Copyright Issues on the Web & Intellectual Property
It is so easy to steal on the Web, but that doesn't make it legal. Copyright laws are enforced, and intellectual property is something to keep in mind. If you're in doubt, ask permission from the owner. Links to help you protect yourself and your works from infringement, and to keep from infringing on others.
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Are Web Designs and HTML protected by copyright?
Web designers and developers work hard to create their Web pages, and it can be very infuriating to spend days or weeks on a design only to find it being used on some other site a few months later. HTML, CSS and the designs they create are protected by copyright.
Finding the Copyright Violation
Fighting copyright theft can be frustrating - if the site owner doesn't have contact information or refuses to remove the content, it can seem like there's nothing you can do. But you often have more recourse than just one simple request. This step-by-step tutorial will take you through the process of fighting copyright theft, from simple initial requests through more complicated processes when initial requests are ignored.Is Using an RSS Feed Plagiarism?
Website owners often put a lot of content out in RSS feeds. This is useful for other designers to help promote that content and add some extra infomation to their own sites. But some unscrupulous people use RSS feeds to scrape the site in question and don't provide context or credit and often change the articles in some nefarious way.
Are You Protected by Copyright?
Are your animations protected by copyright? Do you know, or have you never thought about protecting your work? Take a look at this article to find out what rights are guaranteed to you by U.S. copyright law, how to obtain proof of those rights, and how to further protect them.Are You Protected by Copyright? - About Animation
You spend a lot of time on your designs and graphics, but are you protected if someone tries to steal them from you? The About Animation Guide covers copyright from the standpoint of creating animations, but it's still applicable to any creative works.Bloggers Beware: Debunking Nine Copyright Myths of the Online World
There are many reasons people violate copyright on Web pages and blogs. Most of the time, they think they aren't actually violating the law. But you should be aware of these myths - posted on the LLRX (a law and technology resource for legal professionals). Don't be a victim of one of these myths.
How to Show Dates in Google to Fight Copyright Infringement
One common tactic that some less scrupulous website owners will use when asked to remove copyrighted material is to demand that you prove that you wrote the content. This may seem like a difficult task, but if your website is spidered by Google, there is something you can do that makes it slightly easier - view the date that Google first indexed...
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