Copyright in photography means that you own a image you created. The law says you created that image as soon as the shutter is released. The photographer who pushed the button owns the copyright. A photographer will own that copyright throughout their life and 25 years after that. Whether it’s photography on your hard drive, [...]
Compulsory License is the term generally applied to a statutory license to do an act covered by an exclusive right without the prior authorization of the right owner. Compulsory licensing allowed was for the use of protected without prior permission of the owner of the right. Copyright is the monopoly granted in exchange or as [...]
In most general sense Fair-Use is any copying of Copyrighted material done for a limited and "transformative" purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or parody of a copyrighted work. Such uses can be done without permission of copyright owner. In other words, fair use is a defense against a claim of copyright infringement. If [...]
We generally know that patent protects an invention, trademark protect the mark for the service or goods, but copyrights are far more complex because they are generally abstract or protect creative expression. Copyright protection, unlike patent process, is automatic upon creation of copyrightable work. In other words, if you have registered your copyright with the United States [...]
Since the rights granted by the U.S.Patent extend only throughout the territory of united states and no effect on foreign country, an inventor who wishes patent protection in other countries must apply for a patent in each of the other countries or in regional patent offices. Almost every country has its own patent law, and [...]
WIPO's Director General Francis Gurry received on October 4 Nigeria's instrument of accession and ratification of WIPO Cooperation Treaty, the WIPO Performance and Phonograms Treaty, the Marrakesh Treaty, and the Beijing Treaty from Mr.Audu Ayinla Kadiri, Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN and the International Organisation in Geneva and Mr. Afam Ezekude, Director General of Nigerian [...]
