What's new at Acceptable UseTrademarks in India: Law & Procedure
LegislationThe Indian law of trademarks is enshrined in the Trade Marks Act, 1999. The Act seeks to provide for the registration of trademarks relating to goods and services in India. The rights granted under the Act, are operative in the whole of india... (read more)
Copyright in India: Law & Procedure
LegislationThe Indian law of copyrigts is enshrined in the Copyright Act, 1957. The Act seeks to provide for the registration of copyrights in India... (read more)
Useful Copyright Information
When you write down a story, poem, song, lyrics, software, computer program or paint or sculpt something, you can create a copyright from your work... (read more)
7 Online Copyright Myths
Possunt quia posse videntur. (Latin: They can because they think they can. ) One of the most misunderstood issues online has to do with copyright. Both with e-mail and Web site copyright issues... (read more)
Protecting and Prosecuting Your Images
You?e sitting in your easy chair and surfing the web. You?e not paying much attention, until you see it. It? your photo, but you did not post it there. You can? believe they used your photo without your permission... (read more)
Cyberspace for Non Lawyers: Property Rights
Intellectual Property:Intellectual property rights (IPRs) refer to a set of proprietary rights enforceable by law or doctrine, that define possession of both physical and cognitive expressions of creativity... (read more)
Small Businesses with BIG NAMES: Protect Your Trademarks and Reap the Rewards
You?e a small business owner with a hot new product or service and you?e deciding what to name it. Perhaps you?e even hired a graphic designer to create a flashy logo to go with it... (read more)
Fair Use and Copyright What You Need To Know
While running a writing community for the last three years many questions have come up regarding copyright... (read more)
Are Explicit Copyright Notices Necessary for Weblogs and Web Pages?
Dave, I see some sites with and some sites without a copyright line. Do you know if someone must follow an official process before adding this line? Such as (C) 2002-2004 by Dave Taylor, etc..... (read more)
Do You Own Your Web Site Design?
Your web site has been up for a few months and you are making money hand over foot. While surfing sites one evening, you are shocked to find a competitor using your design. You find out your designer sold them the same design... (read more)
Do You Own Your Web Site Design?
Your web site has been up for a few months and you are making money hand over foot. While surfing sites one evening, you are shocked to find a competitor using your design... (read more)
How to protect your eBooks from Piracy and Copyright Infringement
How to protect your eBooks from Piracy and Copyright Infringement! eBooks, or electronic books, mean big business for all aspiring writers... (read more)
Warning Your Domain Name Could Infringe On Trademark Rights
If you have or are about to purchase a domain name, YOU could be in trouble and you don't even know it yet. . ... (read more)
Trademark Your Business? Lessons Learned
Small business owners learn many lessons the hard way - through the school of hard knocks. I recently experienced my own tough lesson concerning the importance trademarking my business name... (read more)
Copyright: What Can You Protect?
The legal protection known has copyright has come front and center over the past few years with major legal rulings regarding peer-to-peer networks on the Internet... (read more)
Writing - Copyrights and Trademarks Protect You
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... (read more)
How To Give Notice of Copyright On Your Works
The use of a copyright notice is no longer required under U. S. law, but you should still give notice whenever possible... (read more)
Copyright Notice - Not Required But Helpful
You?l often see a copyright? otice??the familiar? or the word? opyright?with a date and name of the copyright owner - posted on works of authorship... (read more)
How to Use Music Legally in Your Work
HOW TO USE MUSIC LEGALLY IN YOUR WORK: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSQ: WHEN DO I NEED A LICENSE TO USE MUSIC IN MY WORK?A: You need to acquire a license when you want to take music that you have not personally created and use it as a soundtrack in your... (read more)
Finding Public Domain Content
One of the easiest places to find authoritative public domain content is . . ... (read more)
Copyright: The 4 Cant Miss Keys
Copyright is the writer's security blanket. It just makes you feel better to know your words are protected. I once knew a writer who was so scared his work would be stolen, he never sent it anywhere... (read more)
Warning: Your Domain Name Could Infringe On Trademark Rights!
If you have or are about to purchase a domain name, YOU could be in trouble and you don't even know it yet..... (read more)
Website Theft Part 1 of 3 What exactly is Copyright?
(Please note that some of the information included in this article has been quoted from various locations while other information is simply my personal opinion and... (read more)
Lessons Learned - Register Your Copyright Before You Go To Court
Copyrights are created at the click of the shutter. But to enforce your rights in court for infringement claims, you must first register your copyright before you bring suit in federal court. Period... (read more)
How to Find Public Domain Content
One of the easiest places to find authoritative public domain content is ... your local used bookstore or library!True -- virtually everything contained in the books you'll find at these locations were protected by copyright. But ..... (read more)
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