Formatting Secrets for Kindle and Nook eBooks - Publishing - EBooks

Possibly the most mysterious part of creating an eBook is, how do you format the book so that it displays correctly on Amazon's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook?

Formatting an eBook for use on a web site or for sending by email using the PDF file format is relatively easy. Most popular word processors and page design programs can export to the PDF file format and those exports usually accurately render the PDF to match the original created in Word, InDesign, or whatever.

Formatting for the Amazon Kindle or Barnes & Nook is a completely different proposition. Some programs like InDesign have plug ins that supposedly save to the eBook format, but these are notoriously inaccurate. So exactly how do you properly, and easily, format a file for Kindle or Nook? First, there are several HTML code examples in this article. In order for the article to display correctly on Article Sites I have replaced the standard tag symbols (less-than and more-than) with [ and ].

The Kindle format and also the Nook format are based on HTML, so the obvious answer to the previous question is to do your formatting in HTML. Most word processors and page layout programs can save to HTML, so that is the first step. Then open the file in your favorite HTML editor, I like using Dreamweaver but all of these techniques are done at the code view so any standard HTML editor will work. You can even use a plain text editor like Windows Notepad if you like. The Kindle Fire can take some HTML 5 coding with CSS3, but we will be sticking with more basic formatting in this discussion.

What we want is basic HTML, with all excessive formatting removed. If you are formatting for the Kindle and there is a cover image, remove it. Kindle works best if you upload the cover image separately from the eBook file. In the Nook you can leave it attached. For a professional look you want to start the actual eBook with a Title Page, followed by a Copyright Page. You only need basic information on the Title Page, first of course the title of the eBook as text, don't use a picture for the title, keep it text. You can follow this by a smaller picture similar to the cover of the book if you like, but don't put a small image of the cover here. That just looks unprofessional. What I frequently do is to use the same art as the cover if it is interesting enough but without the text.

The copyright page can contain a lot of information but the most important part is a properly formatted copyright. This is in the form of "copyright date name", here is an example: copyright 2012 George Peirson. You can replace copyright with the copyright symbol if you like. One more thing the copyright holder has to be either an individual or corporation (which are individuals as far as the US Government is concerned). Aside from corporations, companies cannot own copyrights. So either a persons name, or a corporation name, no business names, no doing business as, no partnerships, etc.

Next you will have your table of contents, followed by the rest of the book. We will now look at more specific HTML level formatting techniques.

Start by cleaning out all of the extraneous coding, span tags, any font tags or CSS styling, etc. Leave in paragraph tags or div tags as needed, but pretty much take everything else out. We basically want to start from scratch and keep the formatting to a minimum for the widest compatibility. If you use a program like Dreamweaver you can use the Find and Replace function to speed up this task. Lets say that you have paragraph tags with some formatting in them like this [p class="bodytext"], instead of looking through all of your code and removing each instance of class="bodytext", instead do a search for [p class="bodytext"] and replace with [p]. Also remove any [span] tags and don't forget to remove the closing tags as well, [/span]

We will next put in page breaks as needed, normally you would want each new chapter to start at the top of its own page, and of course the Title Page should be on one page and the Copyright Page should have its own page as well. To start a page at the top of the page on Kindle put in a page break in the code. Make sure you use a page break after the Title Page, after the Copyright page, after the Table of Contents, to give the eBook a professional look. The page break tag goes at the top of the new page in the code view, for instance at the beginning of each chapter before you start any text on that page. Here is the tag to use, this is a special tag that you will not find in normal HTML: [mbp:pagebreak /]. Just put it on its own line in the code at the beginning of each new chapter.

Now for some basic paragraph formatting. Of course you will be putting your paragraphs in paragraph tags,

paragraph text goes here [/p]. You can put in basic paragraph attributes into the opening paragraph tag, the most commonly used one is the align attribute. Simple to use, it goes like this:[p align="left"] for left alignment, you can actually ignore this, paragraphs will align left by default.[p align="center"] for center alignment[p align="right"] for right alignmentAnother attribute is align="justify" to force full justification, but eBooks fully justify be default so you can ignore this one as well.

The paragraph tag will leave a blank line between paragraphs, if you want your paragraphs to be continuous without blank lines then use a break tag instead, [br /]. Put one of these at the end of each paragraph break in your text and then begin the next line (no opening paragraph tag). To put a space between paragraphs use multiple break tags, like this [br /][br /] or [br /][br /][br /]

When you bump paragraphs together like this you will need a larger indent on the first line to easily spot the beginning of each paragraph, you can create the indent by using non-breaking spaces, you can put as many as you need, each one is a single space. I have found that 5-9 of these at the beginning of a paragraph gives a nice looking indent. You can use spacing attributes in the opening paragraph tag for indenting the first line, but it is not as reliable as the non-breaking space, so I stick with that in most cases.

You can indent the text on the left and right by using Block Quotes, basically adding margins to the page. Be aware though that on the earlier Black & White Kindles the right margin may be ignored. Here is how you put in Block Quotes:

[blockquote][p]your text[/p][/blockquote]

You can put several paragraphs between one set of block quotes, and you can double up or triple up on the blockquotes to add larger margins, useful for poems and such.

Put in Bold and Italics as needed using standard tags, like this [b]this is bold[/b] and [i]this is italic[/i]

You can also use the different H tags for sizing your text, although I have found that only the larger H tag numbers work reliably. [h1]title text[/h1], [h2]not as large[/h2], etc. The H tags go from 1 to 6 but I have found that only h1 through h3 work reliably on all devices. So these are good for titles, page headings, and such.

Use H tags to size title and other large text like this: [h1]title of eBook[/h1][h2]subtitle of eBook[/h2][h2]chapter titles[/h2]You can put in alignment attributes into H tags, like this: [h1 align="center"]title of eBook centered[/h1]

Next position and format your images. I recommend sticking with left, right, or center alignment and keep your images on the smaller size. If the image is too large it will be re-sized by the eBook reader to fit the page and you will have one big image with no text. This is one spot where you may want to do some testing to get just the right size depending on your needs.

Once the basic formatting is in place you can set up the Table of Contents. Use anchor tags to create links for a Table of Contents. If you do this right after the title page and name it Table of Contents Kindle will know what it is and use this list for the Kindle TOC at the end of the book.

An Anchor tag looks like this: [a name="11" id="11"][/a]

Place this at the top of each chapter, after the page break tag we included previously. You can name the anchor tags anything you want, but I find it easy to just number them. The example above is for chapter 11.

Now go up to your Table of Contents page and use standard links on that text to link back to your anchor tags. Here is how the link for chapter 11 looks in the TOC.[a href="#11"]Chapter 11[/a][br /]

You can name your chapter anchor tags anything you like, maybe you have a collection of short stories and your Table of Contents lists the story titles instead of chapters, this is fine. But if you use the word Chapter in the Table of Contents Kindle will ignore any other links on that page when making the Kindle Table of Contents (in the Kindle controls and at the end of the eBook). So if you have this:

ForwardChapter 1Chapter 2Epilogue

The Kindle will only use:

Chapter 1Chapter 2

In its Table of Contents, of course your TOC with all of your anchor tags will work correctly, but if someone uses the TOC control in Kindle they will not see the Forward or Epilogue links. This does not happen if you don't use the word Chapter. I am not sure why this is so and I discovered this by accident, but after a lot of testing it seems to be consistent. So either use all Chapters (chapter 1 - Forward, chapter 2, chapter 3, chapter 4 - Epilogue) or don't use the word Chapter in the TOC.

You can use standard links in the text and at the end of the book for links to web pages, etc. These will work fine, but to be safe keep any external links off of the Table of Contents page. If you want a list of links at the front of the book put them on their own page after the TOC.

One more tip on designing your book, make sure you have a good Forward or First Chapter. Amazon previews the first 10% of the book in their Look Inside tool in their Kindle Store, so you want the first 10% to grab the attention of the reader so that they will buy your book. Don't fill the front of the book with advertising, save that for the end, and don't put a bunch of pictures at the front of the book as well. Make sure you have some quality text in the first 10% to maximize your exposure and sales.

This will take care of almost all of your formatting needs and make your book easily convertible to both the Kindle and Nook platforms. You can get a lot fancier if you need to, but this really is most of the formatting that most books use.

You should do a lot of testing to make sure that your formatting works, I recommend using a program named Calibre to convert your HTML to the MOBI format for the Kindle and the ePUB format for use on the Nook. You should use either the computer version of the Kindle Reader and the Nook Reader to check the formatting after conversion, or better still use an actual Kindle or Nook. Don't rely on the Reader in Calibre as it is not accurate. One more tip, I have found that if I need to change or fix the formatting I need to remove the eBook from the Kindle Reader and also remove the eBook from Calibre, then re-import the fixed HTML back into Calibre, re-convert to MOBI or ePUB, and re-install in the Reader, otherwise I have found that the changes don't always take.

