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Online use registration via OUR™
Virtual Intellectual Property Organization: Our clients’ problems shape our solutions
Clients
Visual artists; one of the issues facing artists is advertising their work in digital environments because of the ease with which their images, even thumbnails of those images, can be copied and reproduced without permission.
Graphic designers; one client that came to us had developed a terrific graphic representation of chrome and became concerned when items using her chrome were copied and resold.
Fashion designers; a major issue for virtual designers is that by making slight changes to original works copyists can often avoid a clear case of copyright infringement.
Game developers; issues involve interplay of international laws in many areas including the unauthorized availability of their works for downloading on peer to peer websites.
Musicians and DJ’s; clearing samples and knowing the boundaries of infringing use.
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Solutions
Before any enforcement actions take place, we consult with artists and discuss their work, their goals, and their customers and offer options regarding how to proceed.
These subjects are extremely important to discuss because there are many ways to protect a work. That decision should not be made as a consequence of the work being infringed but should be strategic and fit together with the vision of the work and how it will be used and commercialized.
Copyright protection generally occurs at the time a work is created however there are certain works that are atypical or which may better protected using another form of intellectual property.
Patent protection (in the US) is used to cover both designs and useful articles. Fashion designers have obtained patents to protect the appearance of fabric, dresses or garments, and bags, eyeglass frames and shoes. For example, Gucci was granted a design patent for its signature GG fabric design and Burberry a utility patent for its trench coat construction.
Trademark protection is widely used in the fashion industry to protect certain components of articles of clothing and accessories. For example the Louis Vuitton insignia and Chanel interlocking CC buttons.
Understanding the underlying international treaties and agreements governing the protection of intellectual property rights and electronic commerce becomes a necessity when judging where an infringement has occurred and where is the correct and, in cases where more than one location exists, most advantageous jurisdiction to bring suit.
Featured Service
Copyright image registration
The most practical and efficient manner to register images is in a group. The Form VA can be used to register a group of two or more images published in the same year
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