Copyright
Laws and legal information about copyright
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Copyright
In the United States, copyright protects an author's original works. In literal terms, copyright means the right to copy. This protection is available to authors of literature, drama, music, art and other works, including photographs, drawings, software, audio recordings, radio and television broadcasts of performances, and choreographed. The law gives an owner of an original work the sole right to determine whether or not other individuals may copy, reproduce, perform or display the original works.When a permanent record is created for the first time in a form that can be read or visually apparent, the work is secured under copyright. If the work is created over a period of time, then the date in which the copy was "fixed" represents the date the work was created. Read more
Identifying the Owner of a Web Site
A practical problem if a copyright is being infringed on the Web, or a site is defaming someone, is to identify the true owner of the Web site so that a formal "cease and desist" demand can be directed to them, or other legal action taken. Identifying a Web site owner can be done in a variety of ways, some easier than others. Start with the Web site itself. Read more