Copyright, Creative Commons, and other types of licensing
We know that the creator of a work that physically exists—fixed in a “tangible medium”, either physically or digitally—automatically owns the copyright to that work. We also know that the best way to prove this ownership is to register your …
Noam Galai posted a few pictures to Flickr in 2006 that have since become a worldwide cultural phenomenon without his permission. The full story is best told by Fstoppers. What I find most interesting about Mr. Galai’s take on the …
We know that the author of any copyrightable work automatically owns the copyright to that work by virtue of having fixed the work in a tangible medium. But what about the company who hires someone to create their website? And …
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Many people have the understanding that a Copyright gives you rights to your work, but a Creative Commons license gives others the rights to your work. This is generally true—but there’s more to it than that. What is a Creative …
Technically, by the very act of creating a work, you’ve created copyright protection for yourself. Of course, if anyone gets ahold of your work and files a copyright with the US Copyright Office themselves, going into a court and explaining …