The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld a ruling that a marketer had an implied copyright license to distribute marketing materials containing digital copies of photographs of the late ...

It doesn’t take any formalities to authorize someone to use your copyrighted work. Whether we call it a “license,” “permission,” “a grant of rights” or something else, this step is often taken very ...

A copyright license is an agreement that allows a person or entity who holds the copyright (the licensor) to assign (or transfer) the copyright to another (the licensee).

“The Office proposes this adjustment to make copyright owners whole for any distributions the MLC made based on an erroneous understanding and application of ...

A license is a permit of use that you, as the holder of the right regarding a work, database or other copyright material, may grant to others. Under the provisions on ...

In two very recent cases, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the Federal Circuit both have delved into the sometimes-murky world of implied copyright licenses, which can arise ...

Imagine a world where the dulcet tones of “Inagaddadavida” never graced the airwaves. Gasp you should! According to the artist currently known as, but formerly known as “The Artist Formerly Known as, ...

A copyright is an ownership interest in a creative work that gives the owner exclusive rights to use the work. A small business interested in using an image or a piece of music in its advertising, for ...

Board refers compulsory license question. By Billboard Staff Whether a publisher must license a composition for ringtones or master ringtones under a compulsory ...