When it comes to copyright, whether or not to register their site is one of the most difficult questions a webmaster has to answer. However, with the system tilted against the Web, the answer for most of us is painfully clear.

A new company known as the US Copyright Registry is drawing fire for making confusing claims and sending out strongly-worded emails to domain owners. What does the service do and should you worry about the emails?

Earlier this week I re-visted the United States Copyright Office’s Electronic Copyright Office system to complete my first registration. The results pretty much speak for themselves.

Sometimes it is wise to take a moment and go back over some of the basics, both to serve as a refresher for those who have read the site for a long time and as an aid to new readers.

If you’ve ever wondered why big copyright holders collect millions and damages while you struggle to deal with even the most basic of content theft, this is why.

There were only a couple of takers on the last game but the results were interesting. Both participants did very well. PT regular and all-around good guy Jeremy Steele met the requirements to win the game, getting both seven correct answers and the bonus. However, kudos also has to go to the lovely and talentedAmita [...]

Previously on this site, I’ve talked about how the DMCA agent list suffers from decay and is slipping into antiquity. Already, I only reference the U.S. Copyright Office’s list when the information isn’t readily available on the host’s Web site due both to hosts who haven’t registered with the USCO and hosts who haven’t maintained [...]

The same copyright system that allows the RIAA to go on a rampage of lawsuits and empowers movie studios to cripple fair use of their work is tying the hands of small copyright holders on the Web.
Worst hit of all are the bloggers, who often endure the worst kinds of infringement only to discover [...]

Though registering a work with the United States Copyright Office (USCO) is not necessary to obtain copyright protection, it is necessary in order to sue for the infringement in Federal court.
That, in turn, opens up the possibility for statutory damages as well as the return of any legal fees. Without these damages and fees, suing [...]

The DMCA provides Web hosts a great deal of protection when it comes to copyright infringement taking place on their servers. If hosts met the requirements and take a few simple steps, they can not be held liable for any infringement perpetrated by their users.
This is great news to hosts who, before 1998, were operating [...]