Legal
Some of my collected Legal Links for Copyright, Trademark, and Intellectual Property. Please contact me if you find any of these links are not working or are out of date.
- U.S. Copyright Office Home Page
Copyright Office Help Form - U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Editorial Photographer’s Copyright Compendium - ASMP COPYRIGHT TUTORIAL
ASMP Model & Property Releases – A primerCopyright Fair Use and How it Works for Online Images
Frequently Asked Questions (and Answers) about Derivative Works
Print these two documents and carry them with you in your camera bag.
*** Bert Krages Photography Law, & Photographers’ Rights pdf.
*** Photographing (U.S.) Federal Buildings is Legal – U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security document courtesy of the New York Times.
A Small-Business Guide to Intellectual Property – From the New York Times
Copyright Action – for Photographers & Photograph Users (UK & US)
- ABA Section of Business Law Home Page
- Broadcast Fax and Junk Email_ Illegal Under 47 U.S. Code 227
- California Board of Equalization
- California Courts_ Self-Help_ Small Claims
- California Department of Consumer Affairs Homepage – Consumer Protection, Consumer Education, &
- California Dept. of Justice – Office of the Attorney General
- California Lawyers for the Arts
- Chilling Effects Clearinghouse
- Copyright Website
- Dan Heller’s Tutorial Series_ Model Releases
- Duhaime’s Law Dictionary
- Emory University School of Law
- EDD – Employment Development – California
- ERD – Law by Subject
- FTC – Federal Trade Commission Home Page
- Find California Code
- FindLaw_ Cases and Codes
- Free Legal Advice in 100+ Law Topics
- FreeAdvice Forums (LEGAL) – powered by vBulletin
- Google Search_ misc.int-property
- Google Search_ misc.legal
- Guide to Privacy_ New York
- Intellectual Property Cases
- Intellectual Property Issues
- Intellectual Property Office – University of Cincinnati
- International Schedule of Classes of Goods and Services
- ip law
- JFKU Law School
- Lanham Act (Trademark Act) Word Index (BitLaw)
- law.com – California
- Legal Rights of Photographers (.pdf)
- Library Services_ Copyright in the Classroom and on the Internet
- LII_ Supreme Court Collection Home
- MODEL RELEASES – CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 3344-3346
- MultiReg.com __ – domain names, trademarks, copyrights and patents
- Nolo.com Law Book and Software Publisher
- Nolo.com Plain-English Law Centers
- Northern District of California
- Official California Legislative Information
- Overview of Trademark Law
- Photo District News Online
- Photographers’ Guide to Privacy
- Plagiarism Today – on Copyright, Plagiarism, and Content Theft Online.
- Preston_ Application of the California Sales Tax to Intangibles (State & Local Tax Bulletin
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. v. Gentile Productions (1_20_1998, No. 96-3759)
- State of California – State and Consumer Services Agency
- State Trademark Registration, DomainLock
- Superior Court of California, County of Contra Costa
- The Federal Judiciary
- The Soni Law Firm
- TRADE DRESS
- Trade Mark Cases
- Trademark Law (BitLaw)
- Welcome to the Legal Information Institute
- Welcome to trademark.com!
- Yahoo! Media Relations
Wall Street Journal Law Blog
Common Questions & Answers about Copyright from Attorney Andrew D. Epstein Esq.; for Photographers Other Creative Individuals.
PhotoAttorney Carolyn E. Wright, Esq.’s Blog about the legal aspects of the Photography Business.
Copyright Defense “The imaging profession’s copyright watchdog.” (Financed & supported by Professional Photographers of America; PPA)
About Model Releases:
The Substantive Law behind Model Releases
Understanding Stock Releases
Property and Model Releases
National Press Association Release Forms
Model Releases and Tips
More Great Links:
California Sales & Use Tax Regs. for photographers.Pdf
Top 10 Misconceptions about Photography and the Law
Specific Art Issues:
California Requirement for Certificate of Authenticity when Selling Multiples
What is a Limited Edition Printy – a blog entry from Epic Edits.
Do you have a good link that I should add to this list? Let me know.
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