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What else can I help you with?
Possible to copyright photography business name?
You cannot copyright a business name, but you can register it as a trademark.
Is using a cartoon character in a painting against copyright laws if you sell the painting for profit?
Almost certainly, yes. The copyright laws protect the image of cartoon characters. When you sell it for profit you are stealing the right of the character's author to sell his own work.
Why you cannot rent VCR tape and make a copy?
Because of copyright laws, it is illegal to do so.
What does a copyright cost?
Nothing. All creative works in the US are automatically copyrighted when first physically made. There are fees to REGISTER a copyright, but registration is needed only if you anticipate a likelihood of commercial use. The "mail it to yourself" idea suggested by a couple of other posters is sometimes called a "poor mans copyright", and has no legal value whatsoever in the US. If a copyright is infringed, and the copyright is not registered, the only legal recourse is to have a court order the infringement stopped - no damages can be sought or awarded. If the copyright IS registered, then there can be damages. There's no 'in-between' area for stuff that's been mailed back to yourself. Copyright law - including 'poor mans copyright' - is addressed by the US copyright office in the link below.
WHY is photography an ancient greek word?
The word "photography" comes from the Greek words photoswhich means "light" and graphe' which means "drawing" or "writing," giving us "drawing with light."
When can copy laws be copied?
US copyright laws can be copied to your heart's content, because as works of the US Government, they are not protected by copyright law, in accordance with...themselves.
What agency administers copyright laws in the US?
The U.S. Copyright Office http://www.copyright.gov/
What laws governs copyright?
Quite a bit. For information on US copyright laws, visit the website of the Copyright Office. For other countries, the WIPO website is a good place to start.
In the US property is protected by laws?
B. intellectual; copyright
What are the copyright laws for City of Brotherly Love?
Same as they are for the City of Hateful Delusion---they are US laws.
What does copyright stand for?
"Copyright" or the copyright symbol in a notification is a reference to a set of laws (in the US, Title 17) protecting the rights of the creator of a work.
What is the Copyright Act?
US Code Title 17 Circular 92 is a good source for copyright and related laws.
Who has jurisdiction over copyright laws US?
Per 28USC1338, district courts have original jurisdiction over copyright.
How do you copyright photography?
Its automatically you're intellectual property the moment you click it. You dont copyright it
Who passed copyright and patent laws?
In the United States, Congress has the power to enact new laws concerning intellectual property and to amend existing legislation.
What level of government established copyright act?
Generally the federal government establishes copyright laws. In the UK, copyright was initiated by Queen Anne; in the US, it is written into the Constitution.
What laws covers copyright?
It varies from country to country. In the US, for example, it is US Code Title 17.
