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Making GIFs from Book Covers 26 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Dear Rich: I am taking covers from books I have purchased (first use), scanning them into Photoshop, then creating animated GIFs to show how they may be portrayed in the future. The animation will alt...
Free Assignment of Copyright 23 Aug 2013 | 11:55 pm
Dear Rich: I am in the process of having someone illustrate a book that I wrote, and am looking to put in place an assignment of IP rights. Where can I find an assignment agreement? Here's an example...
Using Photoshop to Eliminate Trademark Issues 22 Aug 2013 | 09:35 pm
Dear Rich: We are a small for-profit business involved in counseling and psychotherapy. This is an original photo but contains a trademark in the background (Rolex). We want to use it in our social me...
Best Way To Protect Doll House Design? 21 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Dear Rich: I just read an old entry of yours about design patents and doll houses. So just to be clear, if one designs a doll house, doll, doll etc., they are to get a design patent, yes? Must they ge...
Using NFL Team Names on Caps 20 Aug 2013 | 08:02 pm
Ladies military style NFL cap Dear Rich: I am creating some caps and I am using my own letters and creating words like Cowboys, Eagles, Texans, and Aggies without their logos or letters is this legal...
Wants to Use Sled Dog Photo 19 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Dear Rich: Because the Sled Dog Action Coalition and its website are educational, noncommercial entities, under the doctrine of "fair use," I think I should be able to put the Anchorage Daily News pho...
British Museum Copyright Stamp (Seal) 16 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Dear Rich: I was wondering if you could give me some information about a stamp. I have attached a picture of it. It is from a book in the British Museum. I'm trying to figure out what the number 20 on...
Blog Gets Copied: Plagiarism v. Infringement 15 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Dear Rich: A blog post of mine was republished almost word for word on another site. The publisher at the other side attributed it through an "acknowledgement" and a link. Is that enough? What constit...
Beyond Watermarks: How Else to Protect? 14 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Dear Rich: Other than watermarks is there any way for a creator to protect their work online? Digital watermarking -- the embedding of a signal that is only perceptible under certain conditions -- doe...
Wants to Curate and Re-Post Content 13 Aug 2013 | 08:08 pm
We would like to curate, gather and re-post content from other publishers or creators -- sort of like Buzzfeed, Tumblr and Pinterest. These sites seem to walk a thin line between curating and plagiari...
