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How To Protect Photos You Post Online

How to protect photos you post online may be both simpler and more difficult than you realize. These days everyone’s snapping photos with cameras, phones and tablets. Although you may think that your images are amateur and simply family images, you still have rights in them. You may even take a fabulous picture that has…

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Copyright Issues When Publishing Newsletters and Magazines

Businesses, organizations and associations must deal with various copyright issues when publishing newsletters and magazines. Below is a survey of the issues you may come across when publishing newsletters, magazines and other publications in your workplace. Copyright Issues When Publishing Newsletters and Magazines: Content More and more enterprises are publishing newsletters and magazines, especially in an electronic…

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Copyright Law 101

Copyright Law 101 discusses the various areas of intellectual property (IP),  focusing on copyright fundamentals. Enhance your copyright literacy with this overview of copyright basics in this complicated area of law.  Test your knowledge of copyright principles with ourCopyright Law Principles Quiz, below. Copyright Law and Intellectual Property Copyright is one of the five traditional…

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The Balance in U.S. Copyright Law

Copyright law, by its nature, is a balancing act. Each country approaches this balance from its unique perspective of laws and culture. This balance changes over time with new legislation, changes in technology and court cases interpreting the copyright act. This article briefly examines the balance in U.S. copyright law. Test your knowledge of U.S….

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Tips for Developing a Copyright Policy

Our tips for developing a copyright policy or guidelines guide you in preparing the best copyright compliance document for your library or organization. For more in-depth information, learn how to draft a copyright policy or guidelines. A variety of events may signal the ideal time to introduce or update a copyright compliance document. These may…

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Legally Using Images

Are you legally using images? Where do you obtain your images? Are you using images that you created, or images created by fellow employees? Are you using images you found on a website or on Instagram or FaceBook? (See below for information on using images you find on Facebook.) To determine whether you’re legally using…

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Introduction to International Copyright Law

One of the first things to learn about international copyright law is that it doesn’t exist! Each country has its own domestic copyright laws that apply to the use of foreign content when used in one’s country. These individual laws, and international copyright treaties, are what we refer to as international or global copyright law….

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Copyright News and Articles

Every two weeks Copyrightlaws.com publishes a list of popular and interesting copyright news and articles from the U.S., Canada and around the world. Scroll down to see the latest items. Bookmark This Post for Copyright News and Articles Bookmark this post and check back here every second Monday for the latest update of copyright news…

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Blockchain Technology: What You Need To Know

Copyrightlaws.com is excited to share Emilie Algenio’s second guest post on our site, on blockchain technology. She also shared her experiences as a Copyright Specialist and her tips for librarians who deal with copyright issues and answer copyright questions in Copyright Specialist: Getting Started. Ms. Algenio is the Copyright/Fair Use Librarian for the Texas A&M…

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