According to Entrepreneur.com, intellectual property is defined as ideas which can be owned. Ideas can be further defined as any knowledge or expression that can be documented or undocumented and which has monetary value. Such ideas which can be protected by copyrights, patents or trademarks fall under the broad category of intellectual property.
The concept of intellectual property is very important in the field of arts, music or any other creative work. Artists should have proper knowledge regarding their rights over intellectual property and what they can do to protect them.
You as an artist should know and understand that your work is unique and valuable. For every artist, talent and uniqueness are everything. Your intellectual property defines your wealth and taking legal measures can protect your wealth from falling into the wrong hands.
Protecting audio
For voice-over artists, you are known by your voice and protecting it should be your primary concern. First, watermark every audio in the same way that you would watermark a photo. Make it impossible to remove your watermark using apps or any other software. Next, prevent your audio from getting downloaded. Free downloads are a nightmare for artists who run their business online. There are plugins available that prevent audios from getting downloaded and you should use them to protect yours. Also, there are apps available that can be used to track illegal downloads or uploads.
Protecting website and photos
Web sites and photos are again prone to illegal downloads and usage. The first step towards protecting your website and photos would be to copyright them. For starters, simply put a copyright notice on your website and photos that will prevent visitors and users from copying them. Use plug-ins to prevent users from downloading images, audios and other content from your website. Use Google’s reverse image to search for your copyrighted photos in places where only you want them to be. It is a great way to take control of photo sharing and preventing illegal usage.
Artists should be aware of concepts like intellectual property and how people can take advantage of them. Online artists should be careful where and how they share their content. Every audio, photo and written content should be copyrighted and additional plug-ins should be used for preventing illegal downloads. Technology and improved techniques have made it possible for online artists to maintain their image and protect their work in a better way.
ABOUT ROBERTA –
Roberta is a Professional AND award Winning International Voiceover Actor, as well as an accomplished on-camera actress and spokesperson. She lives in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area and is the owner of Roberta Kennedy Voice Talent and RK Productions, Inc.
She voices for companies around the world using her state of the art, broadcast quality studio. She’s hired for commercials, web demos and explainer videos, product infomercials, documentaries, promo/imaging, political ads, e-learning videos, podcasts, guided real estate tours, telephony/IVR projects, high profile corporate presentations, video games and character animation.
Her voice is described as: playful, contemporary, compelling, commanding, inviting, sultry and smooth. A hip edge with sophistication, bold, warm, interesting and engaging are also commonly used adjectives to describe her voice.
Her home studio is equipped with ipDTL, ISDN and phone patch capability with lightning fast turnaround times! A voiceover talent with over 20 years of voiceover acting experience, she offers a full range of voiceover services at highly competitive rates & will work with your budget to help you promote your business to new levels of excellence!
To request a personal quote or audition and/or to review more of her credits & demos, feel free to visit her website: www.robertakennedy.com – or mail her at roberta@robertakennedy.com. You can even give her a call on (408) 313-7202.