2024 Legislative Session: April 16-18
Legislative Summary As we enter the final third of the session, the focus this week has been on advancing bills from their house of origin. With only 7 days remaining and each…
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Legislative Summary As we enter the final third of the session, the focus this week has been on advancing bills from their house of origin. With only 7 days remaining and each…
Read moreThe subject matter protected by copyright generally, extends to literary works, music, dramatic works, pictorial and graphic works, sculptures, songs, and even architecture, just to name a few. The protection lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years for works created after January 1, 1978. What copyright protection does not protect are ideas, methods of operation, principles, and concepts, such as a scientific method or a recipe. There is also no copyright protection for names, titles, and slogans because they contain an insufficient amount of authorship. There lies one of the differences between copyright and trademark: Trademark protects words, phrases, and designs that identify goods and services.
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