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Writer sued baidu to close library - Business

Think baidu library, there are a lot of infringing the copyright documents, such as han han four writers Sue baidu online respectively network technology (Beijing) Co., LTD and baidu era network technology (Beijing) Co., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as baidu) to shut down baidu library and a public apology.

Baidu party said, has shut down library literature class.

The writer asked to pay for the economic losses

The case of the plaintiff is respectively han han, HaoQun (pen name MuRongXueCun), zhang (pen name Bridges old tree) and Korea Ai Ephraim (pen name any horse), and other four writers, involving a works include the han han work "1988: I want to talk to the world", "minus once", "like young la speed"; HaoQun work "chengdu tonight, I will forget", "heaven left, shenzhen to right"; Zhang works the way the romantic "and Korea Ai Ephraim's" hidden to the password ", and so on.

Four the plaintiff in 2011, said the net friend will enjoy the copyright of the plaintiff literature uploaded to baidu library, the library for baidu registered users or to pay for free download. The plaintiff found, the DuoCi call and ask the defendant to immediately stop violation and take measures to prevent infringement to happen again. But until the day of put on record, baidu library still exist in the copyright infringement of the plaintiff of the document.

4 the plaintiff think, baidu as professional documents sharing platform, knowing the literary works copyright belongs to the plaintiff, but for the net friend to upload a legally authorized whether works not be examined, edit processing, and to provide the social public download and read, so as to increase the volume and advertisement throws in quantity, get the economic interests, the behavior is seriously violated the plaintiff's copyright. The plaintiff requires the defendant delete library work in baidu infringement, shut off the baidu library, seven consecutive days in baidu website homepage offer an apology and compensation related economic loss.

16 lawsuits that have been accepted

Baidu justice personage says, baidu has always attached importance to the Internet copyright protection, and through such means as technology continues to upload files regularly clean net friend. September this year, baidu has shut down library literature categories, and read through the open platform and copyright owners to realize open a win-win situation.

Yesterday, reporters in baidu search involving in the library work, all showed that "no find".

According to information, haidian court has made four respectively of the prosecution case on 16 baidu acceptance.

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The application for the covariance punishment baidu library

Chinese characters copyright association (hereinafter referred to as the the union) standing deputy chief director general 48:1050 introduces, in May this year, the association, the national copyright administration been mentioned this matter to apply for to investigate baidu an infringement of a library, and the administrative penalties.

Although there has not been a penalty after this result, but the copyright administration department of the effort, baidu respect conceded, in addition to clean up some tort document outside, still online copyright cooperation platform, plans to pay into, advertising is divided into two kinds of patterns and copyright party cooperation.

48:1050 said that at present the covariance is arranging the list, and then to baidu, help baidu "knows or should know" the writers and their representative works, convenient its clean up the relevant documentation as soon as possible.

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Office Cleaners London Will Brighten Up Your Office - Home

As the sun really begins to shine, its at this time of year that you start to notice the dust and dirt that has built up over the winter months.

Having had the windows shut in your office for months now, there has been a definite lack of fresh air and the whole place just feels a little musty. And as the heat rises in the building, you realise that all of those spillages in the kitchen are starting to create an unpleasant smell.

As any good boss knows, a clean spotless working environment helps to motivate staff and increase output.

The office cleaners London are thorough, efficient and able to work to a clients schedule. They will deliver an excellent cleaning service at very competitive prices.

This is the time to really put some effort into finding the perfect commercial cleaning company London to come and sort the place out.

You can hire office cleaners London that will come into your office every day or once a week, but you need to ensure that the cleaning company you use can cater to all your office cleaning needs. For example, you might need an office cleaning service that only involves a general clean of the office; wiping down the desks, vacuuming, mopping, and cleaning the kitchen and toilet, or you might want to combine cleaning services to include computer cleaning, carpet cleaning and window cleaning.

Once you know what type of office cleaning you need, you should compare office cleaning rates of different cleaning companies to ensure its within your budget. Give the office cleaning companies that operate in your area a quick call and receive a free quote. Only when youre completely happy with what the office cleaners have to offer, should you go ahead with a booking. Dont settle for the first cleaning company you come across, because you could be missing out on a better deal

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Alternative Copyright System - Entertainment - Music

The music industry is getting all frustrated with the current crisis, as well as the failing copyright system that is slowly drowning the entertainment industry. Seeing this situation, a legal scholar in Cambridge Massachusetts proposed a radical plan for a system that he claims would pay artists fairly and bring more digital media to the people who desire for it. But persuading both the music industry and the movie industry in liking the idea seems far fetched, or at least in the near future.

Rather than adapting with the current and failing copyright system, Harvard Law School professor Terry Fisher talked more about his proposal at the Internet Law Program, a three day event sponsored by the school's Berkman Center for Internet and Society. Fisher favors an alternate compensation system which could pay artists based on the popularity of their music. For this system to work, artists must register with the copyright office first, which would help them in tracking the times whenever work is downloaded. The revenue coming from the taxes such as for the Internet access and the sale of MP3 players would generate money that would eventually be used to pay for the artists.

The RIAA, or Recording Industry Association of America, which stands for the labels, has been using the copyright law to sue thousands of music enthusiasts for infringement since September. But according to Fisher, more than 60 million people still continue to share music via peer to peer networks. In accordance with this, Fisher said that his substitute model would allow music enthusiasts to get more music for less money, without the fear of any legal action against them from the RIAA. Therefore, all artists would get paid better than they are under the accustomed system.

While record industry executives did not show any particular interest in the idea, Fisher said that there are much more significant prospects for producing this system in other countries. To back this up, Fisher said that Brazil is interested on the idea and is already building a data base of digital music, an act supported by the country's minister of culture, musician Gilberto Gil. If this system works successfully in Brazil for a few years, with the music industry in the US continue to suffer then an alternative compensation system may be more alluring.

But according to Fisher, the U.S. would more likely be embracing the idea on a voluntary version, which would require the participation of both musicians and music fans to be successful, and can provide funds through subscription revenues.

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How Copyright Owners Make Money Over And Over Again - Internet

Copyright ownership is a lucrative way to work for yourself, but only if you choose the right properties for ownership. While there are a great number great properties out there, which you can acquire ownership for, you must realize how to market the property in order to bring out its sales potential to the fullest. But how do you figure out which properties are available and which are not? And are you in reality better off to create something that you can control from the ground up in order to reduce the time required to see if there is an outstanding copyright? Last but not least, how can you make wealth off copyrights over and over again? Read on to find out!

How to figure out if it's available

There are two ways actually. First, you can turn to the Copyright Office and submit a search. There is a fee involved for this, and it can take a long time to complete if you do not realize what you are doing. The second way is to hire a copyright attorney. Copyright attorneys vary in price, but they can offer a great relief on the administrative side of things. If you are wondering whether or not something is available for purchase, they can often use their contacts to find out an answer in half the time or less than it would take a newbie, who is trying to learn the ropes.

Are you better off doing your own thing?

The short answer to this question: it really just depends. Do you have an idea that you really believe in? Are you capable of taking it from inception to finished product? Do you think about it for long hours when you are trying to go to sleep at night? If so, you could be better off investing in yourself. Just keep in mind that this also means you will be selling on two fronts. You'll be trying to convince the public at large that your idea is a winner, and you'll be shopping it around at a higher level in hopes of making a licensing fee of some kind off it. If you're a true self starter, then you may wish to go this route.

How can you make money?

There are a great number ways of using your copyright to make wealth over and over again. The best way of explaining them is to use the scenario of a book. You write it. You shop the rights to publishers. You publish it yourself. You allow magazines to print excerpts. You partner with other authors to include an excerpt in the back of their books. Whether using them for direct sales or for marketing purposes, it all leads to an increase in income. Same goes to online media, you can have created tutorial and made it available in your website or create video clip explaining it in details. Earn money from visitor traffic, pageviews or via ebook selling. The same goes for online product too. Website hgc25.com is one of our website that we used to publish content, review and tutorial online. Traffic is growing over time and we are able to make money from it.

