Questions tagged [derivative-work]
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What is considered a derivative work?
US Copyright law defines "derivative work":
A “derivative work” is a work based upon one or more preexisting works, such as a translation, musical arrangement, dramatization, ...
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Derivative works vs original work
I have a question regarding copyright law.
Take this for example: Company A owns the copyrights of Picture A. Some designer came across this picture and proceeded to save the picture into his ...
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If I use CC-BY-SA image in a video, must the whole video be CC-BY-SA?
I would like to use an image from Wikipedia, licensed with Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC-BY-SA) license, as a part of my video. The image would appear in its original form, possibly ...
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Does a 3D print of a CAD file constitute a derivative work?
This came up in a comment discussion on a news story of someone selling prints of models that were licensed CC-BY-NC-ND.
Ignoring that the seller themselve seems pretty clueless and we can disregard ...
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Is an adaptation or translation of a public domain hymn also in the public domain?
In Christian hymnbooks today it is common to find hymns that were written in the 1700s or 1800s. However, most of the time these hymns have been adapted, to modernize older language, or to adjust the ...
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How much names can be reused from another work?
Apparently using only 1-2 names from another work would not be sufficient to cause a work to become derivative, but is there a maximum limit of how many names can be reused?
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How much of this image do I need to modify in order to avoid copyright violation?
There is a browser game that I want to port the Android. The problem is I do not want to use the same image assets because of copyright violations.
Would this example be enough to prevent a ...
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Is it copyright infringement to make a derivative work for personal use in the US?
In this comment, user253751 writes:
You cannot create derivative works without permission of the copyright holder (even if you create it and keep it to yourself)
really? That seems unconstitutional ...
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Copyright of derived works without permission
Say Alice produces a copyrighted work. Bob then creates a remix of Alice's work without license or permission to do so, thus violating Alice's copyright.
Does Bob still hold the copyright over the ...
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Can you reuse the text of a contract you've signed with one party with another party?
Relations between individuals and business entities are governed by law; what's not specified in the law, can be specified by a mutually-executed contract. Generally, one party provides the actual ...
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In the US, is ink transfer from poster to canvas a copyright infringement (outside of Ninth Circuit)?
I ask because Canada and the EU's top courts have come to different conclusions. In Allposters, C‑419/13, the CJEU ruled that though the adaptation/derivative right was not harmonized within the EU, ...
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Copyright and Encrypted Backups
A person's computer stores a variety of copyrighted files which they have a license to use and store (such as video games, operating system files, and purchased or freely available media). However, ...
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Can cropping a sprite invalidate copyright?
US Law — Can cropping (sub-sampling) a copyrighted work in some cases be considered an original work that I can copyright?
In general, I understand I can't use art from a copyrighted video game for ...
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Would someone actually sue me for attributing them?
Imagine my goal were to openly copy copyrighted work in a perfectly legal way. Sometimes people go to court to debate whether someone copied part of a work or made it from scratch. We'll assume I copy ...
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