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Intellectual property laws apply on the internet. Just because something is on the internet does not mean it is in the public domain. Copyright still exists on anything created and posted on the internet, unless specified otherwise.

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No, the copyright laws are a little tricky some subjects have fallen into pd because they have not had their copyright renewed, some things can't be copyrighted and for some that are, educational use is allowed.

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No. In fact the vast majority of the data avaialble on the internet is protected (copyright, trademark, patent) intellectual property.

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