This post was written by Charles F. Morgan (“Frank”), an intellectual property lawyer who represents individuals and businesses in the entertainment world. Copyright law in the music industry has some peculiar twists and Frank knows all about them. The readers of charmcitylegal.com…
Protecting Designs from Illegal Copying
The success of a creative arts business depends on the skill, technique, and talent of the creator. As an artist, you invest your time and energy developing the look, the feel, the style and the overall impression of your creative work.The result of…
How Words with Images are Easily Protected With Copyright
Do you illustrate your stories? Create comic books or graphic novels? Do you develop interactive multi-media pieces? Or create anything which is neither one type of work (purely literary) or another (purely visual art)? When it comes to selecting the…
Copyright Registration is a Best Practice for a Successful Creative Career
Creative professionals are often told that writers or artists don’t have a problem with protection for their work, rather the problem is visibility. Without the work getting “out there,” getting known and reviewed, an author or creator doesn’t make sales…
Charles Dickens and the American Copyright Problem
The battle against international piracy and the struggle by writers, artists and content creators to earn a fair living from their work are not new problems. They did not arrive with the digital revolution, the rise of the internet or…