Idea Design Studio Reviews Best Copyright Tips for Creators in 2015
MIAMI (PRWEB) October 29, 2015 -- Idea Design Studio experts say that inventors should know the key differences between copyrights and patents. The former generally protects written works while the latter is for inventions that have a physical prototype. According to the U.S. Copyright office, a patent is what an inventor gets to protect an idea or discovery, while a copyright is sought by authors to protect their written works.
Technically, copyright exists from the minute a written work is created, but due to U.S. law, one needs to register a copyright in order to sue someone for infringing upon the right.
The experts at Idea Design Studio say that registration is the way to go. Professional creators want a clear written record of their copyright in order to litigate if someone steals their written work and publishes it under a different name.
In addition, Idea Design Studio recommends that authors and inventors not rely on the so-called “poor man’s copyright” or “poor man’s patent.” This erroneous idea has been around a long time. It consists of inventors or writers sending their works to themselves via the U.S. Postal Service. Unfortunately, no such protection exists and it is best to obtain actual copyright or patent protection via traditional routes.
Authors and inventors should keep in mind that while most patent and copyright protection is operative in foreign countries, there are a few nations that flaunt the agreements or disregard them altogether.
Many inventors and authors ask the experts at Idea Design Studio about what copyright protection covers. Typically, it pertains to written works but not to ideas, systems, concepts, or specific ways of doing something. And even though publishing a written work or architectural plan, for example, is not required in order to achieve copyright protection, Idea Design Studio highly recommends it.
Authors should remember that copyright protection applies to many types of intellectual property, and, in fact, the term “intellectual property” is in more common use today than ever before. For example, musical compositions, plays, poems, motion pictures, computer software, recordings, paintings, photos, drawings, radio broadcasts and even industrial designs are just some of the many types of intellectual property that fall under the jurisdiction of the copyright laws in the United States.
Idea Design Studio helps creators of all types protect their ideas and inventions, and bring them to market. Inventors who are stuck in the design stage, struggling with patent applications, or who need help with marketing of their product turn to Idea Design Studio.
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