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By David Taylor
Find the answers before it's too late. Want a good reason to be well versed in copyright permission codes? As a freelancer, it's your job to get permissions. And the editor's rear end if you don't. Editors do not like getting calls from lawyers. Makes their stomach drop and skin prickle. Lawyers never call with good news. Only when there's trouble, the kind that gets you noticed by people with "Senior Vice President" and other such scary titles after their name. If you, the freelancer, are the cause of that trouble, you will be made to pay, one way or another. So, do not let an editor hear you ask any of the following questions:
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Author:Howard Zaharof
Just how much of another writer's copyrighted work can you use without running afoul of the copyright law? Ten percent? two hundred and fifty words? The lesser of 10 percent or 250 words? The greater of 10 percent or 250 words?
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Copyright by Michael Southon
About two weeks ago I received an article submission that immediately attracted my attention. The title was identical to the title of an article I wrote and which was published in 'WebProNews' in May 1999.
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Author: Attorney Lloyd J. Jassin
Although the First Amendment may appear unconditional on its face, the right to speak and write freely has never been absolute. Intellectual property rights often prevail over an author's "creative license." The main benefit of copyright, for example, is the right to exclude others from making copies of a work (or any part of it) without permission. By protecting an author's expression, copyright guarantees that authors and other creators derive financial benefits from their work.
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Author:Attorney Lloyd J. Jassin
Verter muz men vegen un nit tsailer. [Words must be weighed not counted.] -- Old Yiddish proverb
Fair use, which is a defense to copyright infringement, allows scholars, researchers and others to use protected works for socially productive purposes without seeking permission. Arguably, one of the most difficult areas of copyright law, clients often ask "What constitutes fair use?" What follows is a checklist of points to remember.
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Author: Rose DesRochers
You Learn Something New Every Day!
It was not too long ago that I learned a well know song that has been around
since 1893 is copywritten. That is right folks, “Happy Birthday to You,” is
protected by copyright.
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Author:Howard Zaharoff
How much use is a fair use? My article in the January 2001 WD analyses the 4 (non-exclusive) Copyright Act fair use factors: (1) the purpose of the use, (2) the nature of the original work, (3) the amount used and its significance in relation to the original, and (4) the use’s effect on the market or value of the original.
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Author: Lloyd L. Rich
This article has been revised to include information regarding the impact on the public domain resulting from the Sony Bono Copyright Term Extension Act ("Copyright Term Extension Act") that was signed into law in November 1998 and will become effective on January 1, 1999 and it also contains new material that involves derivative works and restored copyright protection for foreign works under legislation required by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ("GATT").
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Author: Moira Allen
As a writer and writing instructor, two of the most common questions I hear are "How do I copyright my work?" and "How do I prevent editors from stealing my ideas?"
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Author: Rose DesRochers
What is copyright? Copyright is defined as “The legal protection given to authors which protects them against unauthorized copying of their work.” Copyright infringement is defined as “a violation of the rights secured by a copyright.”
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