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The Creator’s Dilemma: Why Copyright Registration Is Your Best Legal Investment

Post author By Darren Heitner, Esq.
Post date September 25, 2025

As a creator in today’s digital landscape, you’ve likely heard that your work is automatically protected by copyright the moment you create it. While this is technically true, it’s only half the story, and relying on this incomplete understanding could leave you defenseless when it matters most. The Automatic Copyright Myth Yes, copyright protection begins […]

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Must Show Massive Distribution For Statutory Damages Of More Than $1 Million In Copyright And Trademark Cases

Post author By Darren Heitner, Esq.
Post date December 8, 2020

The Copyright Act allows the owner of an infringed copyright to recover statutory damages, when there is an innocent infringement, in a sum of between $750 and $30,000. When the infringement is willful, the statutory damages can reach as high as $150,000 per infringement. The Lanham Act allows the owner of an infringed trademark registration […]

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