Tag Archive: USCO

3 Count: Fairly Used

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The latest news on possible revisions to the UK’s copyright law, New Zealand’s three strikes gets watered down and an attack on the U.S. Copyright Office.

5 Ways Copyright is Screwing Smaller Creators

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For a small content creator, the world is a very scary place and, unfortunately, in many ways copyright is not here to help.

U.S. Register of Copyrights Marybeth Peters To Retire

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After a 16-year tenure as the Register of Copyrights at the U.S. Copyright Office, Marybeth Peters is stepping down.

Copyright Office Adds New Toll-Free Number

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The USCO has added a new toll-free number to make getting information and support even easier.

5 Must-Know Copyright Facts for Freelance Writers

If you are a freelance writer, your copyright is your livelihood. Here are five facts you should know about copyright, but likely don’t.

3 Count: Nintendon’t

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Legal experts: LimeWire Likely Doomed First off today, feedback and commentary from yesterday’s ruling in the LimeWire case is flowing in and a consensus is emerging, LimeWire is doomed. The big question at this time is whether the record labels, which…

3 Count: First Battle

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Ofcom Starts Anti-Piracy Code Consultation First off today, Ofcom, the government department that handles communication regulation in the UK, has already started the process of making its proposals as required under the Digital Economy Bill, which was passed last week. Ofcom…

Safe Creative Launches New Features

Safe Creative has launched a pair of new features, including the ability to add multiple authors to a registration and bulk upload new works.

Foreign Copyright Holders and the USCO

A District Court has ruled foreign copyright holders must register with the U.S. Copyright Office for full rights in the country.

25 Things To Do While Waiting for the Copyright Office

The Copyright Office recently raised its estimate time for getting a certificate to nine months, here’s 25 things you can do to kill that time.