by Julie | Sep 27, 2021 | Intellectual Property, Music and Creative Arts, Self-Employed Contractors
How to protect an artist or creator’s rights in contracts. Consider a self-employed artist in the UK who is offered a fixed-term employment contract. This contract that states that anything designed and produced under the contract becomes the property of the...
by Julie | Mar 28, 2021 | Intellectual Property, Music and Creative Arts
What is considered copyright in music? Copyright is music is when you use, display, or distribute or sell someone else’s work. This work is protected by copyright for public consumption without permission or an official licence to do so. Once your work is registered...
by Julie | Mar 21, 2021 | Intellectual Property, Music and Creative Arts
What makes a trademark distinctive? A trademark can be considered to be distinctive for registration if it complies with the following guidelines; the guidelines help with what you can and can’t register as a trademark. A trademark should have unusual qualities or...
by Julie | Mar 13, 2021 | Business Law, Music and Creative Arts
Why would a musician’s agreement be unfair? As a musician, it is easy to concentrate on releasing and publishing work, leaving legal contracts as a side issue. A musician should understand the terms in a contract, look for loopholes and recognise a fair or...
by admin | Nov 24, 2020 | Intellectual Property, Music and Creative Arts
Lovely to share and express your creative work but…. How do you protect yourself as an artist? As an artist, you need contractual agreements that bind all those who work with you. You and your work need to be protected from misuse and copyright. UK copyright...
by admin | Nov 24, 2020 | Business Law, Intellectual Property, Music and Creative Arts
What kinds of intellectual property infringement exist? Intellectual property (IP) includes music and creative arts, films and film design, software development and customer databases built up by businesses. Unfortunately, there exists property infringements such as...
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