Copyrights

When it comes to protecting your creative work, copyrights are often the way to go. Learn more in our Copyrights section with articles ranging from protecting your website to understanding the definition of plagiarism.

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How the Copyright Alert System Discourages Illegal Downloads
May 2013

Content creators have partnered with major Internet Service Providers to develop the Copyright Alert System, which identifies users who download copyrighted content illegally and imposes certain consequences. Here’s how it works and what it might do for intellectual property protection online. more...

Fighting the Good Fight: What's Being Done to Combat Online Theft
Apr 2013

The theft of intellectual property over the Internet is threatening individuals and businesses who produce and distribute IP-protected products and services, destroying jobs and suppressing innovation. Government and intellectual property industries have made it a priority to combat such theft, and have implemented different methods to combat it.

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Court Confirms Architectural Drawings Protected by Copyright
Mar 2013

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that architectural drawings are entitled to copyright protection as pictorial, graphic and sculptural works despite the Architectural Copyright Protection Act’s extension of copyright protection to architectural works—all of which means changes for how architectural works can be used. more...

Google Search, Copyright Penalties
Feb 2013

Google is taking drastic measures in the fight against online copyright infringement. By creating a system that incorporates copyright removal notices for websites into its secret search algorithm, offending parties could see their Google search listings drop significantly. Here’s what you need to know about the impending changes. more...