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Legal Advice on Copyright
Laws
Copyright
laws are very important to understand whether you are a writer, a
professional or a student. Anyone found violating copyright laws or
infringing on another’s work is subject to penalty. When a person
writes a piece, the ownership belongs to the writer regardless of whether
the work is a novel, article, or a technical description. Anyone copying
or utilizing the work without the permission of the owner is subject
under law for prosecution. Thus, copyright laws don’t mean that you
must get a stamped copy of the work for it to be protected under law.
In other words, once
you write an article, the work is yours and no one can use this piece
without your consent. The article is signed and sealed. Many authors of
books will send their work to the Library of Congress, which takes about
eight months to receive copyrights and the charge is around $30.00;
however, even if you do not have the chance to do this, the piece of work
still belongs to you legally–and cannot be used without your
permission.
Still, regardless of
whether or not that piece of writing is sent to the Library of Congress,
it is still rightfully owned by the author and no one has the legal right
to use this work without the author’s permission; otherwise, it is
an infringement on the author’s rights. Thus the best advice is do
not copy anyone’s work, since you are subject to penalty for doing
so. If you are writing an article or book, you can ask permission from an
author if you wish to add a statement, remark, comment or other part from
the author’s piece into your own work. If you are a student, learn
APA and MLA rules extensively to avoid dismissal from school and legal
recourse. For more advice on Copyright Laws try accessing the Library of
Congress online.
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