You open your inbox and find a letter demanding that you immediately stop using a business name, photograph, design, song, software, confidential information or other intellectual property. The letter alleges that you have infringed another party's rights, requires certain action by a specific deadline and threatens legal proceedings if you fail to comply. What should you do? Alternatively, you may be the business or rights holder on the other side. You discover that another

Copyright is one of the most valuable forms of intellectual property protection available to creators, artists, entrepreneurs, and businesses. Whether you are writing a book, recording music, designing a website, creating social media content, producing videos, developing software, or creating artwork, copyright law may protect your original work from unauthorized use by others. Clients often ask: What is a copyright? How is copyright different from trademarks and patents? Do