Infringement is the use, without permission, of copyrighted works when that use does not qualify for an exception to current law (i.e "fair use")
Stop downloading copyright infringing materials.
No; copyright would belong to the rightsholder of the underlying work.
You can receive a fine and prison sentence for infringing copyright.
No, unfortunately.
No; in fact your reproduction may be infringing on the original.
Cutting an article out of a magazine and physically putting it in the mail is not infringing; in the US, this is exempted by Section 109 of the Copyright Act. Emailing an electronic copy of an article would be infringing.
A reprographic image would be infringing on the original.
infringing copyright B. flaming C. hacking infringing copyright
as long as said company has permission or owns copyright then it is legal otherwise it is infringing on copyright
I can think of examples on both sides. If you were playing an instrument, improvising over a jazz standard, playing it would not be infringing. Transcribing it with chords would not be infringing. Transcribing it with complete notation of the existing work would be infringing. Distributing a recording would require a mechanical license for the underlying work. Ultimately, the copyright holder decides what is and what isn't worth suing over.
Yes; the scanning of protected materials constitutes unlicensed duplication.
Individual words cannot be protected by copyright, and Bethesda has not registered it as a trademark. Keep in mind that Bethesda has registered many words, phrases, and logos related to Fallout as trademarks, so your intended use may be infringing in other ways.