Safeguards For Copyrighted Collective Works
Posted on January 11, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Photographers often submit photos to publishers for inclusion in a book
or magazine. But what happens to the copyright for that photo? Does it
transfer to the publisher? What is the publisher allowed to do with the
copyright?
Unless the copyright to a photo is specifically transferred in total to a
publisher, the publisher’s use of that photo is limited by the usage
agreement. The publisher, however, creates a new copyright, called a
“collective work,” when your photo is combined with other photos, text,
illustrations, etc. Your photo then is covered by two copyrights – one for
the photo itself, and the other as part of a collective work.
Writing - Copyrights And Trademarks Protect You
Posted on December 26, 2007 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
When most people consider writing a book, they don’t think
about Trademarks. However, I highly recommend that you
leverage your writing for multiple purposes, and that’s why
registering a Trademark for your concept is a good idea. If
you use your writing as the basis for workshops and other
products, it’s in your best interests to protect your
concepts with a Trademark.
To paraphrase the definition of a Trademark given at the
official web site www.uspto.gov, a Trademark is a symbol, a
word, a phrase, or a design, (or any combination), used to
identify and distinguish the unique source of goods. Note
that a Service Mark has the same definition as a Trademark,
except as related to services instead of products.