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Intellectual Property Law

Intellectual Property Law

The basics of intellectual property law covered with concise explanations and easy to understand advice. Musicians, writers and other creative artists will find in-depth coverage of copyright law, while inventors can benefit from articles like how to choose a trademark and how to file for its registration. Is someone posting your music online without your permission? Or capitalizing on a process or product you created? Learn how to protect yourself from Internet copyright violation, and research the basics of enforcing a patent, with help from eHow's legal experts.

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  • The Copyrights Act

    In the United States copyrights have generally been governed by federal law. Title 17 of the U.S. Code, sometimes known as the Copyright Act of 1976 (the "Copyright Act"), is the most important...

  • Components of Copyright Law

    Copyright law applies to anyone who creates a work of authorship and anyone who wishes to use such a work. It is important to understand its various components in order to protect your work and to...

  • What Are Copyright Laws Used to Protect?

    Copyright law is widely misunderstood, not only by the general public but often by lawyers as well. In order to understand copyright law it is necessary to understand why copyrights are granted in...

  • A Guide to Copyrights

    Although copyright laws vary from nation to nation, in most respects the law is standardized. Copyright law is designed to protect the rights of the holder of the copyright (initially the creator...

  • Copyrights & Patents

    Copyrights and patents are both designations of intellectual property that are governed by federal law. Inventors and authors of creative works have recourse against infringement on their...

  • Why Do We Have Copyrights & Patents?

    Copyrights and patents are necessary for authors and inventors to protect their valued creations against those who would infringe on the rights conferred to them by federal law. Copyrights and...

  • How to Find Copyrighted or Trademark Phrases

    Copyrights and trademarks are some of the most valuable tools used to protect content. Copyright protects a creative work such as a book or film, and helps the original author keep control of his...

  • What Is a Copyright Attorney?

    A copyright attorney is a lawyer who specializes in copyright law--the law governing an author's or creator's exclusive right for a limited time regarding that work. Copyright attorneys frequently...

  • Facts About Copyright

    The theory behind copyrights is that protecting the rights of authors and the creators of other original forms of expression helps them realize the financial worth of their creations, and thus...

  • How to Copyright a Design

    A copyright is a form of intellectual property meant to protect the creator of an original creative work against unwanted reproductions of his work. When a person creates a new original work, he...

  • How Can Works Be Copyrighted?

    A copyright is a legal right of the creator of an original work to have complete control over the reproduction, sale, adaption and other uses of the work. Original works as defined by copyright...

  • How to Get a Copyright Worldwide

    A copyright is a legal form that protects original pieces of authorship in various mediums. Copyrights cover both published and unpublished works, and can be used for just about anything you...

  • How to Buy Copyrights

    There are some people who seek to buy copyrights of all types of intellectual property, including books and songs, from the rightful owners. The Internet has certainly blurred the lines of what is...

  • How to Buy Copyrights

    There are some people who seek to buy copyrights of all types of intellectual property, including books and songs, from the rightful owners. The Internet has certainly blurred the lines of what is...

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