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Welcome to the DirectLegal Learning Center! Please use the materials provided to access all of the information you need about copyrights and trademarks. These informative guides should answer all your questions. If not, you can contact us with any questions or inquires.


Introduction What Copyright Protects Exclusive Rights Multiple Works - One Application Benefits of Copyright Registration If You Don't Register Copyright, Trademark, or Patent Who Can Register Work Made for Hire Joint Works Non U.S. Applicants Pseudonyms Copyright Notice Copyright Deposit or Date Stamp Governing Law International Protection Publication Derivative Works Changed Work Copyright Infringement Non-Infringing Use Public Domain Moral Rights Logos Names & Phrases Recipes Cartoons & Comic Strips Photographs Play, Treatments & Scripts Visual Arts		Introduction What Trademarks Protect Definitions Governing Law Benefits of Trademark Registration If You Don't Register Acquiring Trademark Rights Use in Commerce Intent to Use Distinctiveness Selecting a Mark Logos or Words Trademark Search Trademark Symbols Using Trademarks Grammatically Electronic Filing The Drawing Specimens Of Use Post-Registration Registration Refusal Trademark Infringement Non-Infringing Use


Introduction Exclusive Rights Musical Compositions & Sound Recordings Music & Recordings - One Application Many Songs - One Application Separate Registrations Who Can Register Joint Works Registration by a Band The Band's Demo The Band's Name Pseudonyms & Stage Names Sampling Cover Songs Music Copyright Notice The © Copyright Notice The _ Symbol The ® Trademark Notice Compilations of Musical Works Derivative Sound Recordings Performance Rights Mechanical Rights Compulsory Licenses Synchronization Licenses Your Music Online Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act (DPRA) Benefits of Copyright Registration Copyright Deposit or Date Stamp Copyright Infringement Non-Infringing Use		Introduction What Trademarks Protect Why Trademark Your Band's Name Benefits of Trademark Registration If You Don't Register Acquiring Trademark Rights Use in Commerce Intent to Use Selecting a Mark Band Name Trademark Search Registration Refusal Trademark Infringement Non-Infringing Use


Introduction Online Copyrights Websites and Online Content Website Updates Who Owns Your Website? Exclusive Rights Benefits of Copyright Registration Domain Names Source Code Software Computer Programs Automated Databases Who Can Register Work Made for Hire Copyright Notice Copyright Infringement Copying a Website Deep Linking Framing Digital Millennium Copyright Act Non-Infringing Use Copyright Deposit or Date Stamp		Introduction Domain Names as Trademarks When is a Domain Name a Trademark? Forget the ".com" Distinctiveness Identify Your Products and Services What Trademarks Protect Benefits of Trademark Registration If You Don't Register Acquiring Trademark Rights Use in Commerce Intent to Use Trademark Search Why Trademark Search Electronic Filing Registration Refusal Post-Registration Trademark Infringement Cybersquatting Non-Infringing Use

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