Has Beyond Juicery Eatery registered any copyrights with the United States Copyright Office?
Beyond_Juicery_Eatery Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You agree that any pictures, photographs, or videos taken of you may be posted to our website and social media accounts in our discretion and all copyrights and other rights belong exclusively to us.
You have no right to request or demand that we remove any picture, photograph, or video of you.
Any websites or other modes of electronic commerce that we establish or maintain may, in addition to advertising and promoting the products and services available at the System's Restaurants, also be devoted in part to offering Beyond Juicery + Eatery franchises for sale and be utilized by us to exploit the electronic commerce rights which we alone reserve.
We retain all rights relating to our web site and intranet system and may alter or terminate our web site or intranet system.
In addition to these activities, we may also establish an intranet through which downloads of operations and marketing materials, exchanges of franchisee e-mail, System discussion forums and system-wide communications (among other activities) can be effected.
Your conduct on our web site and intranet system or other online communications and specifically your use of the Trademarks or any advertising is subject to the provisions of this Agreement.
Source: Item 14 — PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION (FDD pages 47–48)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 FDD, Beyond Juicery Eatery retains ownership of all copyrights related to its online presence. Specifically, Beyond Juicery Eatery maintains control over the content posted on its website and social media accounts, including any pictures, photographs, or videos taken of franchisees. Franchisees grant Beyond Juicery Eatery the right to use these materials, and all associated copyrights belong exclusively to the company. Franchisees have no right to demand the removal of such content.
Beyond Juicery Eatery also reserves all rights relating to its website and intranet system, with the ability to alter or terminate these platforms. Franchisees' use of trademarks or any advertising online is subject to the franchise agreement. While the FDD excerpt details Beyond Juicery Eatery's rights regarding online content and trademarks, it does not explicitly state whether Beyond Juicery Eatery has registered any copyrights with the United States Copyright Office.
To determine whether Beyond Juicery Eatery has registered copyrights, prospective franchisees should directly ask the franchisor for a list of registered copyrights. This information is essential for understanding the full scope of Beyond Juicery Eatery's intellectual property and the limitations on a franchisee's use of marketing materials.