The RightsClick Blog
On our blog, we aim to cut through the many complicated issues related to copyright–especially the misinformation out there! We welcome your questions or suggested topics for new posts.
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Photographers: Prevent Copyright Issues Before They Happen. Tie Licensing to Your Final Delivery
There is a specific kind of anxiety that comes right after hitting “send” on a final gallery of images. You’ve put in the hours shooting, editing, and perfecting the…
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Copyright Office Proposes Major Fee Increases
The U.S. Copyright Office has published a proposed regulation that would dramatically raise fees for all copyright registration applications. For example, the “standard” application is set to go up…
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Even Viral Video Creators Should Register their Copyrights Sometimes
Content creators – TikTokers, YouTubers, and other viral video makers rarely care much about their copyright rights. Because revenue is driven by engagement rather than sale or licensing the…
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Photographer Teri Bloom Endorses RightsClick
Photographer Teri Bloom started her career in New York’s East Village capturing icons of the 1980s music scene. And like many photographers whose early works predate the digital age,…
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Using Photographs to Register Other Types of Visual Art
A complete registration includes three elements: the application form, the application fee and a copy of the work being registered – known as a “deposit copy.” The basic idea…
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Registration Guidance for Works Made Prior to 1978
You’ve heard and perhaps repeated to others that copyright is automatic. We here at RightsClick always remind people that while that is technically true, registration with the Copyright Office…