Digital Products & Copyright

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When you create a digital product and sell it online through any marketing platform, one of the first worries is about someone who could violate your copyrights. It is very important to understand how to protect your copyrights in addition to understanding your limitation to sell products created by others producers.

First of all, copyright is a complex legal subject and if you need help with this kind of issues, it is better to find a professional legal advice from a specialized lawyer.

The creator of a digital product (or any product) is the owner of an Intellectual Property (IP) and he has the legal rights of his creation. In fact, Copyright is the right to copy. It means that the original creators and anyone they give authorization are the only ones with exclusive right to reproduce the created digital product. In other words, the copyright holder has the right to distribute and sell reproductions or copies of the digital product.

Although copyright is a fundamental right, digital product owners must act to prevent infringements and enforce their rights.

A way to prevent people from copy your digital product is to make them know that it is copyrighted. Write a copyright notice with the symbol ©️ in a visible part of your digital product and include the notice in your client agreement. When you show the copyright notice you make people think twice before violate your rights.

To enforce your rights, another important step is the Copyright Registration. You can register your product electronically through the United States Copyright Office.

Lastly, in order to provide a good level of protection for your Intellectual Property, use the symbol ©️ followed by the copyright notice and make the copyright registration of your Digital Product.

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