Category: Copyright

The first sale doctrine limits trademark and copyright owners’ control over goods after an authorized sale. Here’s how it works and when it applies.

A proper copyright notice includes the copyright symbol, year of publication, and owner’s name. Here’s the correct format and where to place it on your work.

A copyright footer protects your website’s content and signals ownership to visitors and search engines. Here’s how to write one correctly.

Common law copyright provides limited protection for unpublished works before formal registration. Here’s what it covers and why formal registration is still better.

The Ninth Circuit’s handling of copyright originality doctrine has left some courts confused. Here’s what the originality requirement means and how courts apply it.

A court ruled there’s no DMCA violation when a security key is not an effective access control. Here’s what the decision means for circumvention claims.

Courts have held that the scope of copyright protection is limited to what was actually deposited with the Copyright Office. Here’s what that means for enforcement.

Some lawmakers and advocates are pushing for mandatory compulsory licensing of intellectual property. Here’s the debate and what it would mean for rights holders.

The Ninth Circuit created an ‘asserted truths’ doctrine limiting copyright protection for factual claims in nonfiction works. Here’s what the ruling means.

Tattoos may qualify for copyright protection as original works of artistic expression. Here’s what that means for tattoo artists, athletes, and clients.