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Posts tagged Creative Commons

Wikipedia a springboard, not a crutch

April 21, 2016 Written by The Copyright Detective
Wikipedia a springboard, not a crutch

We often encounter client work that, in our eyes, relies too heavily on Wikipedia. Some “borrowers” copy Wikipedia content into their work without understanding the responsibilities and the consequences of such heavy borrowing. Authors, bloggers, and contributors to articles, books, and blogs are responsible for the intellectual property in their work. It is important to be aware of […]

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Derivatives – Build on Another&...

July 6, 2014 Written by The Copyright Detective
Derivatives – Build on Another’s Work

Derivatives must be transformative U.S. Copyright Law is all about protecting creators’ works in order to offer incentive to these creators so that they keep on producing works for the good of society. So it seems that building on an existing work such as a play, poem, song, or film would be blessed in the eyes […]

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Picture That: Copyright Worth More Th...

June 13, 2011 Written by The Copyright Detective
Picture That: Copyright Worth More Than a Thousand Words

It is often said a picture is worth a thousands words. Sometimes we as self-publishers forget to consider the worth of a photograph or an image and what it contains. It is true that some photographs may not have sufficient value attached to them to qualify for copyright protection because they add nothing unique to […]

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Hear Ye, Hear Ye—Declare Your Positio...

June 5, 2011 Written by The Copyright Detective
Hear Ye, Hear Ye—Declare Your Position, Protect Your Copyright

Many self-publishers know that books in print should contain a copyright notice. Unfortunately, that may be the extent of their knowledge about the importance of informing the public of their position regarding copyright. Yes, our work is copyrighted under U.S. law from the moment it is created. However, to sustain control of our work and […]

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  • Public Domain Bonanza
  • New Circulars from Copyright Office
  • Songwriters sue the DOJ
  • Format Matters with Permissions Requests
  • Animal Copyrights cont.
  • Timely copyright registration is essential.
  • Wikipedia a springboard, not a crutch

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