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FAQ about Different Copyright Services - Law

There are many questions that revolve around copyright services, and there are many different answers to those questions too. If you are interested in protecting your original works, you need to know exactly how to get them protected and what exactly that entails. There are many different regulations, deadlines, definitions and expiry dates that you need to be made aware of to make sure that your works are protected as you need them to be. Therefore, one of the biggest questions that people have is how they go about securing a copyright. There are websites that can help you do this and answer all of your questions about protecting the things you have worked so hard to create. The way in which copyright services and protection is secured is often misunderstood.

First of all, you dont have to protect anything you create, but there are certain definite advantages to doing so. No publication, registration or other action in the Copyright office is required to secure copyright. Copyright is secured automatically when a work is created, and it is officially created when it is fixed in a copy or phonorecord for the first time.

Copies are material objects from which a work can be read or visually perceived, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device. This device can be a book, manuscript, sheet music, microfilm, video tape or film. So what are phonorecords? These are material objects that embody fixations of sounds, such as cassette tapes, vinyl discs or CDs. However, in this case, excluded by statutory definition are motion picture soundtracks. So, if you had a song that you wanted to copyright, that song can be fixed in sheet music, phonographic discs (phonorecords) or both. So what if your work has been prepared over a long period of time? The part of the work that is fixed on a particular date constitutes the created work as of that date.

So how long do copyright services and protection last? Works that were originally created on or after January 1, 1978 last for the life of the author plus an additional 70 years. If the work was a joint effort, it will last for 70 years after the last authors death. If you have anonymous and pseudonymous works, the term for these will be 95 years from the year of first publication or 120 years after the year of creation, whichever one expires first. For all kinds of answers to all of your questions, you should always consult a professional copyright services bureau or company.

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Protecting Your Intellectual Property - How Copyrights And Patents Affect Your Ebiz - Business

You may not realize it, but you deal with intellectual property (IP) every day. If you own a website, that website is your intellectual property. The way you deal with IP--yours and others--can directly impact the success of your business.

What's Intellectual Property?

Registered patent attorney Patricia McQueeney () explains, "[Intellectual property] can be broken down...into four types: patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets."

* A patent deals with a completely new invention--a useful item, a novel look on an already-existing item, or a new plant species. Depending on the type of patent, they're good for between 14 and 20 years. The scope of a patent is defined by its claims. A claim is only one sentence but it may go on for pages, which is why it's best to hire an experienced patent attorney.

* Copyrights protect creative expression--books, websites, songs. There is such a thing as common law copyright, which means that you have rights when you create something. The difficulty lies in proving you were first to create it.

For only $30 you can register with the U.S. Copyright Office (). The forms aren't complicated, and you have a lot more protection in an infringement suit. The copyright is good for your lifetime and seventy years after you die, and you can make it assignable to anyone upon your death.

Copyrights don't protect the information found in a book or on a website, but they protect the lay-out and presentation. For websites, registering your first and last 25 pages of code protects the code for your entire website and the creative expression of your display screens.

* A trademark designates an object's source--it's a mark or name associated with quality. In trade mark law, arbitrary names are encouraged--Kodak, Kleenex, Apple. The less your trademark describes your product, the stronger it is. If you sell film, using "Film" as a trademark won't hold up in court. Again there are common law trademarks, but they're hard to prove and offer less protection than a state or federal trademark ().

* Trade secrets are governed by state laws and vary from state to state. They encompass a variety of things from formulas (think "Coke") to customer lists to product sources. Many companies have contracts that expressly prohibit their employees and vendors from giving away any information they're exposed to while doing business with them. Commonly known facts aren't considered trade secrets so it's good to be discreet with your valuable information.

Get it in Writing

It's important to remember that copyrights and patents give rights to the person who comes up with the idea, not the company that employs them. So if you hire someone to design your website, the creator owns it unless you have the copyright assigned to you in writing. That's why many business owners state in their employee agreements that any works or useful inventions created on company time with company funds will be assigned to the company. Cautions McQueeney, "You don't own it unless you get it written over to you."

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Application for copyright in Vietnam - Law - Copyright Law

Information, documents required for application for copyright / copyright-related right 1. If the applicant is the owner cum the author / co-authors

* 02 copies of the writtings to be registered; whether the writtings registered or not; time of announcement; form of announcement; place of announcement.

* The procuration issued to Viet An Law Firm with the legal signature of the author / co-authors

* The notarized copy of ID card of the author / co-authors

* Full name, pen-name (if any) of the author, address, telephone number, fax, email of the author / co-authors

* The guarantee issued by the author / co-authors

2. If the applicant is the owner (company, organization, individual) not cum the author

* The procuration signed and sealed by the applicant under the form provided by Viet An Law Firm.

* The minute of legal transfer of writtings from the author / co-authors to other organization, company, individual or the Certificate of that the registration of the writtings is for business duty.

* 02 copies of the writtings to be registered; whether the writtings registered or not; time of announcement; form of announcement; place of announcement

* 01 notarized copy of business registration certificate of the company, organization.

* Full name, pen-name (if any) of the author, address, telephone number, fax, email of the author / co-authors

* The guarantee issued by the author / co-authors

Procedures on application for copyright

Submission of copyright registration

Holding the entity of an intellectual property representative and being authorized by the Customer, Viet An Law will make the direct transaction with the Copyright Office of Vietnam to fulfill all of the procedures such as compilation of documents, submission of documents, fees, charges for copyright registration, progress supervision, reply as well as receipt and transfer of Copyright registration Certificate to the Customer.

Duration of copyright registration

It will take Viet An Law 07 - 15 working days to fulfill the procedures on applying for the certificate of Copyright / Copyright-related right registration.

Effectiveness of the certificate

The certificate will be considered effective throughout Vietnam.

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Understanding the Modifications to the Copyright Laws - Law - Intellectual Property

The Moroccan Copyright Law ensures moral and economic protection of all literary and artistic works. To get this protection, the work must qualify in two regards - it must have a material form and it must have originality. Some of the works within the reach of this law are written works, dramatic works, musical works, et al.

The original Copyright Law of Morocco underwent certain modifications in 2006. The objective was to make the national law at par with the international copyright laws. The Free Trade Agreement with the US was an important factor in bringing about this change. Another advantage of the changes was to prevent infringement and piracy.

The Bureau marocain du droit d'auteur (BMDA, i.e. the Moroccan Copyright Office) is the authority responsible for the implementation of the laws. The amended Law 34-05 changed the copyright details. The following modifications came into existence:

Modification 1: There was an extension in the economic rights protection for authors. It became 70 years from the death of the author while initially it was 50 years only.

Modification 2: The BMDA, the government and its units, like the customs department, got the authority for controlling and enforcing rights. This including stricter measure to curb the free circulation of illegal goods (suspected to be infringing copyrights).

Modification 3: The strengthening of legal protection against the bypassing of technological protection measures (TPMs). You may face civil and criminal charges on this ground. Some exceptions are cases involving non-profit entities, e.g. libraries, educational institutes, broadcasters, archives, etc.

Modification 4: Copyright infringement may result in severe penalties for an individual, including jail term, fines, seizure of goods, etc.

Modification 5: In order to curb infringement, the law introduces a new system of limited liability for service providers, like the Internet service provider.

By now, you must have understood that dealing with the copyright laws of the nation is a difficult task. The complex web of existing laws and modifications require proper understanding. If you are dealing with a similar issue, it is wise to get in touch with a Morocco copyright lawyer.

How do you find such a lawyer? The most convenient way is to go online and conduct a search. Don't go by the glossy ads; instead choose a copyright lawyer based on things like qualification, certification, specialization, experience and success rate. Always ask for an initial consultation before you appoint him/her for your case.

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Google & Copyright Theft - Law - Copyright Law

Most internet users are familiar with the term "Google Slap" where Google accuses other parties of infringing its copyrights but this article tells you about Google being accused of intellectual theft- "Google Slapped"!

Google is a Californian company that runs a search engine and provides information on various topics to millions of searchers on the internet. It lost a case in the court at Brussels Belgium on 13th February 2007. It was found guilty of breaching copyrights.

Copyright is a legal concept and copiepresse is an expert on copyright laws. He was representing a group of 18 newspapers, mostly French, who claimed Google was stealing their content and making it public. They said it was some articles from their archive section that was being stolen using "cached" links which they only provided to subscribed members on payment.

The court immediately ordered Google to remove all such pictures, articles and links that were offending the owners of these newspapers. This also included "Google News" which was displaying information without the consent of the owners of the newspapers.

The court ordered that if the owners of this information unlawfully displayed by Google contact, Google will be liable of removing the content within 24 hours or else face a fine of 25,000 Euros per day.

Google has appealed the ruling as it believes it has done nothing wrong. It is hard to understand how such a popular search engine with technically sound experts working for it, can deny such an evident violation of the copyright of intellectual property.

