Copyrights
Copyright protects original works of authorship as soon as they’re fixed in a tangible form, such as written down, recorded or saved. We provide copyright guidance and representation, and look for innovative ways to ensure your creative works and other materials are protected.
Ownership
Protection begins as soon as a work is fixed in a tangible form.
Ownership
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When you create an original work and record it in some form (a photo, a poem, a blog post, a new song) you’re the author and the owner.
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Companies, organizations and other people can also own copyrights. An employer owns works an employee creates within the scope of employment, and certain commissioned works created by independent contractors.
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Copyright ownership can transfer through contracts, such as assignments, and through wills and bequests.
About our copyright services
Copyright is a type of intellectual property that protects original works of authorship as soon as they’re fixed in a tangible form. Protected works include paintings, photographs, illustrations, musical compositions, sound recordings, computer programs, books, poems, blog posts, movies, architectural works and plays.
Everyone is a copyright owner. When you create an original work, such as taking a photograph, writing a poem or blog post, or recording a new song, you’re its author and owner.
Companies, organizations and other people besides the creator can also own copyrights. Under the “work made for hire” rule, an employer owns works its employees create within the scope of their employment, along with certain commissioned works by independent contractors. Ownership can also transfer through assignments and other contracts, or through wills and bequests.
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A Registered Patent Attorney licensed to practice law in California and to represent inventors and companies before the USPTO. Before becoming an attorney, he worked as a process engineer at Intel, then moved to Intel's legal department for patent licensing and prosecution.
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