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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. Ensure you own or have permission to use your website content.

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October 19, 1976 – President Gerald Ford Signs the “New” Copyright Act…and Much More

Velocity of Content

The 1976 Act brought in many aspects of copyright with which we are now familiar, including codifying fair use in Section 107 (it previously had been applied on a common law basis). Harper & Row brought suit and The Nation argued that publishing the excerpts was a fair use.

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Tips for Avoiding Copyright Infringement

The IP Law Blog

Further, only a modicum, or small amount, of creativity is required for copyright protection to attach. Many find it surprising, but there is no requirement to include a copyright notice on a work for the work to be protected by copyright law. The lack of a copyright notice does not give you permission to use the work.

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Kat Von D Tattoo Lawsuit Appears Headed to a Jury

Copyright Lately

In a 30-page order, the district court largely denies both parties’ motions for summary judgment, finding triable issues on substantial similarity and fair use. and High Voltage Tattoo) asked the court to determine that the use of Sedlik’s photo as a reference image qualified as a fair use of the copyrighted work.

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Tips for Avoiding Copyright Infringement

LexBlog IP

Further, only a modicum, or small amount, of creativity is required for copyright protection to attach. Many find it surprising, but there is no requirement to include a copyright notice on a work for the work to be protected by copyright law. The lack of a copyright notice does not give you permission to use the work.

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The Copyright Legacy of Martin Luther King

Copyright Lately

Shortly after his “I Have a Dream” speech was delivered in August 1963, King moved for a preliminary injunction preventing record companies from selling copies of the speech. King’s famous speeches in Selma because rights in the actual speeches had already been licensed for a Steven Spielberg biopic. What’s the difference?

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Copyright Office Technical Measures Consultations

43(B)log

Unique expertise on code too; code is different from photos, music, videos; some of the most valuable code on GitHub is licensed openly. Remediation not removal is often the goal—changes to the code rather than removing often resolves the problem, e.g. addressing violation of open source license by adding attribution etc.