Do you make this website copyright mistake?

web lawyer copyright registrationAs a Web lawyer, the #1 mistake I see Internet business owners make when protecting their website’s content from pirates is to put a copyright notice on the site and do nothing more.

Although a notice with the word “Copyright,” © symbol etc. is a good first step, it’s a baby step when it comes to protecting what you own.

If you’ve got a U.S.-based website with text, photos, graphics, and/or eBooks, there’s one more important step you must take for peace of mind.

To learn what you need to do, I’ve created a new special report called  “How to Quickly and Easily Protect Your Internet Business With U.S. Copyrights.”

Of course, if you have any particular legal questions about copyrights, consult with your Web lawyer.

To your online success,

-Mike the Web lawyer

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Single mom’s life turned upside down by costly Internet mistake

copyright infringementCopyright Infringement Destroys Lives

There’s a single mom with four kids who just got nailed for $1.5 million for songs she illegally downloaded online. As an Internet marketer, I’m appalled. As a Web lawyer, I know that’s the law at work (fair or not) and it’s best to recognize instead of fight reality.

The music industry is “only” going to get $62,500 per song she downloaded (actually, jack squat because she doesn’t have it). Under copyright laws, they could have been awarded up to a 150,000 per song.

This woman’s life has been ruined. She’s been dragged through the court system and will probably end up in bankruptcy because of copyright infringement.

Do You Have The Bucks to Pay For Copyright Infringement?

What would you do in her shoes?

As a website owner, how do you handle claims of copyright infringement? Got that type of moolah sitting in your spare change jar?

Reduce Your Copyright Infringement Liability Exposure

Long before the Internet existed, Benjamin Franklin talked about an ounce of prevention being worth a pound of cure. That’s true today. Protect yourself so you’re not worrying after-the-fact about how much you owe and whether you can afford the damages for copyright infringement.

To your online success!

-Mike the Web lawyer

P.S. If you can’t afford to pay thousands to an Internet lawyer, Website Legal Forms Generator Gold software is an affordable way to reduce your potential liability, including a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notice and a special report on how to designate a copyright agent for your website. Don’t take copyright infringement risks lightly because you can’t afford to.

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Is your copyright agent missing in action?

website attorney copyright agentMost website owners like you don’t fully protect themselves against copyright infringement claims. That typically means paying extra legal fees to a website attorney when things go wrong.

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) contains what lawyers call “safe harbor” provisions. In plain English, this means by taking a few simple steps you can make yourself an unattractive target to sue because you’ve limited the amount of damages the other side can collect if you (or someone else) accidentally posted infringing material on your website (photos, graphics, text, videos, audios, etc.).

Although the DMCA is mind-numbingly complicated, here’s 3 keys steps you will want to consider to take advantage of the “safe harbor.”

Step 1. Designate your copyright agent.
Step 2. Post a DMCA Notice on your website.
Step 3. Follow the steps outlined in your DMCA Notice when a complaint is filed.

Of course, talk with your website attorney if you have any specific questions about the DMCA and designating a copyright agent.

To your online success!

-Mike the Website Attorney

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