Many website owners never take action against third parties that have copied content from their site without prior permission or full acknowledgement through the correct citation. It occurs because the site owners don’t know their rights under Copyright Law.
Many mistakenly believe that under Copyright Law the work must first be registered as copyright protected. Fortunately not. The moment that an idea takes tangible form such as a photo, image, article etc. it already enjoys protection against copying without prior permission and the required citation. This affords website owners more power to act against the perpetrators under Copyright Law.
If however, you want to ensure that a book or lengthy piece of work is not copied and have legal grounds to stand on, you may want to get in the help of attorneys specializing in Copyright Law who will be able to provide guidance on the correct steps.
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