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Does copyright law protect a translation of an ancient work from being translated into a thi...
The English translation is a copyrighted work
While the original Greek is public domain, the English translation is a new literary work with its own copyright running for 70 years after the author(s) death …
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Bought a book that is in the public domain ... but the T&A of company says I can't redistrib...
The eBook is subject to its own copyright
The eBook itself is a derivative work and subject to its own copyright protection. … The translation of an ink and paper book into an eBook contains enough artistic choice to trigger copyright protection. …
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Is it legal for a train company to create an art gallery using photographs of the graffiti o...
Copyright exists in an artistic or literary work as soon as it is fixed in a tangible form and the author is the owner of that copyright. … So if I write a novel on your paper or computer, then I own the copyright in the novel, you own the physical paper or Word document. …
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Is it legal to buy second-hand vinyls?
Copyright preserves the owner's right to make copies - Copy-right; once they have made (or authorised) a copy then the physical embodiment of that copy (record, CD, DVD, book etc.) is personal property …
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I pay for a service, but I miss the broadcast
No
This is not a copyright issue as you are not making a copy (save for a transient one in your cache which is allowed). … The broadcaster either owns the copyright (unlikely) or has a contract with the copyright holder that allows them to broadcast it. …
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Commissioned a logo that contains a stock image, can I still trademark it?
The original artist of the stock photo is based in Russia and as far as I can see there is no registered copyright on it and don't think they could apply for US copyright anyway. … As far the copyright of the seller's work goes, the Fiverr terms state that buyers have all the copyright, though I don't know if this is nullified by the use of the stock image. …
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Is a copyright claim diminished by an owner's refusal to publish?
When you own something, you get to decide what you do with it
There is no obligation to make a copyrighted work available and the fact that it isn’t is not a defence to a copyright infringement. …
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Can humming a bar of music be considered copyright infringement?
Go to court and find out
There is no doubt that humming a tune and recording it (or performing it in public) is a derivative work - a right reserved to the copyright owner. … Many people have completely the wrong idea about what copyright infringement and fair use actually are, in part because the use of music on YouTube is allowed, not because it’s fair use but, because YouTube …
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Does volunteer photographer own copyright?
US Copyright law is clear: the author of a creative work owns the copyright unless it is work for hire. In this instance, the photographer is not doing work for hire so they own the copyright. … Arguably, they could make a print of it providing they deleted the electronic version without copyright violation.
Which brings us to who owns the copyright now. …
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Fair Use and DMCA
Your program looks exactly like a piracy tool
I’m sure you have the best intentions but your tool readily enables copyright violations by others. … Your understanding of copyright is flawed
This video is a good primer on copyright. …
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What are the consequences that European standards being cited in law must be publicly access...
They could change copyright law to disallow copyright on standards or require a compulsory free licence. …
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Can artists file for plagiarism if their art is used in AI models to make AI art, given that...
Copyright violation is against the law
You violate copyright when you copy or make a derivative work from the copyrighted work of another without permission or without an exemption under the law. … Say, this one:
This particular piece is not subject to copyright because a) it was created before there was such a concept, and b) da Vinci died in 1519, so if there had been a copyright law, copyright …
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Other use of profile photos: legality fair-use and permissions
Super illegal
Just focusing on the GDPR, what is your legitimate basis for taking the personal information of a third-party?
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Is it possible to use creatures from an RPG (like Dungeons and Dragons) in writing a book wi...
It, therefore, enjoys copyright protection until 70 years after the author dies - it seems unlikely that the author died before 1950 so the copyright has probably not expired, AFAIK, the author is, in … Your usage is what is known as a derivative work and making derivative works is one of the rights that copyright grants to the copyright holder. …
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What is required to transfer copyright when purchasing an original work (with out a contract)?
The work and the copyright to the work are different property rights
Buying one does not give you rights to the other. … Copyright laws differ by country so its impossible to say which need transfers to be in writing and which don't. …
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