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Protection for Font Designers

By Michelle Zhang

October 23, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Protection for Font Designers

Typeface designers and font creators who wish to protect their work from plagiarism will find that the intellectual property laws for typographic design differ slightly from laws geared toward writers. Copyrights, patents, and trademarks are some of the ways in which type designers protect their work from plagiarism.

Filed Under: Design Tagged With: Bringhurst, copyright, Design, design patent, Elements of Typographic Style, font protection, intellectual property, law, laws, trademark, typeface protection, utility patents

DRM: To Prevent Piracy or Secure Loyalty?

By Meagan Nolan

May 2, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

DRM: To Prevent Piracy or Secure Loyalty?

What started as a clause in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 to protect the infringement of copyrighted works, such as movies, books and music, has blossomed into a full-fledged debate on who owns, who can modify, and who can repair the products consumers purchase. These products can range from cell phones and cars to children’s toys and ebooks, making it almost a certainty that everyone has at least one DRM-protected product in their home. The companies who place the DRM on these products can control who uses, modifies, and distributes the copyrighted works and products.

Filed Under: Digital Tagged With: 2018, amazon, code, company, consumer, copyright, customer, digital, Digital Content, digital rights management, DRM, ebook, ebook reader, innovation, Kindle, law, lawmakers, loyalty, modifications, monopoly, Ooligan, piracy

The Public Domain: What It Means For You

By Tenaya Mulvihill

March 19, 2014 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Public Domain: What It Means For You

If you’re a writer, designer, filmmaker, student, or working in any number of other creative fields, public domain may be relevant to your work. When the copyright of a work expires, whether it be a book, a piece of art, a film, or even a character, the work passes into what is known as the […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: copyright, Creative Commons, Frankenstein, Public Domain

Another Look at Google Books

By Camille Watts

February 5, 2014 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Another Look at Google Books

Last November was a landmark month for the publishing industry and creators everywhere. Back in 2004 Google announced it would partner with several universities to scan their entire collection of books. It began with six universities, but grew quickly to include sixteen more, and soon after their announcement publishers and writers protested Google’s plan. Most […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: Authors Guild, copyright, digital media, eBooks, Google Books, lawsuits

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