The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act of 2020 is the latest federal law regarding copyright law. This act created a Copyright Claims Board (CCB) that offers a low cost alternative to federal court for bringing suit for alleged copyright infringement. The CCB began accepting cases in June 2022. A number of cases are pending as […]
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Public Domain Bonanza
January 1, 2019 marks a significant date in US copyright law. On this “Public Domain Day 2019” thousands of works from 1923 previously protected under US copyright laws became public domain. Duke Law’s Center for the Study of the Public Domain reviews “Public Domain Day 2019” and has similar archives going back to 2010. You may […]
Songwriters sue the DOJ
Songwriters sue the DOJ A new ruling by the Department of Justice (DOJ) will affect the process involved with clearing rights for copyrighted song lyrics. In response, the recently created (2015) Songwriters of North America (SONA) that represents songwriters sue the DOJ for depriving their members of their property without due process of law. This organization has among its members […]
Format Matters with Permissions Requests
Copyright—How Format Matters Format rules your permission requests, not your ownership protection. You own your content in any tangible form. Finished your work? You may want to federally register it in order to give yourself the benefit of being able to sue in federal court. You may think that since your work is in several formats […]
Part I: Borrowing Art
Borrowing Art Borrowing art created by others in your blogs, books, websites, or presentations requires a knowledge of copyright ownership and of what constitutes copyright infringement. Bloggers, web designers, and authors of print or ebooks need to know where to obtain legal copies that are suitable for printing and electronic publications and how to get copyright […]
Part II: Journal Submissions
Part I offered several tips on copyright issues related to submitting to a journal. Below you will find additional information that may better prepare you to manage rights for submitting your work to a journal. As you compose your article, keep track of all your sources. And, as we advise often in The Copyright Detective […]
Part I: Journal Submissions
Contemplating journal submissions in your future? Do you know about the copyright issues associated with journal submissions? You may be thinking about submitting to a journal for the first time. Or you may be thinking of submitting for the first time in a long time (publishers’ expectations of writers change over time). The information and […]