Last October, I received an email with a hell of an opening line: “I fired a nuke at the US Copyright Office this morning.” The message was from Elisa Shupe, a 60 ...

You might be surprised to receive a Certificate of Copyright Registration with no signature. Here is what is happening and some potential uncertainty surrounding ...

Imagine creating something for your business — like original photography, video, music, artwork, written content or computer code — and discovering someone stole it and is using it for their own ...

Motion picture works that use generative AI complicate chain of title and the registration of creative works for copyright Producers using gen AI are proactively tracking and documenting their ...

A recent lawsuit against actor and comedian Marlon Wayans underscores the practical value created by securing a copyright registration early and the associated risk doing so creates for a third-party ...

“In response to comments…the Office agreed to revise the rule to provide ‘an alternative to the ‘complete copy of the home page’ requirement where ...

“According to some publishers who submitted feedback to the Office, [the current system] has resulted in infringers being left ‘free to pick and choose from works ...

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 ...

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If you're starting a business, you'll need to decide how to legally protect your brand and its assets, depending on the type of business you want to start. Trademarks, copyrights and patents are all ...

Dr. Stephen Thaler, a computer scientist, created a generative AI named the “Creativity Machine.” The Creativity Machine produced a picture that Thaler titled ...

The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided that you can’t sue someone for copyright infringement until you register your copyright with the federal Copyright Office ...