What’s the point of copyrighting photos? These days, it seems like photos get shared all across the corners of the internet, and usually without the proper credit attached. (Sidenote: That’s why all of our blog posts have photo credit links.) If you’ve ever gone to the trouble to style, frame, shoot, and edit photos that […]
Trademarking and Copyrighting: The Big Differences You Need To Know
The questions I get asked all the time are, more often than not, about trademarking and copyrighting. “What should I register with the US Copyright Office?” “What should I register with the US Patent and Trademark Office?” “How do I get a patent, anyway?” All great questions. But first, let’s break them up into pieces […]
Should I Register My Copyright?
Should I register my copyright? Well, when you create a work, you automatically own the copyright–it’s unique to you. But when you go and register it with the United States Copyright Office, then you have certain protections. Some of those protections mean that you can get statutory damages in court, instead of actual damages. This […]
How to Copyright Your Blog In 6 Easy Steps
If you have a blog, and it’s actively making you money (or your goal is for your blog to eventually make you money), it’s common sense: you should know how to copyright your blog. Or, rather, how to register the copyright for your blog. But why? After all, the moment you publish something online, it […]