"Intellectual property laws came under intense scrutiny with the popularization of the Internet at the end of the 20th century."Patent, Copyright, and Trademark by Attorney Richard Stim page 7.In my opinion there are a lot of rules regulations and laws that are hard to memorize. When it comes to web design there are so many avenues that a web designer can do to consider himself in the vicinity of infringement. You have to be careful with what you post. "The unauthorized use of these materials; text,photography,music, animation, sound, artwork, and music, is an infringement unless permitted as fair use."Patent, Copyright, and Trademark by Attorney Richard Stim page 318.
" A person is photographed does not acquire copyright ownership in the photo."Patent, Copyright, and Trademark by Attorney Richard Stim page 296. In the public eye I think its crazy for you to have a "permission slip" to photograph someone on public property. "A person who is the subject of the photo may be able to prevent the reproduction under legal theories such as the right of publicity, defamation,or invasion of privacy.Patent, Copyright, and Trademark by Attorney Richard Stim page 296. It is called public for a reason. On the other hand privacy is privacy and should not be crossed no matter the reason. Trademarking images should only be allowed if it is original work. Not anything that has been modified. It is easy to change work but to come up with an original idea that no one else has takes skill and should be taken into consideration when the trademark laws come into play.
" Music publishers own song copyrights and collect revenue, handle business formalities, sue infringement players,and look for new ways to exploit songs." Patent, Copyright, and Trademark by Attorney Richard Stim page 282. Reusing songs and logos should be considered if not used for capital gain. Which they are. I think for instance, if a company needs to use a portion of a song I think that if they purchase it from say iTunes or somewhere else they should be able to use it for presentations and other things connected to their company as long as they are not trying to sell the product. "The same person or business can own both types of copyrights, but the musical works copyright is usually owned by the songwriter or music publisher." Patent, Copyright, and Trademark by Attorney Richard Stim page 282.
All in all, I found this experience eye opening to the stress that people have when trying to acquire a lawyer for Patent, Trademarks, and Copyrights. I found that one out of many people would just talk to me and answer the questions that I need which tells me, one out of many isn't just looking for money. I also realize I need all of my ducks in a row before I start a business.
