The
Copyright Guide
A Friendly Guide to Protecting and Profiting from
Copyrights
by
Lee Wilson, 194 pp.
This is a complex
and widely misunderstood topic that can get you into a lot of trouble
or make you a lot of money. Though the other law books cover this
topic in a chapter or two, a thorough understanding deserves a whole
book. What it boils down to is this: If you etch a copy of someone
else's logo or artwork without permission, you are potentially liable
for damages in a lawsuit. If you have permission, you could make
a lot of money by selling the products, even if you have to pay
a royalty to the copyright owner. You can also make money by coming
up with your own copyrighted designs and selling or licensing them
to someone else.
Did you know
that copyright is not one right but a bundle of different rights?
Or that any one of these rights can be severed from the others and
sold or licensed? Or that, as of March 1, 1989, you have can have
automatic copyright in an original work without putting the copyright
notice on it? Do you know what you have to do to recover damages
from someone copying one of your designs, or what you have to do
to protect yourself from a lawsuit if one of your customers brings
you a design and neglects to tell you it is copyrighted by someone
else?
Well, then,
you need this book! The designs in our Design Book 1 are copyrighted.
Did you know you can use them for personal use (as with most design
collections) but not for resale without permission? Do you know
where to find that information in a book of designs? If you etch
products for resale, get this book today.
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