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Boomers Beware of Copyright Infringem...

November 7, 2015 Written by The Copyright Detective
Boomers Beware of Copyright Infringement!

We often help Baby Boomers with copyright clearance issues as they come close to realizing a long-held goal of getting their memoirs written and published. Avoiding accidental copyright infringement is a frequent discussion topic. Baby Boomers want to write their memoirs for various reasons.  They may suddenly be compelled to take that step of authorship because they have such […]

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Quoting Song Lyrics and Staying Legal

May 6, 2015 Written by The Copyright Detective
Quoting Song Lyrics and Staying Legal

Considering quoting song lyrics in your book? A primary question to consider when quoting song lyrics is the importance of the lyrics to your message. If they are important, do you need permission from their copyright owners to use them in your work? It is often wise to clear copyright on even a line or two of song […]

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Territories

February 25, 2015 Written by The Copyright Detective
Territories

Territories – Its Place in Copyright Compliance As Sally Ride once said, “All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.” If you have recently entered the publishing business, possibly as a self-publisher, a key decision you will have to make is in which territories you plan to distribute your works.  Questions regarding sales and distribution can be […]

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Part I: Borrowing Art

May 26, 2014 Written by The Copyright Detective
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 […]

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Avoid Claims of Plagiarism in Self-Pu...

April 6, 2013 Written by The Copyright Detective

Several instances involving plagiarism have come to light recently and have been a popular topic for discussion among those interested in publishing, online and off. The Washington Post brought to light the fact that there is much “borrowed” material without attribution in Jane Goodall’s new book Seeds of Hope. Some other publications covering this topic […]

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Copyright Infringement: Dangers of Co...

July 7, 2011 Written by The Copyright Detective
Copyright Infringement: Dangers of Copying from One Medium into Another

We creatives know there is nothing new under the sun. We know that art and literature thrive, in part,  because creatives in these fields have so much wonderful work from which they may glean ideas for new works.   And there is much public domain content that can be used to legally create derivatives. A derivative work is […]

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