Copyright theft

Due to this attitude of big and great names, authors and writers everywhere believe any content or information available to them is their possession. Many other websites and ezine writers copy original works of other authors without permission and act clean as if they have done nothing wrong at all. Worse is when the name and link of the creator or the copyright owner is also not mentioned.

Such acts make the registration of original, tangible works more important. Though copyright for a piece of work exists when an idea is put down as an expression but registering with the United States Copyright Office ensures the assertion of the owner's authority.

More information on the intellectual theft by Google can be seen in the West Australian News Paper edition of 14th February 2007, page 33 entitled "Google to Appeal over Court Copyright Defeat".

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Copyright challenges and professional help - Law - Copyright Law

For an entertainment attorney who deals on and off with copyright laws and protection policies, it is quite amusing to know how people misjudge the concept of copyright. But then again it becomes the responsibility of those with knowledge to prove this myth wrong. Some people believe in avoiding the use of phrases as "I copyrighted" and "to copyright" completely as it confirms the misconception of its meaning further.

Generally people believe a piece of work is authorized to its owner when it has a registered copyright in the name of its originator. Basically, any piece of work, when created, is completely under the authority of its creator. By the Federal Law, when an idea comes into a tangible form of expression, it automatically has copyright protection. When a story is penned down; when a song, sung is put into notes, it becomes into a tangible form and hence is copyrighted.

Any work in art, design, music, literature or even an exam question paper, is the creativity of the author or originator alone and his sole property from the minute it is created and brought into a copyrightable form. There are certainly lots of advantages of registering a copyright but an unregistered piece of work does not mean that the authority of the owner can be challenged.

Due to piracy everywhere, it is considered better to have a registered copyright. Though it is not a precondition to copyright, a registration makes it easier to convince the others of your possession. In case of an infringement, producing a legally approved document ensures a stronger position in the argument. Another advantage is that any new product being produced will have a lesser chance of similarity with a registered work. When an investor or creator plans a new project, research is conducted to find out more about the existing works in the similar field. If a registered piece is copied it is plagiarism, for an unregistered piece, the originality will be hard to prove.

As an individual is generally not aware of the legal procedures, entertainment lawyers help in the process. Besides, not everyone is allowed to approach the Copyright Office for this purpose. Seeking professional help is a better option as it keeps an eye on the violation of copyright and keeps track of big and little details even if the client is too busy with his own projects and is unable to keep tabs of the protection of his product.

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An Introduction to Intellectual Property Law - Law - Intellectual Property

What is Intellectual Property Law? Often referred to as IP Law, intellectual property law refers to the ownership of creations, for example ownership of music, artwork, literature, inventions, designs and ideas. These works are the intellectual property of the creator, meaning they own their creation.

Why is this important? It is important because if IP Law didn't exist they could be used by others, possibly to make money from someone else's work. It could have financial value so it is only right that the creator is the owner. This means they have to give permission for someone else to use their idea or creation, and are entitled to a percentage of any profit made. Intellectual property law ensures that an idea or creation is protected where necessary.

Businesses and Brands

Amongst the things that come under Intellectual Property Law is a brand or business idea. Simply thinking of an idea means you own that idea, and if someone else steals it they are breaking the law and are likely to have to compensate the creator. That said, it must be proved this has been stolen. The lines can be blurred but, essentially, if you come up with an idea someone else can't use it without your permission. Company logos and branding is also under the ownership of the creator, much like artwork.

Music

If the lyrics, notes or chords of music are written down or recorded then it is officially the copyright of the creator, so they own the rights to it. It can then only be used by others with their permission. This is true whether someone else records it or it is played on the radio, for example. When it is played on the radio the radio station must pay a fee to the copyright owner. If someone else records it a percentage of the sale must go to the copyright owner. This is even the case if someone performs it live and earns money from this.

Artwork

When someone creates a piece of art, whether it is a drawing, painting, sculpture or photograph, then they are the intellectual property owner. It can therefore not be copied (whether redone or another copy made) without the permission of the creator. Payments must also be made where money is made from this. Museum shops often sell posters or postcards of the artwork on display in their museum. Some of the money made from this, though, must go to the copyright owners.

Literature

When someone writes a novel or a poem it is their intellectual property. Again, there must be permission and payment where someone publishes this. Usually publishing rights are sold to one publisher. They will then be able to sell it, whereas other cannot. Copyright does run out seventy years after the creator's death though. Charles Dickens novels, for example, can now be published by anyone and sold without permission or payments given to his estate.

Intellectual property law covers many areas. The above are just some of the most obvious examples. Essentially, any ideas or creations are the intellectual property of the creator and they own the copyright to their work.

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How to Download Free Online Movies - Entertainment

It is easy to download free online movies, but they aren't really free. You have to pay a membership fee, and while it is a lifetime fee (unless you choose to try it for one or two years) you still pay, so it's not free. The software used is open source, meaning it's free for anybody to download, so why the fee?

Generally that is to pay for an accelerated downloading speed, better file storage than the free version offers and support. The raw open source software can be difficult to use, but the fee payable is relatively small when you consider what it can do for you. You can not only download free online movies, but also download free music online and download free games.

The one proviso is that the files you download must either be in the public domain, or have been approved for you to download. All the problems you may have read about regarding P2P file sharing software relates to illegal downloads of copyright-protected material. That means just about anything made in the modern era, other than movies and music tracks allowed for free distribution by the copyright owners.

That understood, there is a still a lot of music and movies that you can download that is in the public domain. The attempts by the music and movie industry to lengthen the life of copyright don't help, although people should be able to make money from their creations, at least throughout their own lifetime. Nevertheless, there are still many good movies for you to download.

Many people are tempted to download free online movies illegally. While it can be frustrating to be offered these, you are advised not to do so. The same file sharing software is used to download current blockbusters and top music albums as is used for the legal copyright-free files. So how do you tell the difference, and how can you avoid breaking the law by downloading online movies that are copyright protected?

Most good P2P file sharing services will inform you whether or not a license is available to download a specific movie. If it is not, you have you have the option of carrying on, and downloading the movie, or cancelling the download instruction. The problem is that that you can download just about every movie made using this software, and it is left to the ethics of the person concerned (i.e. you) whether or not to continue.

To sum up, it is illegal to download free online movies that are protected by copyright. Almost all movies made over the past 50 years are so protected, and the same applies to computer and video games and to music tracks and albums: the same file sharing software package will download all of these.

It is legal to use the software to download products in the public domain or that the copyright owner is permitting to be downloaded free of charge. The 'Free' , therefore, applies not to the software package you use to download such movies, but to the movies themselves: they can be downloaded 'free' in the sense that you don't pay for the movie as opposed to the software system used to download it.

If you feel tempted to download free online movies, first make sure that they are not still under copyright. If they are, then they will be bootleg movies that you cannot legally download.

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How to Download Free Online Movies - Entertainment

It is easy to download free online movies, but they aren't really free. You have to pay a membership fee, and while it is a lifetime fee (unless you choose to try it for one or two years) you still pay, so it's not free. The software used is open source, meaning it's free for anybody to download, so why the fee?

Generally that is to pay for an accelerated downloading speed, better file storage than the free version offers and support. The raw open source software can be difficult to use, but the fee payable is relatively small when you consider what it can do for you. You can not only download free online movies, but also download free music online and download free games.

The one proviso is that the files you download must either be in the public domain, or have been approved for you to download. All the problems you may have read about regarding P2P file sharing software relates to illegal downloads of copyright-protected material. That means just about anything made in the modern era, other than movies and music tracks allowed for free distribution by the copyright owners.

That understood, there is a still a lot of music and movies that you can download that is in the public domain. The attempts by the music and movie industry to lengthen the life of copyright don't help, although people should be able to make money from their creations, at least throughout their own lifetime. Nevertheless, there are still many good movies for you to download.

Many people are tempted to download free online movies illegally. While it can be frustrating to be offered these, you are advised not to do so. The same file sharing software is used to download current blockbusters and top music albums as is used for the legal copyright-free files. So how do you tell the difference, and how can you avoid breaking the law by downloading online movies that are copyright protected?

Most good P2P file sharing services will inform you whether or not a license is available to download a specific movie. If it is not, you have you have the option of carrying on, and downloading the movie, or cancelling the download instruction. The problem is that that you can download just about every movie made using this software, and it is left to the ethics of the person concerned (i.e. you) whether or not to continue.

To sum up, it is illegal to download free online movies that are protected by copyright. Almost all movies made over the past 50 years are so protected, and the same applies to computer and video games and to music tracks and albums: the same file sharing software package will download all of these.

