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Apr 23, 2019 • 8 tweets • 1 min read
Some common mistakes made by website owners seeking a safe harbor from copyright infringement claims under the DMCA. Thread:
1. Not registering a DMCA agent with the Copyright Office
Mar 5, 2019 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Before you sue for copyright infringement in the U.S. the copyright must be registered. Yesterday's Supreme Court decision resolved a disagreement over what that means.
The Court held a copyright holder the registration must have been registered (or refused) by the Copyright Office before beginning a lawsuit.
Dec 28, 2018 • 20 tweets • 3 min read
A few words about "copyrighting" a work. You should avoid using that verb, because it's almost always going to be unclear or just incorrect, but here's a brief explanation:
Copyright requires originality – that the work has been originated by its creator; and creativity. The bar for “creativity” is fairly low.
