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Francine | May 10, 2010
One issue that is sure to arise is the question of who really owns your content, and what can other SL users do with your content. By way of illustration, let’s look at the SL Terms of Use / Terms of Service. In part, Section 7.3 reads as follows:
Category: Copyright infringement, Second Life, Terms of Use. Terms of Service., asset protection, content protection, contract law, how to protect content |
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Francine | October 19, 2009
Legal Copyright Infringement is honestly an oxymoron- if it qualifies as Copyright Infringement, then it is, by definition, illegal. This being said sometimes it’s hard to know where the gray area of legal vs. illegal starts.
Category: Copyright infringement, How to protect a copyright, asset protection, content protection, how to protect content |
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Francine | August 5, 2009
A student, Joel Tenebaum, was ordered to pay $675,000 for illegally downloading music, which amounts to $22,5000 per download for over 30 songs. Does the punishment fit the crime? What do you think? I say, “ABSOLUTELY! “
Category: Copyright infringement, author, content protection, how to protect content |
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