As a follow-up to the down time Zibbet experienced this past weekend, I thought it was appropriate to talk about copyrights and trademarks again. I can’t stress enough how important it is that each of us respect the intellectual property rights of others. While Zibbet being taken offline on Sunday was caused by an unfortunate series of miscommunications, it none the less illustrates in real time (more…)

According to Wikipedia, copyright is defined as a “legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time. Generally, it is ‘the right to copy’, but also gives the copyright holder the right to be credited for the work, to determine who may adapt the work to other forms, who may perform the work, who may financially benefit from it, and other related rights.” (more…)

According to the US Copyright Office, copyright is defined as “a form of protection grounded in the U.S. Constitution and granted by law for original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression. Copyright covers both published and unpublished works. Copyright, a form of intellectual property law, protects original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and (more…)