It is legal to use the software to download products in the public domain or that the copyright owner is permitting to be downloaded free of charge. The 'Free' , therefore, applies not to the software package you use to download such movies, but to the movies themselves: they can be downloaded 'free' in the sense that you don't pay for the movie as opposed to the software system used to download it.

If you feel tempted to download free online movies, first make sure that they are not still under copyright. If they are, then they will be bootleg movies that you cannot legally download.

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Attention Lottery Industry Leaders: Ricky Ahluwalia, Creator Of The "Multi Player Scratch & Play" Concept - Entertainment

(1888PressRelease) Ricky Ahluwalia, Created the "Multi Player Scratch & Play" Concept during June 2011. The "Multi Player Scratch & Play Concept" allows two or more players to compete with each other on a single scratch card.

Ricky Ahluwalia, Created the "Multi Player Scratch & Play" Concept during June 2011. The "Multi Player Scratch & Play Concept" allows two or more players to compete with each other on a single scratch card. This concept is developed in form of "Horse Race Card." The "Multi Player Scratch & Play" Concept and the Game titled "Horse Race Card" is copyright & trademark protected.

The excellence of this creation gives the creator the pride of having no competition, as the concept is an original creation. Therefore, any other game involving "two or more players to compete with each other on a single scratch card" will be a direct violation of copyright.

Further development of the concept by the rights owner shall be limitless. For example; during Soccer World Cup, the concept can be developed as "Soccer World Card."

Ricky further suggests leaders of the lottery industry to acquire his concept, as the competition of this concept with the lottery industry is possible. On the contrary, the concept could be beneficial toward the lottery industry, if the concept is merged as a lottery card. A lottery card that can be used to play, instead of just a simple lottery ticket. Also, while used to play with other players, it will act as a direct promotion for other players to purchase the lottery ticket as well. While the "Multi Player Scratch & Play" is one time play per card, individuals will require multiple cards to play again, resulting in the purchase of more lottery tickets than usual.

Ricky is looking forward for his creation to be acquired by the most suitable team to vastly distribute worldwide, contributing to overall positive economic and social impact, while maximizing success as a whole.Ricky Ahluwalia, Created the "Multi Player Scratch & Play" Concept during June 2011. The "Multi Player Scratch & Play Concept" allows two or more players to compete with each other on a single scratch card. This concept is developed in form of "Horse Race Card." The "Multi Player Scratch & Play" Concept and the Game titled "Horse Race Card" is copyright & trademark protected.

The excellence of this creation gives the creator the pride of having no competition, as the concept is an original creation. Therefore, any other game involving "two or more players to compete with each other on a single scratch card" will be a direct violation of copyright.

Further development of the concept by the rights owner shall be limitless. For example; during Soccer World Cup, the concept can be developed as "Soccer World Card."

Ricky further suggests leaders of the lottery industry to acquire his concept, as the competition of this concept with the lottery industry is possible. On the contrary, the concept could be beneficial toward the lottery industry, if the concept is merged as a lottery card. A lottery card that can be used to play, instead of just a simple lottery ticket. Also, while used to play with other players, it will act as a direct promotion for other players to purchase the lottery ticket as well. While the "Multi Player Scratch & Play" is one time play per card, individuals will require multiple cards to play again, resulting in the purchase of more lottery tickets than usual.

Ricky is looking forward for his creation to be acquired by the most suitable team to vastly distribute worldwide, contributing to overall positive economic and social impact, while maximizing success as a whole.

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How Traditional Publishing Digital Transformation - News - Business News

China's digital publishing industry in 2009, the overall revenue of 75 billion yuan for the first time over the traditional book publishing industry output. A few years ago, when the traditional publishing to digital publishing is standing on the crossroads, the practitioners still continue to look around, look around, hesitate, now, with the yearly production value of digital publishing, digital wave of increasingly violent, the development prospects of digital publishing has been going up and the attention of most people. However, in the transformation of traditional publishing to digital publishing process, how the two combine? In the process of integration, data processing should be what? After processing, the content of how the copyright protection? How can we ensure the profitability of digital publishing? Address these key issues will determine the final status of the development of digital publishing. Recently, the Chinese Institute of Publishing Science Digital Pu blishing Editor II advanced training class, contact their own practice, industry experts, from different perspectives, these problems are analyzed and discussed. Transition plan, confirming the positioning co-ordinated planAnd digital publishing compared to traditional publishing with rich, professional writer resources and content resources, consumer groups are relatively clear, there is very mature Sell Channel. However, the traditional publishing when doing digital publishing by the system, the impact of technology and other factors, on the one hand is difficult to attract the best talent, on the other hand requires a lot of input. Traditional publishing and how to coordinate the development of digital publishing? Chinese Online Copyright Center general manager, vice president, Chinese Online Anti-Piracy Union Xie Guang, Vice Secretary-General was that the traditional publishing to clear its own position, co-ordinated plan of digital publishing and paper publishing, we sh ould think of making paper and the time of publication digital publishing planning, and traditional publishing should fully integrate the advantages of digital publishing. For traditional publishers, the editorial transition to active. Xie Guang was suggested that editors should have a positive sense of innovation, learn to master new technologies, to broaden thinking, concern Network Literature and technology trends, but also with the spirit of sharing, the development of books in digital form, and sales promotional channels, to open up new prospects. At the same time operators and digital publishing services to establish communication Cooperation Also very important. So as to absorb the cutting-edge information and comply with development needs. Content production once production of multi-releaseFor publishing the contents of the issue, Peking University Founder Electronics Co., Ltd. Digital Media Business Development Director for Zhai said: "The traditional publishing to digital publishing from a change in digital publishing to make awareness of the value of content assets, from products to the content database. In the traditional publishing stage, the editor goal is certainly, that is, write the content directly to the paper publication, all working with the book precipitation in the book. a lot of knowledge working out of the book to re-turn to come back, the whole publishing process need to go again. in the digital publishing stage, we will In the middle part of a content database, the database can reuse is an important aspect of the content. " For digital publishing, content can be reused to protect the Chinese version of Electronic and Network Publishing Association Working Committee Deputy Secretary General, "in Liternture" Wang Qin, director of digital publishing technology that the digital content resource production systems need to digital publishing industry feature set three basic functions, namely, standard washing removed, and o ut of existence, group scheduling hair. For these three functions of the specific content of the Qin Wang further explained that the demolition of standard wash is to standardize the content of resources to clean, structured separation, semantic annotation; and out of existence refers to the various published resources are free to enter the system can be multiple vector output formats may be more shape memory; group scheduling data can be made is Demand Extract the contents of resources, energy demand restructuring, data can automatically layout based on template technology, cross-media publishing products to inter-carrier real-time. Wang Qin said: "For content resources, the best way is to add value through a process many times." In the digital publishing process, the use of a suitable standard, to ensure the greatest possible number of elements to convey to the public, reaching a production, multi-release effect. Standards for digital content, Wang Qin thinks that the stan dard is not a corporate publication of standards, industry standards, national standards and international standards, this standard should be the market standard. He felt that the most vivid force of the market is the main criteria agreed standards. If you want to capture the market, publishers must adopt market standards. Various means of both copyright protectionPublication in the field of copyright has always existed, the rise of digital publishing, the piracy problem has become acute. Now the most prominent feature of piracy, piracy increasing number of providers has been an increasing number of infringing works, pirates of the means constantly refurbished, Internet piracy to geometric figures in the growth and provide new challenges. Statistics show that 1,417 e-books in the domestic original website site only 4.3%, while most sites have not been reproduced in the author or publisher authorization, we can say piracy has become the number one enemy of digital publishing. Xie Choy said: "Copyright protection is a fundamental guarantee for the development of digital publishing. As a content provider, we need to focus on their copyright protection, otherwise there is no cooperation of external authority. Copyright protection is a whole process of technical protection, including author, publication community, readers, reading equipment suppliers, vendors, technology providers, etc. These areas are in need of protection. " How to copyright protection? Xie Guang only think we should make the anti-piracy activists and legal empowerment. Rights on anti-piracy, Xie Guang-cai recommendations can combine social protection, technology protection, administrative protection, judicial protection and other means of protection. Now a variety of ways to protect the effective integration of digital copyright protection has become a trend. However, copyright protection, anti-piracy is designed to promote the dissemination of content and services in the develop ment of digital publishing industry as a whole, do not wait for them to digital publishing anti-piracy, and the sound development of the industry can truly up. For copyright protection, Wang Qin also expressed their own views. Wang Qin that the digital copyright protection is double-edged sword, need to apply traditional copyright protection of different strategies to protect the technology and means of protection. He said that digital publishing is a screen reader, this is a new media, reading the content on the screen once, the pursuit is to maximize the spread. In this new media, the digital copyright work is the use of your right not to be adapted. Digital publishing companies to maximize profits through the dissemination, and the maximization of profit does not depend on the content itself, but by the content to attract customers, third party payment by customers Advertisement, Divided by advertising, traffic

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It's Official - It's legal to JailBreak your iPhone! - Technology - Cell Phones

In this article, we will discuss some basic information on how to "jailbreak" and "unlock" an iPhone or iPod. Also, we will review the new decision, which was recently announced by the Library of Congress and offers a little peace-of-mind for those of us who may wish to jailbreak and/or unlock our iPhones.

