The author or holder of a copyright-protected work cannot prevent the following actions: Be cited in moderation, indicating the author’s name, title of his/her work, and … Continue reading Everything has a limit, even Copyright – Dominican Republic
We have long discussed about rights and their manifestations within copyright. Now it is important to understand how those rights are implemented, and for that we need … Continue reading Copyright violation – Dominican Republic
Open Source allows access to the source code of a software under specific distribution terms approved by the Open Source Initiative. In general each of the licenses … Continue reading Open Source in Dominican Republic
Intellectual Property is unique in providing various protection mechanisms, either by completely protecting a creation or just parts of it. This is the case of the … Continue reading The title is also protected – Dominican Republic
The provisions of Creative Commons (CC) offer synthetic copyright licenses. Perfect for those wishing to authorize the operation or use of their work (economic rights), without … Continue reading Creative Commons in Dominican Republic
Within the provisions balancing copyright and right to information, education and culture is the prerogative to declare a work as public utility given to its great … Continue reading Copyrighted work taken by the State – Dominican Republic
The copyrighted work in the public domain may be used freely, however, the author should always be recognized as such and the work should not be … Continue reading Public domain – Dominican Republic
In an earlier post about patent ownership, I mentioned that there are different dispositions regarding ownership of Intellectual Property in the Dominican Republic. The Law No. … Continue reading Who owns the copyrighted work? – Dominican Republic
The professional or amateurs programmers may have their computer programs creations protected thanks to the Dominican Copyright Law No. 65-00. Key questions: What is a computer … Continue reading Computer programs protection in Dominican Republic
Crear una obra original es solo el comienzo, después que está hecha se empieza a preguntar “¿Qué pasa si…?” ¿Qué pasa si no puedo probar mi autoría? ¿Qué pasa si alguien reclama que la obra es suya? ¿Qué pasa si … Continue reading Registro de derecho de autor en República Dominicana
Every business (yes every business) has intangible assets, which may increase its market value, competition and efficiency. It is not about registering before the national, regional … Continue reading Intangible assets
