Developing software can be a lucrative endeavor when successful. The creation of new programs and apps can give a business something to market or maybe a service that it provides to clients. Regardless of whether a company has attempted to develop proprietary software...
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Is There Really Such A Thing As A Poor Man’s Copyright?
Maybe you heard about something called a “poor man’s copyright” in a writer’s group, on an internet forum or from your college English teacher. It refers to a method of copyright protection that involves mailing a copy of your work to yourself and leaving it unopened,...
Is Sampling A Song Considered Stealing?
You may not realize this but some of the greatest minds of the music industry sample music from other artists – but isn’t that stealing? Lyrical patterns are often repeated by many artists because of the limitations of the art medium. In other words, artists reuse...
What is product licensing, and should I use it?
If you’re an entrepreneur and are trying to turn your ideas into products that you can sell to others, then you may want to look into licensing your products. Product licensing is a process you can use to sell your idea or product to another company that thinks it can...
How do you secure copyright protection for original creations?
Perhaps your business hired an artist to create an original comic to attract a youthful customer base. Maybe you want to create a database of stock photography images to license to others. Your ability to promote your brand or generate profit with original creation is...
3 Ways to Protect Your Intellectual Property
Whether you’ve made a new invention or created new software for your business, you may be excited to share it with others. Before you do that, you need to think carefully about how you can protect your work and avoid having it stolen by others. Patents and copyrights...