Copyright protection takes place automatically upon the creation of an original work of authorship. However, without being a requirement, it is still highly recommended that any work protected by copyright should contain a proper copyright notice.
Read more »The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a set of laws that exist to protect copyrighted content on all digital mediums. If you find that somebody is indecently using your copyrighted works on their website, you should file a valid DMCA complaint (also called a DMCA claim or a DMCA takedown notice). It is vital…
Read more »A trademark is generally defined as a word, phrase, symbol, slogan, color, packaging, or any other “mark” that identifies specific goods or services. Trademark infringement occurs when someone uses a trademark or service mark in a way that could lead to confusion with the original mark. Unauthorized use of any word, term, name, symbol, or…
Read more »The Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act (OCILLA) is a portion of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act – Section 512 of the Copyright Act. It is a 1998 United States federal law that provides safe harbors to online service providers (e.g., internet service providers, hosting providers, etc.) who act promptly to take down content if…
Read more »UDRP stands for Uniform Domain-Name Dispute Resolution Policy. It is a process established by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to resolve disputes related to the registration of Internet domain names.
Read more »Copyright law can be tricky for unqualified people. In many cases, when most people think of copyright, they automatically assume that copying someone else’s work without permission is illegal by law. It is important to clarify that copyright law makes it illegal to do many other things and not just copying.
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