Re: Graphic Design Copyright

Subject: Re: Re: Graphic Design Copyright

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: : Who owns the copyright to my ideas and designs if I have not assigned them to another party? : : Can they use them without my permission? : : Where does the law stand on this in the USA? : : Thank you. : Dear Mike, : Basically you own what you have not assigned. The context of the question is not clear. The law in the US is very similar to that in the UK. : The ideas in copyright works are not protected, only the mode of expression. Patents may protect conceptual aspects. : The law sets the timing for enforcement depending on what you have, what you have done and what others have done and how they have done it. : The question is too abstract. : M. Arthur Auslander : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : ELAINE's Workshop (sm) : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive

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