Copyright is a key component of intellectual property law, designed to protect original works of authorship that are fixed in ...
Suppose that you want to register your copyright by preparing and filing a copyright application with the U.S. Copyright Office. What if you were unaware that you ...
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The Copyright Act allows creators of original works of authorship to register their copyright claims with the U.S. Copyright Office. Although registration is not a ...
The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided that you can’t sue someone for copyright infringement until you register your copyright with the federal Copyright Office ...
“John may have seen the bird perfectly well, noting all of its relevant features, but, not being much of a birdwatcher, he may not have known that a tanager (unlike a cardinal) has black wings. In ...
“A registration is invalid under § 411(b) if the registrant perpetrated fraud on the Copyright Office by knowingly misrepresenting material facts.” – Ninth ...