What are the copyright laws for desktop publishing?
Question by choco12kitty: What are the copyright laws for desktop publishing?
I am doing a desktop publishing project and learning about copyright laws is a requirement.
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Answer by Barry C
same as any other kind of publishing.
wikipedia articles on copyright and fair use are good places to start. see copyright.gov, chillingeffects.org and creativecommons.org for more important basic information.
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Technically as soon as you produce an item, it is copyrighted to you.
WHEN DOES A COPYRIGHT ATTACH?
Since the law was changed in 1978, copyright protection exists from the time a work is fixed in a tangible form. Tangible form means a form that is directly perceptible or perceptible with the aid of a machine or devise. For instance, if you sing a song in the shower the song does not garner copyright protection at this time, because it is not being fixed in a tangible media, but if you sing it into a tape recorder it is fixed in a tangible media and so copyright protection would attach. (1)
The source I cite is pretty thorough for you.
Google “copyright laws desktop publishing” and you will have a slew of of good sources!
Good luck on your project.