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Question: Are computer files protected?

Answer:Original work of authorship fixed in a tangible medium (including a computer file) is protected by federal copyright law upon creation, in the absence of clear information to the contrary, most works may be assumed to be protected by federal copyright law.


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Copyright registration is a legal formality.

In general, copyright registration is a legal formality intended to make a public record of the basic facts of a particular copyright.

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Publication Title is protection that subsists from the time the work is created in fixed form. Many aspects to Copyrights exist, such as Manuscript, Copyright Exceptions, Internet Copywrite, contact our firm to find out more.

Copyrights in each separate contribution to a periodical or other collective work is distinct from copyright in the collective work as a whole and vests initially with the author of the contribution.

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Copyright protection is available for all unpublished works, regardless of the nationality or domicile of the author.

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Copyright protects original works of authorship that are fixed in a tangible form of expression. The fixation need not be directly perceptible so long as it may be communicated with the aid of a machine or device. Permission must be obtain to use a copyright by a separte entity. Publication Title and copyrights last for the life of the author plus 70 years.


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Before 1978, federal copyright was generally secured by the act of publication with notice of copyright, assuming compliance with all other relevant statutory conditions. U. S. works in the public domain on January 1, 1978, (for example, works published without satisfying all conditions for securing federal copyright under the Copyright Act of 1909) remain in the public domain under the 1976 Copyright Act.

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Copyright News

Operator Of Software Piracy Website Caused Up To $20 Million in Losses to Software Industry
Ferrer, who is scheduled to be sentenced on August 25, 2006 at 9:00 A.M., could receive a maximum sentence of ten years in prison and a $500,000 fine.

Bill to Provide Equal Treatment Between Music Distribution Technologies
This bill is designed to create parity among the technologies so they may compete on the same playing field

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Derivative Work

Definition:
A work based on a preexisting work that is changed, condensed, recast, or embellished in some way.

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