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CURRENTLY AT ISSUE: Distinguishing Trademarks from Copyrights: A Q&A for Authors

Authors Alliance is grateful to Nicolas Charest, Copyright Research Assistant, for researching and drafting this post. There is longstanding confusion between trademarks and copyrights, which can sometimes lead to controversy in author communities. Notably, in 2018 an author sparked what came to be known as “CockyGate” after she registered a trademark for the word “cocky” […]

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