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Idea-expression dichotomy
Would it lead to copyright protection if one were to record someone's speech, a speech in which the most half-baked ideas are advanced with such conviction that the general public takes them seriously?...
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Music- what if I move or cancel distribution service
Suppose a songwriter wants to use a distribution service to push songs to spotify. From reviews on YouTube all of the distributors (ditto, distro kid, ccd babe etc.) they all have their influencers ...
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UK Copyright and IPR in the course of employment: Employee vs Worker
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/section/11:
2)Where a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work or a
film, is made by an employee in the course of his employment, his
employer is the ...
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Licencing restriction and first sale doctrine UK re. secondhand book
Does a geographical licence restriction hold after resale as secondhand item?
I have a book (in UK) that is no longer of any use to me, that I now plan to sell on, and notice that there is a ...
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Manipulating Images for Promotion & Potentially Profit [closed]
Based in UK.
I am a graphic designer and during lockdown have been practicing my photoshop skills by digitally manipulating images of some local 'celebrities'.
The digital manipulations mostly involve ...
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How does Google and other websites avoid infringing on 3rd party copyrights for displaying images for 'commercial' purposes?
I really hope someone would be able to clear things up, because this question has been bugging me for a long time now.
Google Images (and frequently Google Search as well) shows images associated with ...
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Is publishing copyrighted material (product brochure) is an acceptable fair use?
I'm applying for grant money: https://genesis.re/wiki#CaaS:_Civilisation_as_a_Service
Some time ago I've received a brochure from a vendor that is copyrighted material.
This document, all text and ...
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Is use of names and insignias of disbanded British military units from WW2 allowed in a commercial video game?
I wish to make a commercial PC video game based on the British commando units from 1940s that have been disbanded in 1946.
The unit is "No.3 commando".
Is the use of names like no.3 and ...
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What does the wording "wholly unconnected with your employment" mean in a UK Employment Contract
Having some trouble understanding some wording in a contract and how it affects the employee. The main passage is
You shall promptly disclose to the Company and to no-one else all copyright works or ...
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Can I sell a figurine of my own design, despite it being a game character?
I am making a Deku scrub figurine from The Legend of Zelda series to 3d print. I decided that I could sell these figurines on Etsy. Is there any legal requirements for the UK where I have to say ...
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Is loading assets from another game's install folder copyright infringement?
Suppose I make a video game which uses assets from another game. The assets are however not included, but rather obtained by loading them from the other game's install folder (the player needs to have ...
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What to do if you are sued for company name that resemble an existing company name in the UK? [closed]
I've been sued by Oracle for company name under the provisions of section 69(0) of the Companies Act 2006 (the Act) in The Company Names tribunal in the UK.
My company name is JAVASCRIPT CONSULTING ...
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Sell art prints online: copyright?
Say I would like to sell hand framed art prints, for decorations, on e.g. ebay.
I have some example posters and so on, mainly modern art works from various modern art gallery's, often in the form of ...
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In the UK, who owns the intellectual property of a thesis?
Assume the following problem:
A person decides to create software for his thesis. His application turns out to be very profitable.
If he continues creating it, will the University own the ...
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Can you copyright reproduced information by open government licence?
I want to use some of the information from one website, but that website has a copyright. The source of the information is under Open Government License"
I have a few questions regarding the licence
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