Copyright 101: Who owns what and the huge benefits of registering early (Legal Road Map® Podcast S1E7)

Want to stop copycats in their tracks? Learn how copyright law automatically protects your creative content like your blog, photos, videos, and e-courses, and the huge benefit you can get by registering your copyrights ASAP.

(Be sure to listen to Episode 5 first for an overview of the different kinds of IP; Episode 7 builds on Episode 5).

Episode highlights:

  • Who owns what?
  • How to be sure your business owns copyrights when your employees or contractors do the creating
  • Tricky ownership issues with co-creators
  • What rights does a copyright owner get?
  • Crazy good benefits of copyright registration
  • How does the federal copyright registration process work? Do you need to hire an attorney?
  • How long does a copyright registration last?
  • Should you use the © symbol?

KEY TAKEAWAY: Copyright registration is easy and inexpensive -- this is a MUST for any business that’s making money from content like a blog, videos, e-course, or other digital products.

This podcast is information not legal advice specific to your situation.

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