You have copyright rights that you probably don't know about! Copyright Protection Is Available for Original Works of Authorship Have you written a book or coded software? Are you a publisher? Have you created fashion, graphic or web designs? Are you a photographer? Perhaps an artist! If so, you should know all the benefits of Federal copyright registration. Registration is so much more than just putting a copyright notice on your work. Registration can be made at the state level in Georgia but it is the Federal registration that ... Read More »
Work Made for Hire
Do you really own the copyrights in your intellectual property? Companies often assume they own all rights to whatever work they have paid an artist, a programmer, a web designer, a photographer or any other independent contractor to create. But that is not necessarily the case. If a third party independent contractor has created any assets for a company, the company needs to obtain a signed “work made for hire” agreement, or a written assignment, to ensure copyright ownership. Otherwise, the company may later discover that the ownership ... Read More »