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Copyright Information | Tools & Resources |

Animation: Copyright & You — Defining Copyright Ownership

Copyright Information | Tools & Resources |

Orphan Works: A Legislative History

Copyrightlaws.com Sheds Light on Moral Rights in the United States

Leslie Burns “Life as a Law Student"

© Watermark: A Tool to Protect Your Work Under the DMCA

Compare and Contrast: Artists’ Rights and the Two Princes

Questions about Copyright Registration? Answers from the Copyright Office!

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Animation: Copyright & You — Having vs Registering

Screenshot of Mark Monlux animations on copyright

Animation Copyright News

Animations Educate on Copyright Ownership and Registration

Professor Sean O’Connor being introduced at the House Judicary Committee hearing on the DMCA

Advocacy Copyright News

The DMCA Notice: “Take Down” is Letting Down Artists

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