6 ways to protect your intellectual property

6 Ways To Protect Intellectual Property

Lesson Details:
February 12, 2021


I: Introduction

I.1. Start with a catchy statement to grab the reader’s attention. They should be wanting to read on to see what comes next. Not so for this paragraph.

I.2. Why are you writing this article? If it’s to make money, why not be more specific? If it’s to get a job in Web Development, why not mention that?

I.3. Say something about your topic, like “Web Development is a wide term that encompasses many different industries or topics such as e-commerce, or web design and development.”

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I: Introduction

A: Make money start a business building wordpress plugin II: Body

A: 6 ways to protect your intellectual property III: Conclusion



II: Body (6 Ways)

1. Make sure you have a license for your products and services. The WIPO Intellectual Property Handbook has great information about what constitutes intellectual property and how to acquire a license. You can also learn more about licensing from the Open Source Initiative and other authorities on the subject such as the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Make sure you have a license for your products and services. The WIPO Intellectual Property Handbook has great information about what constitutes intellectual property and how to acquire a license. You can also learn more about licensing from the Open Source Initiative and other authorities on the subject such as the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

2. Conform to open source software licenses. You can find out what kind of license you need from the Open Source Initiative or from Wikipedia’s page on software licenses. There are also programs available to aid in choosing a license, such as GNU’s Licensing Guide and Creative Commons’ License Selector. Conform to open source software licenses. You can find out what kind of license you need from the Open Source Initiative or from Wikipedia’s page on software licenses. There are also programs available to aid in choosing a license, such as GNU’s Licensing Guide and Creative Commons’ License Selector.

3. Make sure you have adequate notice of your rights in your work when you post it online. This includes prominently displaying an “about us” page, user agreement, or other legal notice when users visit your website. This is part of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Make sure you have adequate notice of your rights in your work when you post it online. This includes prominently displaying an “about us” page, user agreement, or other legal notice when users visit your website. This is part of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

4. Register your works with the US Copyright Office if they are original works that were produced by an individual or individuals with effort and creativity, regardless of whether they are published or not. Registration lasts for 75 years after death or for 95 years after creation, whichever is shorter. When registering copyrights, include the title of your work, its author(s), its date of publication or creation, and any identifying number for your work (such as ISBN number). Register your works with the US Copyright Office if they are original works that were produced by an individual or individuals with effort and creativity, regardless of whether they are published or not. Registration lasts for 75 years after death or for 95 years after creation, whichever is shorter. When registering copyrights, include the title of your work, its author(s), its date of publication or creation, and any identifying number for your work (such as ISBN number).

5. If you are distributing copies of your work (such as making them available on the Internet), include copyright notices with prominent statements like “Copyright 2008 John Smith” or “All rights reserved” at the beginning of each copy of the work. Include the name of the copyright owner, company name if applicable, year of first publication, and contact information for the copyright owner - including an email address - so that people can contact you if they have questions about it. If you are distributing copies of your work (such as making them available on the Internet), include copyright notices with prominent statements like “Copyright 2008 John Smith” or “All rights reserved” at the beginning of each copy of the work. Include the name of the copyright owner, company name if applicable, year of first publication, and contact information for the copyright owner - including an email address - so that people can contact you if they have questions about it.

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