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What does the letter (A, B, C, D, etc) with an astric on the back of a baseball card mean It's located right before the copyright year and brand?
b
What else can I help you with?
Do you put a copyright notice before or after you copyright a film?
A notice can be added as soon as the project is complete, even before registration.
Is the copyright symbol placed before or after ones name?
Generally before. Most notifications say Copyright (c) 1998 Author's Name.
Does a copyright need to show the copy symbol before one exists?
Copyright exists in an item as soon as it is rendered into "permanent" form. The copyright symbol (©) is not needed, although placing it does give the copyright owner an easier time when trying to legally enforce a copyright infringement claim in the US. Before 1978, the symbol was needed to establish copyright under US law. Before about 1960, if you neglected to include the copyright symbol in a published work, it went immediately to the Public Domain. After about 1960, there was a way to remedy that defect, but anything published without the copyright symbol in the US before then was and is free to anyone to use as they see fit.
Do you need a copyright in order to publish a book?
Copyright exists as soon as the book is finished and it is not necessary to formally register with the US copyright office before publication.
What are some copyrights that have expired?
Everything published in the United States before 1923. Everything copyrighted in the United States before 1951 where the work required copyright renewal before 1978 and the copyright was not renewed.
When was the most recent copyright dispute?
There are hundreds of copyright disputes going on at this second. The vast majority are settled long before they get to court.
Does a copyright symbol have to be attached to an item before it is protected by copyright laws?
No. Since 1989, when copyright law was amended to bring it into alignment with the Berne Copyright Convention, it is no longer necessary for a copyright symbol to be displayed to establish or maintain protection. Copyright exists from the moment you create an original work, and that can be something as simple as a photo of your child.
Is it true that the KJV Bible is the only book without a copyright?
No, that is not true at all. Any book published in the US before 1923 is out of copyright.
Can copyright be demanded before payment is made to author for works carried out?
Disposition of copyright should have been agreed upon in the commissioning agreement.
How do you copyright an old image?
If it was not protected by copyright when it was created, and not published with notice before 1 March 1989, it is in the public domain and cannot be protected.
Can you copyright a work that has already been published?
A work is protected by copyright as soon as it is fixed in a tangible medium, i.e. even before it was published.
Do you have to have a copyright to watermark photos?
Not necessarily, no, you can watermark a photo that is YOURS, but not one that is already someone else's before, because that would be copyright infringement.
