Questions tagged [copyright]
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Is downloading YouTube videos legal?
I've always been under the assumption that doing such was illegal. I don't see any difference between downloading music from YouTube and downloading music from The Pirate Bay.
Apparently, there is ...
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Too restrictive IP transfer
As a consultant I was asked to sign an IP transfer agreement that differs a bit from what I was signing in the past.
There is a particular bit that throws me off:
Intellectual Property Rights: (i) ...
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Legality of using album artwork from freecovers.net
I am building an online store for a vinyl company and I want to create an application to help them add cover artwork to their store. Am I legally allowed to use the artwork from freecovers.net on ...
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How It is with sharing content on Facebook
Facebook Terms of Service contains (3.8.2015) the following text in section 2.4:
When you publish content or information using the Public setting, it means that you are allowing everyone, ...
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What is a "printed computer program" from a legal perspective?
When asking a computer scientist, I received a clear answer: does not exist. However from a legal perspective, "printed computer programs" do exist and a can be chosen as a class for CTM registration.
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Copying a website's set of options when developing a new one
For example I want to create/develop new booking.com
All the options from booking.com will be used on this one.
I don't plan to steal the code or design, I will code and design it from scratch ...
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Copyright of cartoon characters in a mobile app
I'm developing a mobile application and inside it, I have some customization options. I was interested in using designs, colors and ideas based on famous cartoon characters. For example: Wolverine's ...
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Use of TV show names on drop shipping website
I'm setting up my own drop shipping business. What are the legalities behind the use of trademarked TV show names? Some of the catogories of products I have for sale would be specific TV show ...
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To what extent, if any, do I have ownership over, and rights to, works I create on my own time?
I am a software engineer in California. If I create a piece of software, in my own time, using my own equipment, do I own the copyright on that creation, or does my employer?
I see things such as "...
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Who owns the software in this case?
Consider three parties, whose intent was to create an LLC (or some other legal entity) where each would have a 1/3 interest in the business. No legal entity was ever formed, and nothing was ever ...
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Using (presumably) copyrighted materials in reviews
I run a film and TV show reviewing blog using the Google Blogger service.
On this blog, I frequently use pictures taken from the film/episode/TV show that I am reviewing in the article.
The pictures ...
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Copyright on Developer's Website
I've been trying to find concrete information about developer's copyright. If a developer has its own website (in terms of business [card]) and the projects that are part of the portfolio were ...
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Does the term "commercial" exclude nonprofit?
The terms and conditions for the use of Getty images allows the free use of embedded images legally. As it says at the web site (http://www.gettyimages.com/embed)
"Share more than 50 million images. ...
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Are the names of guns protected under copyright law in the US?
So I am trying to create a military shooter and therefore must have guns. I would like to include some weapons from real life (Ak-47, M16, Glock, etc.) and I would like to know what legal issues I ...
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Can I publish a book and source code in the book under different licenses?
Can I publish a book and the source code in the book under two different licenses?
Eg. Publish a book under the GNU FDL license, but license the source code examples in this book under the Apache ...
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