First, let's make the layperson aware of what a "jailbreak" is and what an "unlock" is. They are often used interchangeably, but this is done so in error. Jailbreaking allows the iPhone user to download applications not approved by Apple. If there is some application on your friend's Blackberry or Android that you love, but Apple says you cannot download the application for one reason or another, jailbreaking your phone will remove this block. An unlock allows you to use your iPhone on a carrier other than AT&T (the carrier must still be a GSM network, however, such as T-mobile).

Having got that out of the way, let's discuss what has changed with the copyright laws. The U.S. Librarian of Congress ruled on Monday that "consumers who circumvent digital protections on smart-phones to install unapproved applications, a practice often colloquially known as 'jailbreaking' for non-infringing reasons should be exempted from prosecution under the anti-circumvention section of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)". In plain English, that basically means that iPhone and iPod users can use any third-party software on our devices IF the software does not violate any piracy or copyright laws. Violating copyright laws or downloading pirated material is still illegal. Apple doesn't have to approve of the applications, but you still have to download them legally.

Unfortunately, Apple is still permitted to release updates with the protections on their software. This means we will always have the need to jailbreak our devices in order to use the software that Apple does not approve suitable for the App store. But now we know there is no legal ramification for simply jailbreaking our device. Let's learn how to jailbreak!

The first step is to determine if your device is even acceptable to jailbreaking and unlocking. To determine this, please review the Jailbreaking Matrix. Once you can confirm that your device will accept a jailbreak, click on the link in the "Jailbreak Options" column within the matrix that corresponds with your device. Once you click on the correct link that corresponds with your device, instructions will appear which you should follow precisely.

Once you are done jailbreaking your device, you can now unlock it. Again, this allows the phone to be connected to different wireless carriers that support GSM networks. To do this, head back to the Jailbreaking Matrix website and follow the steps to determine if your current device and firmware version is acceptable to unlocking. Once you've confirmed that the device can be unlocked, click on the appropriate link in the "Unlock" column that will direct you to the steps on how to unlock the device.

Always keep in mind, jailbreaking your device WILL void the warranty. Also, if you cannot seem to figure this process out, most iPhone repair businesses are willing to do this for a small fee.

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Copyright Lawyers : working to protect your rights - Law - Copyright Law

Today's generation is very much advanced and so are the technologies. People have various kinds of technologies through which they find out each and every information on each and every topic. Writers are available in very high strength now days.

Every one is ready to write books for different topics. As people lack in knowledge they just copy the information through internet, or other different books also they combine the information of various books and publish a new one.

But to be seen at an original path, these information that is copied from various sources such as internet, different books, are illegal and one should never copy them or any kind of duplicate books should not be made which has the same content except the book name which is changed.

Such cases should be taken under consideration and the original publishers should file a complaint against the piracy of the books to the lawyers. Lawyers too are of many specific fields so is one of them i.e. Copyright lawyers who fight against the cases of piracy. These copyright lawyers are the once who provide real and actual evidence to fight the case and win it so as to get their original copy secured.

You should always register your e - books or even the other books before you forward it in the market because if you don't register your book in time you may face difficulties of copyright at a later stage which may be more dangerous to your reputation as well as to the book which has high quality standards and that may break down just because of the copy right that is done by a stranger just to spoil your reputation and take the best advantage of your book with new ideas.

E - Books are also becoming very popular world wide as well as its content which is written by high class people in to throw their new ideas, initiatives, opinions and so on and when these opinions and ideas are shared with some one before it enters the market then you may find yourself at a great loss. Its same as your new jeans is used by some one before it is used by you.

You will feel the same as some things are quite precious to us especially our new ideas. To help in such cases, copyright lawyers are always beside you who help you in solving your issues.

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Alternative Copyright System - Entertainment - Music

The music industry is getting all frustrated with the current crisis, as well as the failing copyright system that is slowly drowning the entertainment industry. Seeing this situation, a legal scholar in Cambridge Massachusetts proposed a radical plan for a system that he claims would pay artists fairly and bring more digital media to the people who desire for it. But persuading both the music industry and the movie industry in liking the idea seems far fetched, or at least in the near future.

Rather than adapting with the current and failing copyright system, Harvard Law School professor Terry Fisher talked more about his proposal at the Internet Law Program, a three day event sponsored by the school's Berkman Center for Internet and Society. Fisher favors an alternate compensation system which could pay artists based on the popularity of their music. For this system to work, artists must register with the copyright office first, which would help them in tracking the times whenever work is downloaded. The revenue coming from the taxes such as for the Internet access and the sale of MP3 players would generate money that would eventually be used to pay for the artists.

The RIAA, or Recording Industry Association of America, which stands for the labels, has been using the copyright law to sue thousands of music enthusiasts for infringement since September. But according to Fisher, more than 60 million people still continue to share music via peer to peer networks. In accordance with this, Fisher said that his substitute model would allow music enthusiasts to get more music for less money, without the fear of any legal action against them from the RIAA. Therefore, all artists would get paid better than they are under the accustomed system.

While record industry executives did not show any particular interest in the idea, Fisher said that there are much more significant prospects for producing this system in other countries. To back this up, Fisher said that Brazil is interested on the idea and is already building a data base of digital music, an act supported by the country's minister of culture, musician Gilberto Gil. If this system works successfully in Brazil for a few years, with the music industry in the US continue to suffer then an alternative compensation system may be more alluring.

But according to Fisher, the U.S. would more likely be embracing the idea on a voluntary version, which would require the participation of both musicians and music fans to be successful, and can provide funds through subscription revenues.

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Talked About The Chinese Publishing Industry "going Out" Of The Seven Key Words - News - Business News

