It is automatically copyrighted if you wrote it. Copyrights and trademarks
are different. You do not have to register either, but you can register
both. If you put TM, it is sort of a placeholder declaring that you intend
to register the trademark. The difference is when it gets to court the rules
are different if it is registered. Your case is easier if you have
documentation and can prove when the work was created and how. It does
matter if it was for a job you were paid to do. In court, if you had
registered the mark, or copyright in the US you can recover a greater amount
easier.
Here is a useful link that is more organized than I :
http://www.mapnp.org/library/legal/ntlcl_pr/ntlcl_pr.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
Behalf Of Schweibenz, Werner
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 3:31 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: AW: lesson plans intellectual property?
Dear Doug and list members,
I'm curious to learn what kind of legal differences it makes to put these
different remarks on the plan.
From my understandig of European copright law (I am not a lawyer) it is
already protected by law if you are the author. From what I know about TM in
Europe, if you add TM you have to register a trademark (which takes quite
some research and effort). It might be different from an international
perspective. I would be interested in learning more about it.
Regards
Werner Schweibenz
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Museum discussion list
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Im Auftrag von Doug Swain
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 22. Juli 2004 13:58
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> Betreff: Re: lesson plans intellectual property?
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>
> It is copywrited if you wrote it, more protected if you lable
> it with TM. More protected if you put a disclaimer at the
> bottom that reads do not duplicate without written permission
> from the author.
>
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> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 6:09 PM
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> Subject: lesson plans intellectual property?
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>
> I have developed a curriculum that uses art from our gallery
> in a visual arts/language arts unit. Several people have
> asked to buy my lesson plans and I'm in the process of
> creating a lesson packet we can sell. However, a teacher
> friend recently suggested I ought to protect ownership of the
> curriculum and make sure I am compensated from my
> "intellectual property" (she suggested I should get a large
> lump sum from the gallery and then lesson plan proceeds can
> all go to the gallery) I find it all rather confusing and
> welcome any advice anyone out there can give me. Thanks in
> advance, Alexandra
>
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