About to copy our website?
We're very flattered to notice that so many other funeral directors websites appear to have inherited large chunks of our copyrighted material over the years.
Our written material is distinctive, and we'd really like to keep it that way.
Not only can breach of Copyright result in legal action, but it can easily confuse potential clients into thinking that they are dealing with ourselves, when they are not.
So, for those funeral directors and website designers who appear to be oblivious to what copyright means, here is the definition:
Copyright applies to any medium. This means that you must not reproduce copyright protected work in another medium without permission
Copyright allows protection of original material and stops others from using your work without your permission. The existence of copyright may be enough on its own to stop others from trying to exploit material. If it does not, it gives the right to take legal action to stop others exploiting your copyright, and to claim damages.
By understanding and using copyright and related rights protection, you can sell the copyright but retain the moral rights.
Economic rights give the copyright owner the opportunity to make commercial gain from the exploitation of his/her work. Copyright owners generally have the right to authorise or prohibit any of the following things in relation to their works:
Copyright is infringed when any of the above acts are done without permission, whether directly or indirectly and whether the whole or a substantial part of a work is used, unless what is done falls within the scope of exceptions to copyright permitting certain minor uses.
From 1st March 2014 we will be taking legal action against those sites displaying our copyrighted material.
Our written material is distinctive, and we'd really like to keep it that way.
Not only can breach of Copyright result in legal action, but it can easily confuse potential clients into thinking that they are dealing with ourselves, when they are not.
So, for those funeral directors and website designers who appear to be oblivious to what copyright means, here is the definition:
Copyright applies to any medium. This means that you must not reproduce copyright protected work in another medium without permission
Copyright allows protection of original material and stops others from using your work without your permission. The existence of copyright may be enough on its own to stop others from trying to exploit material. If it does not, it gives the right to take legal action to stop others exploiting your copyright, and to claim damages.
By understanding and using copyright and related rights protection, you can sell the copyright but retain the moral rights.
- licence your copyright for use by others but retain the ownership.
- object if your work is distorted or mutilated.
Economic rights give the copyright owner the opportunity to make commercial gain from the exploitation of his/her work. Copyright owners generally have the right to authorise or prohibit any of the following things in relation to their works:
- copying the work in any way. For example, photocopying, reproducing a printed page by handwriting, typing or scanning into a computer, and taping live or recorded music are all forms of copying
- issuing copies of the work to the public
- broadcasting the work or other communication to the public by electronic transmission. This includes putting copyright material on the internet or using it in an on demand service where members of the public choose the time that the work is sent to them
Copyright is infringed when any of the above acts are done without permission, whether directly or indirectly and whether the whole or a substantial part of a work is used, unless what is done falls within the scope of exceptions to copyright permitting certain minor uses.
From 1st March 2014 we will be taking legal action against those sites displaying our copyrighted material.
