Copyright Attorney
The details of copyright law can differ from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but they all offer the same basic protection: creators of substantive works have a right to restrict publication, performance, and use of their works by unauthorized individuals and organizations. The types of materials that commonly receive copyrights are artistic in nature, such as books, stories, songs, and artwork.
Copyright Length for the Author
Authors typically own the copyrights to their work for the duration of their lives. After an author’s death, the family or an individual can often retain exclusive rights to publications and songs for between 50 and 100 years, depending on the type of work and the jurisdiction. Corporate authors typically enjoy a shorter period of exclusive rights, after which time the copyright expires and the work enters the public domain, during which time it can be published, performed, or otherwise used by anyone without paying royalties.
Copyright Lawyers
Since there are many fine nuances to copyright law, it behooves most people and organizations to hire reliable lawyers who have considerable experience. Individuals and organizations should even consider that while one lawyer might have significant experience with, for instance, copyrights pertaining to music, he or she might not be the best candidate for a job that requires an expertise of copyrights regarding printed materials like books. It is often best to find a lawyer or law firm that focuses on specific subjects to help ensure that they know all of the details of the law.
Finding Copyright Attorneys
Finding a copyright attorney is fairly easily. All you have to do is consult a directory or perform an online search to find the names and contact information of hundreds, if not thousands, of them. The large number of available copyright attorneys, though, can actually make it harder for some people to determine which one is right for them. With so many options, how do you decide which attorney is the right one?
One of the most useful ways to help you determine which copyright attorney you should hire is to make a list of several firms and agencies so you can contact them and get relevant information about their practices.
Copyright Attorneys with Experience
One of the most important things to look for in a copyright lawyer is experience. That means having several successful years of practice as well as a good education from a reliable institution. Luckily, attorneys are required to register with the Bar Association. You can therefore expect a reasonable amount of usefulness from any lawyer that is currently in good standing with that regulatory institution. Still, you should ask the copyright lawyers that you contact to give you references so you can talk to their other clients. This is a good way to get unbiased reports about the lawyer’s professionalism, effectiveness, and reliability.
Affordable Copyright Attorneys
Of course, you also need to make sure that the copyright attorneys are affordable for you. You can do this by requesting written price quotes. You might find that some of them charge too much for your budget. Remove them from your list to help you decide which affordable copyright lawyer is best for you.
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agree with Stantzs
I think the Independant [sic] have confused copyright (which is established in law) with trademarks and other Intellectual Property (wherein the burden of protection lies with the trademark/IP originator)
In the opinion of intellectual copyright attorney Brock Shinen, the short answer is “no”. I admit, I think a protectable Tweet exists in theory. I have read hundreds if not thousands of Tweets and have yet to read one I believe would be protectable, but the possibility exists. The question is not: Are Tweets Copyrightable. The question is: Is This Tweet Copyrightable. The copyrightability of Tweets is not dependent on the fact that they are Tweets. Rather, it’s dependent on the analysis of the Tweet in question. The all-encompassing response that all Tweets are either protected or not protected is misguided. The real response is that it depends. However, when you analyze most Tweets, they would never individually pass copyright muster. Does this mean that nearly all of Twitter’s content is in the public domain? Or can you copyright a collection of tweets…the entire output of one person, for instance? Let’s say I want to publish Tweatise: The Wit and Wisdom of Merlin Mann, an…
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Sorry. I can't help on this one. I live in a glass jar, which means anyone can get ideas, copy, and do what I'm doing. I've never been worried about this, only with my books and greedy publishing companies. I'm sure someone knows something about this, though!
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With various companies around the world making a nice profit by threatening people with “pre-settlement” cash demands to avoid a copyright lawsuit, it was only a matter of time until others got in on the action, even if they didn’t hold the copyrights at all. Slashdot points us to the news of a University of Georgia help desk employee who has been arrested for trying to shake down a student with a copyright infringement claim. Apparently, he accused at least one student of copyright infringement, and demanded money to “clear her name.” Police are now trying to find out if the guy did this to others as well. Of course, you have to wonder if he got the idea from seeing companies that are doing this on a larger scale.
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We look forward to a long, bitter legal battle and so does a certain attorney specializing in intellectual property and common law copyright
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Think these screenshots of Microsoft’s Bing search engine and travel website Kayak look similar? So does Kayak, and an independent software-copyright attorney contacted by GigaOm. Can you tell which is which? Bing is on the left; Kayak on the right. Microsoft guards its own intellectual property fiercely, amassing a hoard of patents, threatening free, competing systems and, as the member of the Business Software Alliance, zealously “auditing” businesses that might be pirating software. But it’s been repeatedly accused of not practicing what it preaches: Apple sued Microsoft for copying the Macintosh’s “look and feel” with Windows; it lost repeatedly in court and settled other claims out of court. Disk compression company Stac sued Microsoft for purportedly stealing its technology; it won at trial and Microsoft dropped its appeal after agreeing to pay $43 million in patent royalties and invest $40 million in the company. More recently, Microsoft settled a lawsuit over live gaming…
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I’ll own and apologize for my overreaction. In mild extenuation, I’ll remark that no student has ever escaped a library-school class I’ve taught without enduring a substantial copyright lecture. (Er, unless they were absent that class period.)
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RT Hello, Hivemind. I'm looking for recommendations for a copyright attorney in Los Angeles. Anyone you're fond of?
Not unless you deposit your idea. You have to pay to deposit your idea in your national patent database in order to have some rights on it.
Look here for the european patent database:
Read more in here :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directive_on_the_legal_protection_of_databases
I guess if you think writing something that qualifies for a copyright is simple then yes. The chances of you getting any money, payment, or recognition for your phrase is minimal unless someone uses it without your permission and you take the initiative to sue. In that case your copyright may not even hold up unless it is absolutely rock solid.
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i hope u put that ‘ear’ u got there to good use in the music industry!
I'm afraid it is.
The music as well as the lyrics are copyrighted in any song released, and you'll have to get permissions from their labels, which costs loads
Try getting local musicians to jam with you, lay down a few beats and who knows, it could be better than anything lil wayne is rappin' over!
“(Ben Sheffner is a copyright attorney who blogs at Previously, while employed at 20th Century Fox, he worked on an amicus curiae brief in this case for the Motion Picture Assn. of America.)”
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