Certain extreme examples of infringement carry a jail term.
Public domain is the body of works no longer protected by copyright, which can be freely used by anyone for anything and it will not violate copyright law. However, some types of works include other rights such as trademarks or recognizable images of living individuals, which could be restricted under other laws.
In the United States, a copyright notice generally consists of these elements:: 1. the © symbol (in some cases (c) is substituted), the word "Copyright" or abbreviation "Copr."; 2. the first year of publication; and 3. the owner of the copyright, either by name, abbreviation, or other designation.
Licensing companies help other businesses get the proper licenses needed to keep their products. This can include trademarks and copyright issues.
Not all file sharing is copyright infringement, but if it is, then is is already punished like any other copyright infringement.
An example of a non-financial incentive for an employee would be a free meal or a team event. Other non-financial incentives include educational benefits and additional holiday leave.
Millions of text documents and other works are copyright 2009.
Unless other agreements were made, the creator of a work is the copyright holder. However, copyright is transferable.
Unless other arrangements were made, the creator is the initial copyright holder.
Unless other arrangements were made, the creator is automatically the copyright holder.
Apologize and make amends. It's up to the other person what happens after that.
Same as copyright notice for anything else: Copyright, or copr. or circle-C, the date of copyright and the author or other copyright owner's name. E.g., "Copyright 2012 Walt Disney Productions, Inc."
Unless other arrangements are made, the creator of the work is the automatic copyright holder.