If someone is copying your own original and creative work as their own or it is being used in a way you have not consented to, you have legal options. Under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA 1988), the copyright owner has the exclusive rights to carry out a number of various acts such as copying, distributing, performing or adapting a piece of work. The …
Copyright infringement can have serious repercussions for both the copyright holder, and the infringer. After all, infringing copyright is a serious matter, and the most serious of cases can result in a maximum term incarceration of 6 months and/or a fine of up to £50,000. Then there is destruction of all infringing copies and financial …
Some authors come across another book, or a synopsis of an unpublished book, and find a lot of similarities between their published work and what they have found. They often enquire if this constitutes copyright infringement, and if there are remedies for this. We will answer that very question in this post as follows. Can …
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