EU Copyright

A new type of malware is infecting computers who use file sharing sites and applications that publishes the user’s net history on a public website before demanding a fee for its removal. This trojan demands a ransom for a supposed copyright violation. This ransom is to be used to avert legal action and/or criminal penalties. [...]

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Chances are, at some point you will find that some intellectual property thieves have stolen your writing. In this world of cut & paste, people are used to simply taking what they want from the internet and posting it on their own site without giving a thought to the fact that this is stolen material.
As [...]

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What is a “Poor Man’s Copyright, and is it advisable?

A widely circulated strategy in the USA to avoid the cost of copyright registration is referred to as the “poor man’s copyright”. In the US, they still use an outdated “Copyright Office” to shuffle papers – something the rest of the world has done away [...]

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US Copyright Law Is Out of Date – and in Violation of the Berne Convention
The United States is a signatory to “The Berne Convention”, which requires its signatories to recognise the copyright of works of authors from other signatory countries (known as members of the Berne Union) in the same way it recognizes the copyright [...]

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EU Copyright law is both complicated and simple. Complicated because the EU is made up of some 27 nations, each of which has had its own legal traditions and history – and this body of law has been composed in over a dozen languages. If you are in a hurry and simply want to protect [...]

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Below, you will find a chart of the 27 countries of the EU and their respective copyright terms.

EU Countries & Copyright Overview

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Country

Term of Copyright Protection

Austria
70 years after death

Belgium
70 years after death

Bulgaria
70 years after death

Cyprus
50 years after death(EU, WCT)

Czech Republic
70 years after death(70 years after publication for
anonymous works)

Denmark
70 years after death

Estonia [...]

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