COPYRIGHT LAW

Address: 1427 North Wilcox Avenue
E-mail: Support@Socalpatent.com


(310) 256-0925

    Copyright law is an area of Intellectual Property that is sort of a "catch-all" area for all other products of the mind that are worth protecting. Copyright law runs the gamut all the way from music, and dance choreography, all the way to source code for software.





    COPYRIGHT LAW INCLUDES:

    MUSIC
    Lyrics
    Vocals
    Notes
    LITERARY
    Scripts
    Editorial
    Articles
    PHOTOGRAPHY
    Images
    Pictures
    Portfolios
    DESIGNS
    Drawings
    Animated
    Works
    ARCHITECTURE
    Dance
    Video Games
    Broadcasts

    Copyrights are used primarily to protect the expression of ideas. As long as the expression of those ideas are fixed in a tangible medium and have at least some creative element in them, they can be protected.

    Some of these mediums include art, photography, choreography, movies, music, writings, and software. Note that the important distinction between patents and copyrights is that while patents protect the underying ideas of an invention, copyright law only protects the EXPRESSION of those ideas. An idea which is expressed in a different manner than the original will not be susceptible to a claim for copyright infringement.





    COPYRIGHT LAW IS SUBJECT TO VARIOUS FAIR USE EXCEPTIONS WHICH MAY WATER DOWN THEIR VALUE AND STRENGTH

    We also serve over-seas clients as well as clients outside of California.