CALLING ALL SHUTTERBUGS! THE US COPYRIGHT OFFICE HAS CHANGED THE RULES!
As of February 20, 2018, the US Copyright Office will begin accepting group registrations of photographs (published or unpublished) through the US Copyright Office’s Electronic Filing System (eCo). The Group Registration of Photographs (Published or Unpublished)may include up to 750 photographs in each claim. The Final Rule published in the January 18, 2018 Federal Register (Vol. 83, No. 12) is in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued by the US Copyright Office...
Read MoreUPDATE – US Copyright Office Extends Time for Comments Regarding Unpublished Group Registrations
New Date Friday, November 17, 2017 – 11:59 PM EST US Copyright Office Extends Written Comment Period for Proposed Rules for Unpublished Collections The US Copyright Office extended the written comment period for its October 12, 2017 Notice of Proposed Rule Making (“NPRM”) regarding “Unpublished Collections.” The Copyright Office also clarified that the proposed rule does not impact photographers. The US Copyright Office announced the extension today in...
Read MoreKNOW THE LEGAL CODE
Creative Businesses face many different challenges. Many times the owner of a small business is everything from CEO to CJC (Chief Janitor in Charge). A short time ago I was able to write an article for the Association for Creative Industries (formerly the Craft and Hobby Association) trying to help creative businesses unlock the code of many of the legal issues faced by small creative businesses today! The use of this article is solely for a one time individual use and cannot be copied or...
Read More2017 – The Year for Copyright Registrations
NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS…STILL GOING STRONG?! Create Your Own Copyright Registration Program – It’s Not Too Late! 2017 is the Year of US Copyright Registrations! Has the sun gone down on your New Year Resolutions? Every year in the middle of December our firm receives calls from our clients PROMISING that this upcoming year is the one that they will finally embrace and keep up to date on their copyright registrations with the US Copyright Office. Then, every year, about June or July our firm...
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