The Internet Copyright Compromise: Takedown, Repost, Litigate

All creative expression that is "fixed in a tangible medium of expression" is presumptively protected by U.S. copyright law. And copyright law is strict, with liabilities that often extend much farther than most people understand. Even unintentional, good faith, and nonprofit use of copyrighted works could lead to liability.

Copyright law clearly extends to the Internet, which may even constitute the most important area in which copyrighted works are copied, distributed and used. But, as usual, there are twists as to how copyright applies on the Internet.

The Business Law Basics

Copyrighted material abounds in the digital age, considering that it takes only two requirements for a copyright to come in to being: