In Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corporation v. Wall-Street.com, a unanimous court held today that although the copyright statute confers exclusive rights upon the author of a work as soon as the work ...

The Visual Artists Copyright Reform Act aims to create a more modern system for photographers and other visual artists registering works in the US ...

Technically, any work that can be copyrighted is copyrighted as soon as that work is fixed in a tangible medium. However, copyright registration provides important benefits, such as the ability to ...

“These sorely needed and common-sense reforms are long overdue and are a first step in bringing so many artists back into the very copyright system that is designed to support their efforts in the ...

Copyright owners will have to wait for the registration process to play out before suing for infringement, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday. Owners had ...

Looking for a cheaper, easier way to register your copyright? The U.S. Copyright Office is currently restructuring their copyright registration procedures towards an ...

Fall is in the air, and that means the October 2021 opening session of the U.S. Supreme Court is right around the corner. Once again, the court has an intellectual property case on its docket— ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Adobe Stock New legislation could simplify how visual ...