Book publishing HC printing network April 16, by the China Association of International Publishing Cooperation Publication of international cooperation organized by the Committee Seminar and the publication of cooperation with foreign workers in recognition of outstanding 20 years held in Beijing, 28 with 20 years of experience in foreign exchange for the copyright line managers were commended. 14 editors to openly talk about personal experiences their own experience and understanding. We agreed that China's current publication of "going out" While there is still more difficult, but "going out" pace has not stopped. Especially in recent years, signs and figures show that China's book "Going Global" has made significant progress. Focus on "going out" strategy, expanding foreign publishing exchange, good use of two resources and two markets, and do a good job of copyright trade, and expand the output of independent copyright, gradually increase the market share of Chinese bo oks and other topics of international experience rich editors presented their approach and on the "going out", copyright protection and the introduction of such operational level of specific issues. Key words a "go" Pressscheme should tilt People's Publishing House, deputy director Yang Songyan External Cooperation Department, said in March this year, "China's overseas promotional plan book" The Working Group has released the fifth working session of a good news?? "Translated and published works," not only to fund the translation costs You can also apply for funding the publication and promotion expenses, provided that there must be recognition of foreign publishers publish. He believes that the government can come forward to organize the relevant experts, scores of elected representative to reflect contemporary political, economic, cultural, historical high-end work for Western readers with reading habits, user-friendly language to be compiled, to full funding in the form o f translated works, published in English directly to foreign publishers, like book in English, and raise the "going out" effort and efficiency. Consultation with the relevant departments to reduce Duty-free IncomeYang Songyan, please China Books International Programme Office (the "Promotion Office", the same below) in consultation with the Inland Revenue, Customs and other policy-making departments on the development of a practical benefit of "going out" strategy of relief tax policy. For example, publishers can offer with the copyright sign with foreign export contracts during the implementation, such as royalty payments, transfer to a direct tax to pay and so on, and like the book send, receive incentives such as exemption from customs duties. Not to pursue the administrative indicatorsYangsong Yan said that the international book fairs are often able to hear the message: a certain group, the number of publishers out of copyright. It is understood that the number of units reported is also out of frustration because they are required to output the number of items, some units were also issued administrative indicators. Imagine, this could be a scientific statistical data? He suggested that the Press is based on the actual situation, according to the operation of the copyright laws of the market trade. Investigation of foreign publishers counterpart organizationsYang Songyan that, by the "promotion of Office" come up with a sum of money provided by the member units of the professional publishers abroad, especially Europe and the United States list, invite them to China to visit their counterparts in the Press. Visitors must be responsible for purchasing professionals in the Chinese copyright, so easy to communicate directly, to ensure accurate exchange of information, targeted, results are obvious. Key words 2 copyright The key lies in the system constructionPublishing Group publishing business, according to readers Minister Fan Haicheng introd uction, the group published in accordance with national laws and regulations, combined with the professional publishing practical, in-depth and detailed investigation and research, based on extensive comments, reference to "The People's Republic of China contract law ", formulated the" Publishing Contract Management Interim Procedures "and other internal management system, and for the publication of the Group owned the publishing, printing, distribution and other economic activities must sign a contract. The main terms of the contract parties, book publishing and distribution, distribution range, pay methods, pay standards, performance period, varieties and specifications of raw materials, print run, wages, settlement, release discounts, breach of contract responsibility such a clear dispute settlement agreement. Meanwhile, the group has also developed implementation details of the contract management practices to ensure that the rights and obligations of both parties. Copyr ight protection should focus on practiceHai Fan City that the topics in the argument, in addition to the content, so the value of a detailed academic arguments, the topics for each should be demonstrated from the perspective of copyright protection. For example on the compilation of works, many co-works, required to obtain each author or the authorization of the copyright owner. In the process of filing formalities before hand inspection by the terms of the contract, is responsible for checking. Books focus on the contract must be published and the business management department is responsible for leading the Group in charge of audit operations, focusing on monitoring. If it is found incomplete terms, lack of clarity of rights and obligations and other issues, will be returned to re-sign; after inspection request be handled in line with dispatch procedures, in order to prevent the occurrence of various copyright disputes. Publishing the contract period is normally 3 to 5 yea rs. In recent years, the group in consultation with the author consciously extend the validity of the contract, signed for 10 years. Increase in terms of audio-visual and electronic publications Hai Fan City introduced the face of the dynamic growth of digital publishing, readers Press Publishing Group, affiliated to the original use of the general terms of the contract were extended. Such as the Gansu Science and Technology Press, 90 in the last century, the publication of the contract signed, the provisions in the books published paper at the same time, the permission to publish audio and video electronics, and other publications. Extend the benefits of products, divided by the authors and publishers, so that "one source multi-use", achieved good results.

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Crowdsourcing Versus copyright concerns, has it been considerably better or a whole lot worse? - Web Design

Utilizing crowdsourcing may well lessen your possibility of being offered a copyright restricted logo design.

Walking up to the average Joe and asking him "Do you understand what "crowdsourcing is" will probably generate varying outcomes. After all, crowdsourcing is something quite innovative. So new actually that it's still an interest of popular controversy in many industries, not least of all the graphic design online community. A good deal of this controversy revolves around the opposition to "spec-work" i.e. the roll-out of artwork with merely a promise of pay back. An additional critical issue is copyright infringement.

I've found the copyright concern particularly intriguing. Individuals who debate in opposition to crowdsourcing with regard to logo design frequently instill the notion that competition designs are somehow more likely to abuse somebody else's copyright - probably because of the a multitude of entries. I find this idea faulty, but can comprehend where it might acquire its base.

The logic most likely goes something such as this:

"Let's see we've received roughly twenty designers doing the job as fast as they possibly can to lessen their precious time investment - because they ought to enter into numerous contests to earn money - therefore, without doubt at the very least one of these individuals will probably resort to grabbing another logo design and merely transforming it a bit, subsequently entering it as being their own concept"

This may indeed hold true now and again, but the majority of crowdsourcing internet sites contain copyright reporting tools, which transforms the experience completely. Considering that a logo contest is simply that, a contest, understanding that designers are often searching for a competitive advantage, the simple fact of the situation is that there is much more possibility of getting Detected on a crowdsourcing site, with all the other designers observing you, than there is whenever you deal one-on-one with a personalized logo designer.

After all, who's more likely to figure out a stolen logo? The client or the designer who spends all day long exploring and developing logos? I believe the answer is rather clear!

The moral of the story is the fact, as a client, you could actually have LESS probabilities of being provided a 'stolen' design by employing a crowdsourced option. By doing this, you've got a workforce of designers examining the validity and originality of every single logo in the contest that isn't theirs!

However, just make sure that no matter which crowdsourcing solution you select it ought to offer an effective process for confirming possible copyright infringements.

At the end of the day, Crowdsourcing your logo design generally is an inexpensive solution company cannot afford a traditional one on one service. Having said that, please think about both options carefully before making a final determination.

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Copyright issue need to be monitored on the internet - Business - ECommerce

Nowadays, online business is becoming more and more popular. But some problems also emerged.

We can see many products sold in different online stores. Some products are the same brand, but as for online e-business, we can not check the quality or the prices, which is matching the quality.

Some products are sold at specialty stores on the internet just like real shops or stores.

They have the copyright and exclusive business authorization. Taking watches as an example, some watches can not sold by anybody, especially those luxurious items.

We all know Hong Kong is a haven for selling brand luxurious watches, which may be imported from Switzerland. Any watches newly-hit the market can be found on Hong Kong watch stores.

Now we can see more and more watch stores opened online and they need more patent and copyright protection.

Government is trying to bolster internet copyright laws.

The Copyright Ordinances would be amended to protect intellectual properties being infringed on the internet.

However, Peter Cheung Kam-fai, director of intellectual property in Hong Kong, said whether derivative work would be considered a copyright infringement would be dealt with on case by case basis.

The authority would consider how widespread the derivative work was and how much damage it caused to the copyright holder. Online business is becoming more and more popular now and we can see many banks have rolled out different cards which are tailor made for online transactions.

Meanwhile, more and more illicit products, smuggled products and copycat products are sold hot on the internet.

In the past, smuggled products and illicit products are sold confidentially since the seller would deliver the goods to the buyers' house or designated places or spot. Both sides are not safe since they face risks of be captured by customs staff.

Nowadays, more and more smokers told others that they can buy illicit or smuggled cigarettes on the internet, which is cheap and safe. The prices are lower than that sold on the stalls.

A big network has cover the whole world since more and more illicit products and smuggled products are sold and bought on the internet, which may evade a large amount of tax.

We can see that some banned products are sold on the internet, such as assault weapons and iron lotus dadao as well as fireworks and fireworks transmitters, and pirated optical discs.

In fact buying such products breaches relevant laws, as some buyers may have not recognized this point.

IBUonline is a B2B portal, which has strictly verify the products posted on the websites and check the posters identity, too.

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Music Industry Runs Into Copyright Enforcement Problems In France - Law

As you know by now, the music industry aggressively pursues file sharing networks claiming that the exchange of music on them is a copyright infringement. Well, the industry now has a problem in France.

Music Industry Runs Into Copyright Enforcement Problems In France

Unless you have been living under a rock, you are probably aware of the copyright wars on the net. Nobody has more aggressively pursued copyright infringement claims than the music industry, specifically record labels and their group associations. In the United States, the industry has had great success hunting down and suing defendants whether they be file sharing networks or those dangerous criminals known as kids.

The key to the music industry efforts has always been court rulings. With significant decisions across the country, and eventually one by the Supreme Court, the music industry was given carte blanche to do its thing. Down went Napster and other networks. While the copyright fight in the US has gone well, the industry is having problems in other locations.

In Europe, privacy rights carry far more weight than in the United States. In practical terms, there is little privacy left in the United States thanks to law enforcement and politicians using the terrorist scare to pass legislation that allows them to look into just about anything. Private companies such as those in the music industry have piggy backed this legislation to carry out there claims. Well, Europe represents a problem in this regard.

While privacy rights are dead in the United States for all intensive purposes, it is not in Europe. The books are full of laws protecting an individuals privacy rights, to wit, to keep prying eyes away from looking in on what they are doing. This includes what an individual looks at on the web, what sites they visit and what they do there. This represents a problem for the music industry.

To catch people that file share, the music industry must look into their actions on the web. This puts the effort to protect copyright in conflict with individual privacy rights. So, who wins? In a recent decision in France, the individual privacy rights.

In a case involving a man in Paris, a French court ruled his privacy rights outweighed the copyright of a recording industry monitoring group. In an interesting twist, the case against the man was dismissed and the decision paved the way for individuals to go after the recording industry for violating privacy rights. The French government has also shown interest in criminally prosecuting the recording industry participants that admitted to monitoring 300,000 to 400,000 people without their consent. The potential penalties? 300,000 Euros and 5 years in jail PER OFFENSE!

