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  • Anwar Rizalman
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    Is there something missing with this question?

    Posted on Jun 20, 2020 by Anwar Rizalman
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  • Anwar Rizalman
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    What does "The song is public domain, but the recording is copyrighted." mean actually?

    Posted on Jun 20, 2020 by Anwar Rizalman
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  • aliakbar sultani
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    How do you price that you created the work first and it's yours?

    Posted on Dec 17, 2017 by aliakbar sultani
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  • aliakbar sultani
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    Fair use

    Posted on Dec 15, 2017 by aliakbar sultani
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    Posted on Aug 31, 2017 by john knight
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  • Mohammad Laif
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    Is blogging content from (Treehouse, Books, Lectures etc...) fair use?

    Posted on Aug 26, 2017 by Mohammad Laif
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  • Evgeniia Vakarina
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    What about fan fics?

    Posted on May 11, 2017 by Evgeniia Vakarina
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  • Aaron Coursolle
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    Ironically, Google Images is a good idea, when you use it properly.

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  • Mary Helen English
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    7,179 Points

    businesses can _______ slogans etc?

    Posted on Jan 20, 2016 by Mary Helen English
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  • Barry Denson
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    Question about whether work breaches copyright.. and if the work is copyrightable in itself.

    Posted on Sep 16, 2015 by Barry Denson
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  • Brigitt Arndt
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    Which of these requirements is included in every Creative Commons license (except for CC0)?

    Posted on Aug 20, 2015 by Brigitt Arndt
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  • Alan Mattanó
    Alan Mattanó
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    If I'm not a USA citizen, can I make the registration in United States Copyright Office?

    Posted on Aug 14, 2015 by Alan Mattanó
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  • BRAEDEN PLEIN
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    If I design and sell a theme does my css and design become open source?

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  • Lewis Cowles
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    74,902 Points

    One of the examples given on WordPress, I believe is incorrect

    Posted on May 14, 2015 by Lewis Cowles
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  • Ricky Zhuang
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    If I have a blog, would the initial registration only include the entries that I have at the time?

    Posted on Mar 25, 2015 by Ricky Zhuang
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  • Ricky Zhuang
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    What if someone registers copyright on a piece of work that I created in the first place but did not register?

    Posted on Mar 25, 2015 by Ricky Zhuang
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  • Ricky Zhuang
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    How to prove that a license is indeed written by the licensor and not faked?

    Posted on Mar 25, 2015 by Ricky Zhuang
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  • Ricky Zhuang
    Ricky Zhuang
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    So what prevents someone from claiming copyrights on something that's already in the public domain?

    Posted on Mar 25, 2015 by Ricky Zhuang
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  • Shaun Kelly
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    Written proof from people on freesound.org ?

    Posted on Mar 18, 2015 by Shaun Kelly
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  • Shaun Kelly
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    Photoshop?

    Posted on Mar 18, 2015 by Shaun Kelly
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  • Shaun Kelly
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    What about a title of a game ?

    Posted on Mar 18, 2015 by Shaun Kelly
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  • Nure México
    Nure México
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    What happens to the copyright of companies logos?

    Posted on Feb 20, 2015 by Nure México
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  • Ali Sayfi
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    so why did facebook copyright their site title?

    Posted on Feb 5, 2015 by Ali Sayfi
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  • Frank Kalmbach
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    Thanks Chris! - Great Overview

    Posted on Jan 23, 2015 by Frank Kalmbach
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  • Janis Celms
    Janis Celms
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    Fan Art

    Posted on Oct 29, 2014 by Janis Celms
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  • michaelpavle
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    555 Points

    how to trademark a name

    Posted on Jun 22, 2014 by michaelpavle
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    1 Answer

  • Logan R
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    Super 8

    Posted on Feb 24, 2014 by Logan R
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