Protecting Your Online Content
The Copyright Office has a new registration option for what it is calling “short online literary works,” which includes blog posts, social media posts, and other short online articles. If your business provides content via the Internet, should you be using this new registration option to protect your work? What about online courses, podcasts, and […]
Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement: The Real Version of the “Poor Man’s Copyright”
In December of 2020, the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (“CASE”) Act was signed into law. The CASE Act authorized the Copyright Office to create the Copyright Claims Board (“CCB”) —a voluntary, alternative forum to federal courts for resolving copyright disputes, seeking less than $30,000 in damages (so-called “small claims”). While federal court litigation certainly […]
Copyright Infringement
Too many small business owners assume that just because something is on the internet, it must be free to use. For example, have you ever: Copyright infringement occurs anytime you use someone else’s work without their permission. Copyright law imposes strict liability on all instances of copyright infringement. This means your intent doesn’t matter, and acknowledging […]
Protecting Your Content: The Basics of Copyright Law
We’ve previously discussed protecting your brand by registering and enforcing your trademarks. But what about the unique content you create? Enter copyright law. Copyright protects “original works of authorship.” This can be anything from written works like books and articles, to musical and artistic creations, even computer programs and architectural plans. Copyright is an important area of […]
