Plagiarism & Copyrights
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Should You Appoint a DMCA Agent for Your Site?
Freelance writers don’t just write for their clients. Most have sites of…
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5 Lessons From the Cooks Source Case for Freelancers
If you’re a freelance writers, there’s a very good chance that you’ve…
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Magazine Editor Steals Article, Admits It, Asks for Payment
I couldn’t resist it. The Gawker article or the pun in my…
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5 Simple Legal Mistakes Freelancers Commonly Make
For a freelance writer, there is a lot of legal ground to…
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A Primer on Creative Commons
Unless you haven’t been paying attention, you’ve probably at least heard of…
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Derivative Works: Creations That Look Familiar
One of the most common questions I get asked about copyright law…
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How to Register Your Website’s Copyright
In last week’s column, I talked about one of the most important…
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Should You Register Your Copyright?
Ever since the Copyright Act of 1976, which took effect in 1978,…
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Is Your Work Really a Work for Hire?
Many freelance writers don’t fully understand copyright law and mistakenly believe that…