Organizations invest significant resources in creating their brand, publishing their materials, and developing information and techniques for competitive advantages. Even non-profit organizations have an economic interest in maintaining control over their public image and message. The information security manager has a duty to protect the organization’s information assets, thru a combination of technical, physical, administrative, and legal controls. The following few articles will look into legal controls that exist to protect public and private information resources.

April is Copyright Awareness month according to the Copyright Society of the USA. This article is part of a series delving into the topics of trademarks, copyrights, patents and trade secrets. Follow the tag "Intellectual Property" to read all the articles.