Posts Tagged ‘united states copyright office’

The Future of the Copyright Office

By Jonathan Bailey • May 26th, 2009 • Category: Articles, Legal Issues, News, Punditry

The new Electronic Copyright Office system was supposed to speed up copyright registrations. Instead, it has tripled the wait and put the whole system in jeopardy.



C-Registry: Orphan Work Prevention

By Jonathan Bailey • May 5th, 2009 • Category: Articles, Legal Issues, Orphan Works, Products

With an orphan works bill looking more and more likely every month, services are cropping up to help artists claim and protect their works. Does C-Registry stack up?



U.S. Copyright Registry Called a Scam

By Jonathan Bailey • Mar 11th, 2008 • Category: Articles, Legal Issues, Personal Experiences

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?