Best Copyright Tips for

Creators in 2015

Idea Design Studio reviews the importance in studying up on copyright law and offers tips to get started.

“Poor man’s copyright” or “Poor man’s patent”

This erroneous idea has been around a long time. It consists of inventors or

writers sending their works to themselves via the U.S. Postal Service. Unfortunately, no such

protection exists and it is best to obtain actual copyright or patent

protection via traditional routes.

What copyright protection covers? 

Typically, it pertains to written works but not to

ideas, systems, concepts, or specific ways of doing

something. And even though publishing a written work or architectural plan,

for example, is not required in order to achieve

copyright protection, Idea Design Studio highly

recommends it.

Intellectual Property

Authors should remember that copyright protection applies to

many types of intellectual property, and, in fact, the term

“intellectual property” is in more common use today than ever before. For example, musical compositions, plays, poems, motion pictures, computer

software, recordings, paintings, photos, drawings, radio

broadcasts and even industrial designs are just some of the many types of intellectual property that fall under the

jurisdiction of the copyright laws in the United States.

Idea Design Studio 

We help creators of all types protect their ideas and inventions, and bring them to market. Inventors who are stuck in the design stage, struggling with patent applications, or who need help with

marketing of their product should contact us now!