• INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT PROTECTION - There is no such thing as an "international copyright" that will automatically protect an author's writings throughout the entire world. Protection against unauthorized use in a particular country depends, basically, on the national laws of that country. (Hits: 379 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT - The use of a copyright notice is no longer required under U. S. law, although it is often beneficial. Because prior law did contain such a requirement, however, the use of notice is still relevant to the copyright status of older works. (Hits: 336 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• SEARCH OF COPYRIGHT OFFICE RECORDS - The records of the Copyright Office are open for inspection and searching by the public. Moreover, on request, the Copyright Office will search its records for you. (Hits: 271 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• TRANSFER OF COPYRIGHT - Any or all of the copyright owner's exclusive rights or any subdivision of those rights may be transferred, but the transfer of exclusive rights is not valid unless that transfer is in writing and signed by the owner of the rights conveyed or such owner's duly authorized agent. (Hits: 258 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• WHAT IS COPYRIGHT? - Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U.S. Code) to the authors of "original works of authorship", including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works. (Hits: 366 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• WHAT WORKS ARE NOT PROTECTED? - Several categories of material are generally not eligible for federal copyright protection. These include among others ... (Hits: 349 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• WHAT WORKS ARE PROTECTED? - Copyright protects "original works of authorship" that are fixed in a tangible form of expression. The fixation need not be directly perceptible so long as it may be communicated with the aid of a machine or device. (Hits: 314 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• WHO CAN CLAIM COPYRIGHT? - Copyright protection starts from the time the work is created in fixed form. The copyright in the work of authorship immediately becomes the property of the author who created the work. Only the author or those deriving their rights through the author can rightfully claim copyright. (Hits: 385 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

• WHO CAN FILE A COPYRIGHT APPLICATION? - The copyright claimant is defined in Copyright Office regulations as either the author of the work or a person or organization that has obtained ownership of all the rights under the copyright initially belonging to the author. (Hits: 119 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to Article | Rate It

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