Obviously, the record industry has sited the above decision as being an anomaly and plan to appeal it. Those interested in the copyright war on the net, should keep an eye out for further developments. The case could lead to a fundamental change in the file sharing situation.

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A New Music Copyright Lawsuit Against YouTube - Law

In the middle of November, Universal Music filed an extensive copyright lawsuit against YouTube, not long after Google moved to purchase it. So, what does this portend?

A New Music Copyright Lawsuit Against YouTube

As you undoubtedly know, YouTube is a site that allows people to post videos of all sorts. Sometimes the videos are their own and sometimes they are copied from other locations. This second category has raised a number of issues in the cyber law field with most of the questions surrounding copyright. Specifically, many wonder how this situation is anything different than what happened with Napster and similar sites. With Universal's lawsuit, we are about to find out.

Copyright is often a misunderstood area of the law, particularly when it is applied to the internet. Copyright is simple the right of a party to control the distribution of the work in question. The party is usually the creator of the work, but they can sell it off to another party if they wish. Regardless, the party has the right to license out their work to other parties for distribution in exchange for compensation. When someone uses the piece without the consent of the party, they are infringing upon the copyright.

Unlike Napster, many media companies have entered negotiations with YouTube to try to resolve copyright issues up front. Although every deal is different, copyright infringement issues are usually resolved by paying royalties to the offended party. In this case, Universal and YouTube actually entered such negotiations. With the filing of the lawsuit, it obviously didn't work out. The reported problem was the fact an unreleased Jay-Z music video appeared on YouTube. Obviously, Universal felt its thunder had been stolen.

One must wonder what Google thinks of all of this. Although a brilliant search engine company, Google has a history of falling on its face when it comes to legal issues ranging from privacy protection to swiping executives from other companies, particularly Microsoft. With YouTube, many wondered if Google was purchasing one giant lawsuit. Apparently, this may have occurred to the powers that be at Google as rumors abound that hundreds of millions of dollars of the purchase price were set aside to cover lawsuits. Time to break out the check book!

Regardless, the dispute between Universal and YouTube/Google looks to be significant in the development of copyright law on the net. This is definitely something worth keeping an eye on.

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Patent Infringement Is Serious and Common! - Law - Patents

For the inventor or small business that owns a patent, and that patent is being infringed, there are limited options. First of all, there are no patent cops. The US Patent Office issues patents, they do not enforce them. It is the job of the patent owner to enforce his (or her or its) patent!

And unlike copyright infringement, which is a crime, patent infringement is a civil matter. The patent owner facing infringement of his patent by another business has just two choices:

1. Injunctive Relief: The patent owner can go to federal court and seek whats called injunctive relief. The patent owner can ask the court to issue an order preventing the infringer from offering for sale the product that uses the infringed patent. If the product is produced outside of the US, the court can issue an order preventing the import and sale of the product in the US. However, a legal precedent has been established that only patent owners that practice their patent (that is, they use the patent to produce a product or service) can receive such injunctive relief. If the patent owner is whats called an NPE (non-practicing entity), a person or business that owns a patent but does use that patent to produce a product or service, the only alternative is to sue for damages.

2. Sue for Damages: The second option is for the patent owner to sue the infringer for both past and future use of the patent. If the court finds that the patent was infringed, it will award the patent owner a settlement that compensates him (or her or it) for the past use of the patent as well as royalties on future sales of the product. Just as most lawsuits are settled out of court, it is likely that a patent infringement lawsuit will result in an out-of-court settlement, and the infringer will agree to license your patent and pay you a royalty. Forcing a patent infringer into a licensing agreement is known as stick licensing and the term comes from the carrot and stick analogy.

Vengeance or Compensation? These are the options available to the patent owner who is a victim of patent infringement. If you own a patent, and you are NOT practicing the patent, suing the patent infringer for damages is your only option and, quite frankly, the smart option. What benefit is there in getting the infringer to stop using your patent? Why not, instead, seek compensation for the use of your paten t? Even if you are practicing the patent, the question you have to ask is: Will it profit you to force the infringer to cease producing the product that uses your patent, or might it profit you greater to earn a royalty on the products the infringer makes using your patent?

Glen Anderson is a business consultant who writes about intellectual property, patent infringement, product licensing and other business and innovation-related topics. For more information visit /patent-infringement or /patent-infringement-litigation-lawsuit.

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Need of copyrighting for bloggers - Law - Copyright Law

Bloggers generally want their message to spread across the internet. If you are a blogger and write good content, you must have copied your work and other people across the internet must be copying it too. As long as the copied work is used for the popularity of your work and the content advertises your true message, it is in your interest. But if the blog is used with some other name and your purpose is violated, this will be an infringement of your copyright.

Most bloggers do not consider copyrighting their blogs as they want to invite people to copy their work and make the message known far and wide. But copyright does not only stop such reproduction, it also asserts the creators authority over his work. You may not object to your project being copied but if the essence of a good message is violated, you will have problems. Say if you use your message for a social cause, and the reproducer used it to his own benefit, the true spirit of your message is destroyed. If you have copyrighted your work, you will have the authority to challenge this act.

Once you register your work with the United States Copyright Office, you can put a copyright symbol on each of your blogs to discourage plagiarism. This act will certainly discourage 50% to 75% people involved in violating an author's moral rights but the other hardcore thieves cannot be stopped. There are some people belonging to the new generation who do not believe in copyright facts and they think any information available is everyone's right. Such people never give credit to the author and believe it is their right to use the content in any form that they wish. For such cases, the assertion of a legal authority is a necessity. This is where a registered copyright comes to the rescue.

Copying content off a blog and spreading out the message in its true essence with credits to the author is perfect but when the author's name is eliminated, that is not right. Even if the blog is not registered, the author of any tangible work has moral rights and the copyrights exist whether registered or not. Certain people who wish to help you spread your message, copy your blog and leave a link on your website. You can contact them later and show our gratitude. The others who want to violate your purpose will never use your name with your message nor will they respond to your emails that you send them.

Though no rules now with the increasing technology can stop copyright infringement, but it is still better to stay on the safe side by registering your copyright and acquiring trademarks for your logos and business names. Even if you are a blogger, at some point you may feel you need to apply your authority to snub the others.

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Content Theft - 4 Simple Steps for Protecting Your Copyright - Marketing - Article Marketing

Since we're not living in a perfect world, unfair and unpleasant things happen every day. If you're an ezine articles author, content theft is one of these unpleasant happenings. How to fight against it and how to protect your copyright?

Once you posted your article in a public place, like an website for example, someone may visit that website at any time, copy your article and post it somewhere else without respecting your copyright and reprint policy. In plain words, your article may be copied & posted under another author's name and using another resource box than yours.

Since the Internet is a huge place, can you detect when such theft happens? Did you protect yourself and do you know what actions to take in case such theft happens?

Here is a short guide to help you protect your work.

Step 1 - Post Your Article on Your Website and Register Your Copyright

Once you finished your article, post it on your website and register your copyright with a third party so that it is easier to prove later that you're the copyright owner.

A simple method of registering your copyright is to get a free account with My Free Copyright. Once you setup the account, you'll be able to record the title & text of your article, the page where the article was originally posted and the time of registering. You can also get a "Registered & Protected" badge to display on your article's page. That badge will be linked to the page from "My Free Copyright" where the details you registered are publicly visible.

Step 2 - Submit Your Article to Top Article Directories

Once you registered your copyright, submit your article to top article directories.

These submissions have three goals:

i. your work is known by the public;ii. your website gets traffic when a reader of your article clicks on the links from your resource box;iii. prevent a content thief to copy your article and post it himself on these article directories.

Step 3 - Setup Google Alerts

Now it's time for you to prepare for detecting a potential theft. Go to "Google Alerts" and setup 2 or 3 alerts: one for the title and the rest for key phrases from your article. In order to get relevant results, when you setup the alerts use inverted commas like this: "Here Comes the Title of Your Article".

From now on Google will take care and will alert you by email when it discovers a place on the web where the title of your article or your key phrases are posted. All you have to do is to check whether your copyright is respected or not.

Step 4 - Prepare a template for a Copyright Infringement Notice

Now prepare yourself for the case when a content theft happens. Search on Google for "Copyright Infringement Notice sample", look at some models and then write your own template, ready to be filled in if the case may be. Such notice will have to be sent to the owner of the website where your article is posted without respecting your copyright.

That's it!

To Your Success!Adrian Jock

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