Copyright Lawyers, Trademarks and Copyright

Many people are unsure as to what types of intellectual property fall under copyright law and what fall under trademark law.
This is something that your copyright lawyer will be able to explain to you more fully if you ever have a problem in this area, but for a brief overview of what they both are and the differences between the two of them, please read on.
One of the main differences between the two of them is in what they actually cover. If you speak to your copyright lawyers, they will be able to tell you that copyright refers …

Trademark Versus Copyright: Which Applies to Your Content?

In my work, I encounter this particular confusion quite regularly – clients (and adverse parties) seem to think that copyright applies to both a website and its domain name. But this belief is incorrect. Here’s a simple, easy way to remember it:
Copyrights are for Content. Trademarks are for goods/services.
So, a client can claim a copyright in the content written on a blog, a website, etc. However, you can’t claim a “copyright” in the domain name that hosts your website: it’s not really content. It could be, however, a name linked to your goods or to a service that …