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Learn how to protect your creative work

09.16.2016 by Kenneth Williams //

Creativity is lifeblood of many aspects of life and without it many companies or ideas cannot see the day. However as a rule, the creative concept or just an idea cannot be given the trademark, trade secret, copyright or patent protection.  A right to the exclusive idea is lost when you decide to disclose the idea to someone else. However, this does not happen if the idea had been disclosed when expecting the compensation, when the idea was original and when the idea has reached a concrete form.

With many ways that a person can use to publish or to share online, it may seem like something impossible when it comes to protect the work against the exploitation.  However, there are some simple measures with the details that as a creative person you may consider and this ensures that none exploits you.

When you did not sign anything, then you are the owner of the copyright. Being the owner is something important since you will decide about how the work may appear within the publication and who will publish it. An owner of a work is the person to decide if someone may use the work. When you have a basic service agreement which says nothing on the copyright, then you are the one to retain the ownership about how the work may be published or distributed.  The transfer of the copyright to another person should be done by writing and being aware of who is the owner of the copyright is not about who should use it but who has the control over how the work will move.

If you want to create something in a group or for a certain company, then you should ensure that you do have the contract.  You can get the understanding in the writing and ensure that it is clear who will own the copyright of the work. You are the owner of the copyright by default but you have to clarify the expectation of everyone first. The price you are paid should also be according to what will happen with the copyright.  If the copyright is theirs, then you have to be paid more.

If you are hired to do something, then the copyright of that something is not yours but the person who has hired you.  The company or the person who has hired is the one in charge of how the work may appear in the publication and how it may be distributed or when it will be reprinted.  You should have an agreement that give you the right of limited use of such work like including it in the portfolio on the websites without any problem.

When in collaboration, everything has to be written. Before you decide to create the work with another person like a book, music collaboration or design project, it is important to know who has the copyright ownership and how royalties may be divided.

Even if the copyright work is yours, you need to get the proof that you require by registering it to get its copyright.

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Who needs to creative protection?

09.12.2016 by Kenneth Williams //

Creativity is like a butterfly and it has to be protected after being nurtured. There are many people who have the privilege of living out of the creativity like software developers, photographers, artists, designers and inventors. These people do not only create but they also contribute towards the prosperity of economy.

However, the ability of these people to make life out of the creativity is now under the attack. The work can be plagiarized, counterfeited and copied. Now, many organizations are being developed to ensure that the design rights, patents, trademarks and the copyrights that creative people enjoy, they will not be diluted.  Such protection has to be considered like a right but not the privilege.

Now there is a need to protect the creative work together with the people who are making them.  This is for anyone regardless if he is making the movie, recording his song or writing books, the investment, effort and time that are put in the work have to be recognized.  In order to ensure that creative people can thrive, the intellectual property law should be protected while the hard work of the makers and creators has also to be protected.

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Protecting the creativity of the creative work should come from the commitment of many organizations and people. Everyone including technology companies, operators, theater owners, retailers and online service provides, they have to keep in mind that they have a role in preventing other people work to be misused or stolen. The consumers may also help. The television and motion pictures are making the ways that the audiences are able to get to the television shows and films they like most.

Creative people should also learn how to protect their ideas regardless if they want to venture or to license these ideas.  What makes your idea different is what make the business to be valuable.  It is important to be aware that your idea may be stolen so you have to protect yourself against this.

Don’t talk about your ideas: even if this may seem obvious, it is possible to talk about the idea you have if you are too excited about it.  It is good if you learn how you may resist the temptation.  When you have not worked out on how you can put in action the idea, then you have to stop talking about it.

Check what other people talk about the companies or the people whom you wish to work with. Now many companies have a web presence so you should look if there are complaints or lawsuits that have been opened against these people.  Doing some background research may be useful towards learning how to protect yourself.

Consider more the referrals than just reaching out to the companies at once. You can talk to your contacts to get referrals and they will tell you what they think about a certain person.  Getting the referrals is not that difficult but you should ask to get many contacts and not just one. Make sure that you have a legal advice before you sign any contract with any company or person about your creative work.

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