Intellectual
Property Copyright
What with all the hullabaloo about James Frey and his nonfiction book,
A Million Little Pieces—which turns out to be not nonfiction
but an amalgam of true and fabricated embellishments, the emphasis on
intellectual property copyright is even more important. No,
Frey did not copy or infringe in that respect on any intellectual
property copyright laws, but he did bring back to the forefront of the
publishing world’s conscious the issue of real and fair
versus false and unfair. Combined with the ways of the world
and those on the worldwide web who are less than scrupulous, the need
for intellectual property copyright is imperative. So first,
here are a few of the standard terms as they apply to intellectual
property copyright procedures, according to the U.S. Copyright office
codes and such firms and institutions as The San Diego Business Law
Firm:
DEFINITION of INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Intellectual property is any creation done by the mind
(intellect). This includes writing, art, inventions, methods
and techniques and practices, and processes.
DEFINITION of COPYRIGHT
Copyright is protective coverage, as instituted by the United States
and its laws (title 17, U.S. Code). This coverage is granted
to those applying for protection of any original work of
authorship—including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic,
and certain other intellectual works (such as technological and
scientific, though not those that are or will be protected by patent or
trademark). Copyright protection covers both published and unpublished
works, depending upon the author’s application of and for
copyright protection.
GETTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COPYRIGHT PROTECTION
If you are an author or creator of any of the above intellectual
property, you can get protection (for as little as 35 bucks).
You can go directly to the U.S. Copyright site, or you can learn more
from one of the following thorough and supportive links:
AuthorsLawyer.com – Includes copyright management tools,
copyright sources, scam info, and more….
NetEnforcers.com – offers services to educate and protect
you….
Whatiscopyright.org – a q and a that covers definitions and
distinctions (between, say, patents and copyrights)….
FURL (furl.net) – to furl your site to check for copy thieves
Brint.com (http://www.brint.com/IntellP.htm) – pages on
Intellectual Property Copyright Law and (other) Technology: Copyrights,
Trademarks, and Patents….
LawGirl Says…( http://www.lawgirl.com/webcopyright.shtml)
– a discussion of copyright protection for
websites….
Copyscape.com – another furling site to catch em.
The US Copyright Office (copyright.gov) – everything about
copyright and services for registering/copyrighting your work in the U.
S.
Best of luck, creativity, and deserved protection to all!
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