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Creative Notes are briefing papers about the practical business aspects of intellectual property. Choose your topic from the index below or use the search engine for more information links.
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Art Commercial Gain Confidentiality Copyright Designs Electronic Media
Film/TV/Radio Intellectual Property Rights Innovation International Inventors Legal Issues
Music Patents Performing Arts Publishing Specialisms Trademarks

Art

Artist's Resale Rights
Image Rights
Photographic Copyright
Photographic Licensing
Protecting an Artist's Style

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Commercial Gain

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Confidentiality

Confidential Information and Trade Secrets
Confidentiality Rights
Contract Rights
Employee Confidentiality
Protecting Trade Secrets
Trade Secret Exit Interviews

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Copyright

Collective Management of Copyright
Copyright Law
Copyright Licensing
Copyright Notices and Disclaimers
Copyright Protection
E-Zine Reprint Rights
Locating UK Copyright Holders
Scanning and Copyright
Updating and Adapting a Work

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Designs

Intellectual Property Design Rights
Protecting Small Designers
Registered Designs
Unregistered Design Right
Unregistered Community Designs

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Electronic Media

Computer Programme Copyright
Database Right
E-Book Rights
Electronic Copyright
Linking, Framing and Inlining on the Web
Software Escrow Agreements
Software IP Law
Software Licence Agreements
Software Piracy Protection
Metatags and Trademarks
Website Permission Publishing

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Film,TV and Radio

Film Director's Copyright
Giving Interviews
Licensing Your Cartoon Character
Protecting Entertainment Ideas
Screen Writer Warranties
Script Writer's Option Agreement
Writer's Film Agreement
Writer's Screen Credits

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Intellectual Property Rights

Agents: An Introduction
Assignations and Licenses
Drawing up the Intellectual Property Licence
Intellectual Property:Overview
Intellectual Property Audits
Intellectual Property Rights Licensing
Intellectual Property Licensing Right
Interview Rights
Minimising Company IP Risk
Multiple Agents
Negotiating a Book or Journals Contract on the Phone
Protecting Names and Reputations
Sale, Transfer and Purchase of Intellectual Property Rights

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Innovation

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International

Patent Protection Abroad
Protect Intellectual Property Rights Internationally
Protecting SME Intellectual Property Abroad

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Inventors

Agreements and Invention Royalties
Employee Inventor Compensation
Funding Invention Projects
Invention Evaluation Questions
Invention Profit Options
Invention Promotion Scams
Inventions Business Approach
Inventors and Innovation
Licensing for Inventors
Presenting Your Invention
Protecting Inventors Ideas
Why Inventions Fail

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Legal Issues

Combatting Counterfeiters
Consumer Identity Theft
Intellectual Property Insurance
IP Counterfeiting and Piracy
Passing Off

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Music

Band Interviews
Finding a Music Manager
Music Business Plan
Music Copyright
Musical Copyright
Music Industry Copyright
Music Management Costs
Music Production Agreements
Music Publishing Company
Music Publishing Income
Music Royalties
Music Writer's Obligations
Presenting Your Song Writing Demo
Protecting Band Names
Recording Agreements
What's a Record Deal all About?

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Patents

Applying for a Patent
The Patent Specification
Patent Infringement
Patenting Procedure
Patents Agents
Patents on the Web
Patents Process
Patent Search Problems
Patent Search Systems
Patentability Search Services
Patents and Competitive Intelligence

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Performing Arts

Performing Arts Digital Rights Clearance
Public Performance Licence

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Publishing

Author Moral Rights
Author-Publisher Agreements
Book Publishing Contracts
Book Contract Clauses Primer
Book Contract Negotiation Tips
Book Royalty Calculations
Calculating First Print Runs
Choosing a Literary Agent
Copying Published Works
Literary Agent's Agreements
Negotiate Freelance Writing Rates
Novice Writer's Rights Guide
Protecting Literary Works
Sponsorship Agreements
Translation Rights
Vanity Publishing
Writers Assign and License Rights
Writer's Indemnification Clauses
Writing Scams
Writing a Non Fiction Proposal

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Specialisms

Plant Variety Rights

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Trademarks

Choosing a Brand name
Trademarks Briefing
Choosing a Trademark
Trademarks on the Web

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