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Who Owns the Copyright to Your Small Business Logo?

By CopyrightCreators at 26 November, 2009, 12:00 am

Designing a small business Logo is critical step in a business’ image and brand identity. An effective logo communicates the focus of the business and targets its market. The logo should be clear, easy to print on letterheads and other promotional items, and recognizable to your company.

4 Reasons Poor Man’s Copyright Does Not Protect Copyright for Lyrics

By CopyrightCreators at 24 November, 2009, 12:00 am

Song lyrics are protectable under copyright law and can be registered as a “Literary Work”. While lyrics are not required to be registered to attain the protection copyright laws grants, it’s certainly recommended to register your work with a 3rd party to increase proof that you are the owner of your work.

How to Copyright a Book – 4 Tips to Protect Your Novel

By CopyrightCreators at 29 October, 2009, 12:00 am

Protecting your book under copyright law can be very simple and swift. Additionally, with so many online copyright registries, it’s has also become much more affordable than in the past.

Copyright Law: How to Copyright Music

By CopyrightCreators at 26 October, 2009, 12:00 am

Copyright protection for your music is extremely important. If you did not own the copyright to your music, anyone could use it in whatever manner they wanted. In other words, it could be copied without permission, performed at venues, or used for projects you may not endorse. As such, other people could be earning off the work you created while you receive zero credit.

Who Owns the Copyright to Your Band’s Logo?

By CopyrightCreators at 2 October, 2009, 12:00 am

Designing a Band Logo is a very important step in a band’s image and brand identity. A great logo communicates the essence of a band and target’s its fans. The logo should be clear, easy to print and recognizable.

How the Berne Convention Helps with Copyright Protection

By CopyrightCreators at 22 September, 2009, 12:00 am

The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, which concluded in 1886, was developed to synchronize laws regarding the protection of intellectual property, internationally. The plan was for member countries to have similar minimum standards of protection for copyright.

Copyright your Band Logo: Tips to Protection

By CopyrightCreators at 5 September, 2009, 12:00 am

There is a lot of time and effort that goes into creating a logo that accurately represents your band. As such, it’s important to take the proper steps to protect your art so you have some recourse if infringement occurs.

Band Logo Design: 6 Tips to Make an Effective Band Logo

By CopyrightCreators at 4 September, 2009, 12:00 am

Your band logo is one of the single most important decisions in communicating the genre and style of your band’s music. A memorable logo can become iconic and serve as a very powerful marketing tool to gain recognition either locally or internationally.

How Do I Copyright Music? The Simple Steps to Protect Your Work

By CopyrightCreators at 19 August, 2009, 12:00 am

Copyright law falls under the umbrella of Intellectual Property which also includes Patents, Trademarks, Industrial Design and Trade Secrets. Each one of these sectors deals with a different type of protection for various types of works.

Does Poor Man’s Copyright Work for Songs?

By CopyrightCreators at 19 August, 2009, 12:00 am

Trying to copyright register your song through the mail is known as “poor man’s copyright”. The steps to this type of process include: creating an original song; putting it in a fixed form (i.e. music notes on paper, sound recordings on a CD); placing the finished song in an envelope; and sending it to yourself using registered mail.