In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day (Sept 19): I created this short video to remind us all that there a people out there who want to steal our content for their own sites. Some even grab published books and offer them for sale on bogus websites. (The scammers may just take the …
© Copyright Trick or Treat Does Copyright Law Scare You? Find out this week in Copyright Trick or Treat “I don’t own any copyrights, so I don’t have to worry about copyright law.” TRICK Since 1989, a copyright notice © is no longer required, nor is registration with the …
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© Copyright Trick or Treat Does Copyright Law Scare You? Find out this week in Copyright Trick or Treat “What about content created by the US Government?” TREAT !! Most works issued by the U.S. Government are not protected by copyright and are free to use. Works created …
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© Copyright Trick or Treat Does Copyright Law Scare You? Find out this week in Copyright Trick or Treat “If there’s no © on a work, it’s not copyrighted and I can use it in any way I want.” TRICK! Since 1989, a copyright notice © has no …
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What’s Copyright got to do with Me? I’m not an author or music composer. Why should I care? You might be surprised… Did you know that we all interact with copyright-protected works every day? We all use others’ content, but we also produce copyrighted content. We are all CONSUMERS and CREATORS of original content protected …