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Does Copyright Notice Protect a Website?

Dear Rich IP Blog

Dear Rich: Does putting "Copyright 2023" at the bottom of page pages protect it from site visitors who download an image or narrative content? Placing a copyright notice on your website is like sticking a "Keep off the grass" sign on your front lawn. You'll find help on website registration at the Copyright Office.

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Strike 3 Holdings Infringement

LexBlog IP

It is not uncommon to see demands of $25,000 to $35,000 for merely downloading movies (where copyright notices and FBI warnings are not usually found) and to try to milk these people financially dry. Send a demand letter (cease and desist) when you catch an infringement if you are serious about stopping the infringement.

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Rightsholders See Iraq as a ‘Corrupt’ Hotbed for Online Piracy, Ask the U.S. to Step In

TorrentFreak

As a result, “copyright notices” were sent to US bases and even United States Central Command was put on high alert. It seems that, after sending several cease and desist letters, they’ve given up already. “beIN has sent cease and desist letters to Earthlink with no results.

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Enforcing Copyright Outside the Courtroom – The New Notice Regimes

Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

Automatic Forwarding Unfortunately, the original system was subject to abuse as social media platforms tended to forward all copyright notices they received in order to limit their liability. Therefore, it is important to determine the actual source of the notice and its content.

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Which Types of IP (Intellectual Property) Protection Do Artists Need?

Art Law Journal

When people find out that I am an Intellectual Property (IP) attorney, I am often battered with questions about the topic. Unfortunately, IP law has gotten so complicated that many people aren’t even sure which types of IP (copyright, trademarks, or patents) protects their creative work. That’s understandable. Trademarks.