and say there was a title to a book but you wanted to use the name for somthing else could you
2006-09-06 01:59:33 · 10 answers · asked by peach_pie11111 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
i'm pretty sure it was a old book title
but i wouldint be using it for a book
or anything related to a book so dose that make a diffens
2006-09-06 02:07:39 · update #1
Book titles cannot be filed for a copyright. It's possible this may be a trademark issue. I listed some links where you can do some preliminary name checking. However, please be aware that this is merely scratching the surface of what's out there.
Only comprehensive research will tell you if the name is truly available. But, these links are free & a great place to start, so I'd try them out first.
Comprehensive research consists of looking at marks that are similar in Sound, Appearance or Meaning in the pending & registered Federal AND State trademark files as well as the US National Common-Law files.
There are other sites that offer free searching capabilities in conjunction with their commercial services, so I'm not able to post those links due to the Yahoo! TOS. You'll also want to check domain names & yellow pages, so simply do a search for "free domain name search" and "national yellowpages" and the appropriate links will pop up.
Hope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
2006-09-06 04:31:06 · answer #1 · answered by TM Express™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are companies that do patent and copyright researching. If you wanted to use the name of a book for a different product it would depend on the title as to whether it was more of an original name or a decriptive title. For instance, if the book was called, "Ribsy" (by Beverly Cleary) and you decided to call your business "Ribsy Cleaners" you would probably have to obtain permission from the author IF the name was based on the book.
On the other hand if the book is called, "How To Fix It" you could certainly open up a hardware store called "How To Fix It" because you cannot copyright a phrase that is commonly used in mainstream language.
2006-09-06 09:07:18 · answer #2 · answered by Joe K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Copyright is something that happens automatically and there is no procedure to be gone through. For example, all the answers on this page are copyright of their respective authors. This page itself is copyrighted and you'll notice at the bottom it says "Copyright © 2006 Yahoo! Inc". Yahoo won't have registered this page because they know that simply creating this page gives them the copyright.
Copyright law varies from country to country. There are also different laws governing different formats, e.g. video, sound, broadcasts, published volumes.
If you wish to use the name of a book for something else then you can definetely use it, provided you are in no way infringing upon the copyrighted work of somebody else.
Use of the © (c in a circle logo) is not obligatory and doesn't affect copyright. You don't have to apply to register a copyright - it's automatic as soon as you create something in tangible form.
for further info...
Copyright in the US... http://www.copyright.gov/
Trademarks in the US... http://www.uspto.gov/
Copyright on Wikipedia... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/copyright...
Trademarks on Wikipedia... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/trademarks...
General Copyright Info... http://www.copyrightwitness.com/copyrigh...
2006-09-06 09:16:05 · answer #3 · answered by King of the Net 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do not need to file or register a work with the U.S. copyright office to gain copyright protection. There are advantages such as statutory fines for infringement. However, as soon as a work is created and is in a tangible form (such as writing or taping) the work automatically has federal copyright protection. This is called common law copyright.
2006-09-06 11:25:09 · answer #4 · answered by goldsteinandclegglaw 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is a published book, it probably is copyrighted. You can look for the symbol, or you can search online for copyrights that are registered. There is a government website for it.
2006-09-06 09:03:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use part of it, usually you may want to change at least a word, there are many .gov sites that will make this answer into a 200 page regulation :-)
2006-09-06 09:02:36 · answer #6 · answered by ??Dani??? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll need to do some research and may have to pay a royalty for the use of it
2006-09-06 09:06:30 · answer #7 · answered by S.S.D.Infotech 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
come up with your own name . . . unless you came up with the name independently and you are using it for something that isn't a book or can't be published in book form.
2006-09-06 09:06:24 · answer #8 · answered by dsldragon2002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll need to do some research and may have to pay a royalty for the use of it
2006-09-06 09:01:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Type up ' www.registered copyrights.com'
2006-09-06 09:03:34 · answer #10 · answered by Nascarcrazy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