Comprehending Copyright, Part II: Protecting Your Work

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Defend your work from copyright infringement with our easy-to-follow advice

By E.B. Boyd - September 18, 2007

Part I of this feature covered copyright concerns when it comes to using others' work. Today, we've got copyrights tips to help you protect work of your own. We know we covered this part yesterday, but it's worth repeating: Know what is copyrightable. Simply put: A copyright grants commercial rights to the owner of an "original work of authorship" that ...

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