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Yes and no. Open usually means you are free to use it if you give credit for it. Generally, you are free to make derivative works and to use commercially, so long as it doesn't say you cannot.
If things are public domain, then you are free to use them as you want without giving credit to anyone. But things like open source and creative commons type licenses often mean that if you create something new using their materials, the open source community owns the rights. So once open source touches your work, you can't then close it off and take the rights back, unless you create your own that uses none of theirs, and then even then, your work can be called into scrutiny. The open source community can sue too, and it has done so, but mostly to prevent monopolies.
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What is an open source image?
Open source image is a term meaning an image or illustration of an object or action which is free for public or common use and doesn't require payment because of copyright. For use on blogs and other websites, open source images save money to webmasters, bloggers and organizations who don't have a lot of money to invest.
GIMP is a?
Free Open Source Graphics Program for editing pixel images. http://gimp.org/
Where can you obtain royalty free check images?
You can obtain royalty free check images from the following sources: Deposit Photos, Big Stock Photos, Flickr, Open Photo, Stock Vault, Unprofound, Free Media Goo.
What is a program distributed free without copyright?
A program or works distributed without copyright is known to be in the public domain.The US government by law releases several items in the public domain such as census data.
What type of software is free and available with few licensing and copyright restrictions?
In some cases a software author will decide to make his/her program available to the public at no charge. This is usually termed "freeware" and although free is still protected by copyright. It cannot be duplicated, redistributed, or modified, for anything other than personal use, without permission.
What kind of software is not free and is protected by copyright?
Anything other than open source software is protected by copyright; shareware and freeware may be free, but are still protected. Software that is purely functional (e.g., assembly code to perform a basic operation) is not copyrightable. Software created by any employee of the US government is not copyrighted in the USA.
What does an open dot on an line graph mean?
open dot means < or > but not equal to.
How do you open zip images?
first unzip images once right click on file with images and choose extract here,or open with-IZArc Archiver or some other unzipper you have installed
Where can you download free Thea Stilton books?
You can try searching for free Thea Stilton books on websites that offer free ebooks, such as Project Gutenberg or Open Library. Please make sure to download from reputable sources to avoid any copyright infringement issues.
Where can I find magnifying glasses icons free?
There are lots of website where you can find a magnifying glass as a free icon. One particular clip art website is called Open Clip Art where you can find millions of images of whatever you need for free.
Is open source sofware subject to copyright protection?
Yes. (However that does not mean you have to pay for it).I attach a link below to explain.The open source uses a "copyleft" copyright licence - The GPL grants the recipients of a computer program the Free Software Definition rights and uses copyleft to ensure the freedoms are preserved whenever the work is distributed, even when the work is changed or added to.
Why is it pokemoncrater is still not open yet?
It will never open. It was a game that used Pokemon and as you know, Pokemon has a copyright.
