Questions tagged [copyright]
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How to prevent the govermnent from using my software? [closed]
I'd like to release my software on github, under a license that allows everyone except governmental organizations or institutes including the military to copy, modify and distribute it.
Personally, I ...
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Are hardware benchmark results copyrighted?
Let's say a content creator benchmarks a piece of hardware (for example, a graphics card). Is the resulting number of that benchmark copyrighted or can I use this number (not talking about the video/...
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Is there any "incitement" type defence in copyright breach?
There is a paper that is cited in the Coders vs. Github Copilot case.
the judge cited the study's observation that Copilot reportedly "rarely emits memorized code in benign situations, and most ...
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Would it be legal to credit an original song to “traditional”?
Suppose I write a song which, as far as I know, is original and not derived from any other work. I record it and credit the composition to “traditional” rather than myself.
Assume I never claim ...
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Should I pay copyright for referencing/citing published work in a paid service? [closed]
I am not familiar with copyright law.
We want to make a paid service (i.e. a mobile app) that publishes manuals for procedures and other medical information thats written entirely by our staff.
We ...
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How well is Substantial Part defined in copyright law?
The UK Government says this about the relevance of substantial part to copyright law:
Infringement is where someone uses the whole or a substantial part of your work without your permission and none ...
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restoration of motion pictures [closed]
A motion picture as The Alamo 70mm this was only produced on a old Laser disc many years ago and no longer sold as a new item : the quality as only that of old crt tv sets not Digital
WE have restored ...
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Where can I access records of the 1947 Superman copyright trial?
I'm a comic researcher, seeking court records from 1947 in the United States related to Superman's copyright case. While there's a Wikipedia entry on this case, I couldn't locate the crucial court ...
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Is there any legal justification for content on the web without an explicit licence being freeware?
Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO of Microsoft AI has expressed an opinion that creative works published openly on the web without an explicit licence are freeware and the restrictions of copyright do not ...
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Can a video game developer restrict how people stream game content?
I've recently come across this page published by the developers of the game Tsukihime. These "guidelines" state the following:
Please be sure to follow the provisions listed below when ...
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Hotlinking img as profile picture
I have an img on my website which is used as the profile picture of the user.
It is embedded as <img src="${Hotlink}".
The user can specify an URL and that is used as his profile picture.
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Does using game cartridge assets on a small-scale digital distribution infringe copyright?
For example, let's say I was writing and distributing a digital zine with a 3DS game cartridge banner on the cover, and the "Nintendo Seal" and such.
Such a work is obviously not a game (due ...
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If one creates a copy of a copyrighted work for a licenced purpose can one reuse the copy for another purpose?
Multiple lawsuits have been filed relating to training of generative AI models on copyright protected works. A recent suit seems to focus particularly on this aspect. It seems there could also be a ...
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For copyright determination purposes, how can AI-generated content (eg.lyrics) be proven as such rather than human generated?
Most answers I have seen to the question of whether AI-generated content is copyrightable cite law in the US and other countries limiting copyright to human-created content. However all the answers I ...
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Is it legal in the US to name a business after a property in the public domain? [duplicate]
For example, if I were to name my LLC "Sherlock Holmes Enterprises LLC", would that be legal?
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