Time To Toughen Anti Fraud Laws And Increase Monetary Rewards To Whistleblowers
By Joel Hesch
Nearly ten percent of government spending is lost due to fraud. Recent court cases have chipped away at the False Claims Act - the government’s main weapon to counter government fraud. Now is the time to toughen, not relax anti-fraud laws. Fortunately, there is a bipartisan effort to pass legislation to strengthen this important anti-fraud tool and increase the opportunity for citizens to obtain large rewards for reporting fraud.
If you are trying to register any type of performing art you should follow the copyright process as explained here. Performing arts can generally be described as any artistic work intended to be “performed” directly in front of an audience or indirectly “by means of a device or process”. This includes motion pictures, audiovisual presentations, dramatic works in script form including accompanying music and musical works with accompanying words. The phrase above “intended to be performed” is crucial in determining whether to register as a performing art or as a sound recording. If you register the words and music as a performing art you are protected, but if you record a performance of the song you must then register that performance as a sound recording. If you fall within this category you should register for a performing arts copyright.
