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Can I use the name Friedrich Nietzsche as commercial application title?
Can I use the name Friedrich Nietzsche as commercial application title that will be available globally?
I know that his books are in the public domain and I can use fragments in my app but I don't ...
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What countries' copyright laws would I need to abide by if I wrote a heavily modified rearrangement of an existing song for third-party usage?
Let's say that I, citizen of Alicetopia in the EU, were creating a derivative work of a copyrighted composition. This would be a heavily modified instrumental rearrangement of an existing song, to the ...
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Does public domain have international limits?
I've read that the length of time required for a copyright to expire can vary from country to country. If a country were to hypothetically set the length of time for a copyright to expire (and thus ...
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Naming a product using the first letter of a persons name?
I was thinking about naming our products using the first letter in a cause or person that we'd like to bring attention to. For our first product I was thinking FS R, with the last letter being the ...
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Can a country exit the TRIPS Agreement without exiting the WTO?
Is it possible for a country to exit the TRIPS Agreement without exiting the WTO?
My question is basically whether or not the TRIPS Agreement is an essential part of the WTO or basically ...
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Can a work copyrighted in the USA enter the public domain sooner in another country?
The duration of copyright in the US is the lifetime of the author plus 60 years. But in Uruguay it is life plus 50 years.
Does that mean the work is in the public domain in Uruguay after 50 years?
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Way to first publish a work outside of the US in the Internet era
Suppose that I live outside of the US and have a standalone website where I post original works created by myself: photos, articles, software sources, music etc. The site is hosted outside of the US ...
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Who is the owner of website client or agency?
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I wanted to build a website so i have hired a New Delhi India based agency.
Initially they told me it will charge $2000 but they have charged me $6000 till now.
And they have not completed ...
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How to ensure that no one can copy my app design and name
Can an application developer from outside the USA prevent other developers in the US from copying the name and design of the application? How will this work?
How can a developer who has published a ...
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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
if I used United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) for my game name and publish google play store then in this world no one can use my name to publish both App Store and google play or ...
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is there any law for using unlicensed or cracked software?
Is there any law for using unlicensed or cracked software for our personal use?
Can we use cracked versions of software in organization?
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What is meant by 'place of first publication'?
I am currently trying to get my head around the various Laws and Regulations, surrounding Copyright and Public Domain, when it comes to Literature.
My initial question opens the discussion, where ...
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What happens if a piece of Literature falls within the Public Domain in one Territory but is Copyrighted within another Territory?
I am considering the use of some literature, for use on products on an e-commerce site. For the most part, the literature is classified as being in the public domain. Thus, free of copyright.
For a ...
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Can you report use of product copy/likeness in video games for compensation?
If a video game (created outside of the US) has an exact copy on a 3D model used from a large world-wide corporation's (based in US) product is there a way of:
Reporting the use of likeness/copy
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How do sanctions apply to intellectual property and copyright infringement
Scenario:
Business X in country A sells software with a subscription license.
Business Y in country B pays monthly for software from X.
Country A and B are members of the Berne Convention
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