Learn How to Protect Your Creations: What Every Artist Should Know About Copyright Law
Get the information you need to know to protect and profit from your artistic creations or expressions.
How do you protect a song, book manuscript, painting, brand name or other intellectual property? How do you enforce a copyright you already own? What's the "poor man's copyright" and is it enforceable in court? These and other questions are addressed by Dean Weitzman and his guest, intellectual property lawyer, Christopher J. Cabott.
Listen Now: Court Radio Legal Podcast on Copyright Law Dean Weitzman and Tiffany Bacon are joined by Christopher J. Cabott and David M. Rapoport. Original Air Date: March 8, 2009
Fast Facts From This Week's Show:
- How long does a copyright last? The lifetime of the copyright holder plus 70 years.
- What are three ways to profit from a copyrighted piece of music?
- From the sale of a CD or digital download
- From a public performance of the song on TV or the radio, including Internet and satellite radio
- From payment of a fees to use the song in a film, TV show, video game, commercial or other audio/visual production
- Who collects and pays royalties for copyrighted music? Performance rights organizations such as ASCAP, BMI and SESAC.
- Where can I learn more about copyrights? Go to www.copyright.gov.
A production of WRNB-FM radio in Philadelphia, Court Radio is brought to you each week by the law offices of Silvers, Langsam & Weitzman, P.C., known throughout the Philadelphia area as MyPhillyLawyer.
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