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Copyrights Made Simple

Boiling down copyright rules to something you can understand and use

 

OnText and its associates have done an expansive amount of research on the general topic of copyrights and intellectual properties. We particularly focus on content writing, independent publishing, and illustrative creations. Through this page, you can jump from article to article and not get lost.

 

First off, covering our asses

Information on our pages is never and is never intended to be legal advice. Everything we publish at OnText.com is for general informational purposes only.  What we publish may not necessarily be the up-to-the-minute, most current stuff.  

 

Copyrights made simple(r)

Creative workers don’t necessarily have to pay to protect writings, illustrations, or other intellectual properties (IP). It’s in your own best interest to have a basic understanding, especially in today’s blizzards of bogus, rather bogus, and really bogus advice, of the basics of copyright. How does it apply or not apply to your IP?

 

Should You Pay to Register Copyrights for Your Work? This is a basic explanation of how you can work with copyrights.

Senate AI Hearings: Licensing, Regulations, and Skepticism What is the US doing to make sure everyone gets a fair shake?

Is AI Generated Content Legal? …and other bits of modern urban copyright legend

WARNING! You May Not Be Able to Copyright Everything You Create You have to understand the thinking of the US Copyright Office and others.

Copyrights for AI-Generated Writing and Images: Battle Is Still On

Shortlist of Copyright Decision Stakeholders Who’s making these choices, anyway?

Digital Millenium Copyright Act Renewal and what it means to creatives

AI-generated Content vs. Human Creativity or, garbage in, garbage out?

The OnText Complete Guide to Copyrights for Creatives an ebook you can’t afford to be without. Here’s how you can get it free.


We’ll continue to keep on top of the changes to US copyright rules and make sure you get information as it happens.