You have just created a website for your company containing photographs, fancy
graphics, articles you have written, and a detailed description of what makes your
company special (all, original works of authorship) You upload your new content to
your company's site, looking forward to the new business that your updated site is
certain to attract. The next day, your friend calls to tell you that she's seen some of
your website content on a competitor's website, with the names changed to look
like your content belongs to your competitor. What can you do?
When online content comprises "original works of authorship fixed in any tangible
medium of expression," it is subject to copyright protection under the federal
Copyright Act.
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