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There are blanket licenses available for certain uses (most notably ASCAP and BMI will issue licenses to radio stations and clubs for their entire catalogs for a single fee), but the majority of licenses are very specific.
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Are Ebooks copyrighted?
Yes, ebooks are copyrighted. They are just like any other form of written work. The owner gets to decide by what media they can be distributed, including ebooks.
When can you use copyright?
You can use copyrighted material at any time if you have obtained permission first. In order to use copyrighted materials without permission you need to establish the project as "fair use"The four primary factors you need to consider are...the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;the nature of the copyrighted work;the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; andthe effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
Why can't you post your school projects that use copyrighted material on the internet?
Because (assumedly) you don't have permission to put the copyrighted material on public display. The "fair use/fair dealing" exception allows you to use a portion of a copyrighted work for purposes of scholarly research, etc but it does not give you carte blanche to use the work in any fashion you choose.
Why is athletic sports good for your body?
any sport in general. As long as you do it right and dont work yourself to hard. Its all good.
What are the protections offered by copyright?
The copyright holder (owner of copyrighted material) has a right to reproduce the work, make changes and publish updated versions of the copyrighted work, distribute it and publicly display the work. Copyright is part of the Intellectual Property rights. In some industries like 3d printing, there are some serious issues with IP rights: mylocal3dprinting.com/blog/common-intellectual-property-issues-with-3d-printing/
Is the word 'wiki' copyrighted or patented in any way or is it just the generic term for user added Web content?
The term "wiki" is not patented or copyrighted. It is a general term for a kind of website that can be quickly edited by its users. "Wiki wiki" is the term for "quick" in the Hawaiian language.
Is the word 'wiki' copyrighted or patented in any way or is it just the generic term for user-added Web content?
The term "wiki" is not patented or copyrighted. It is a general term for a kind of website that can be quickly edited by its users. "Wiki wiki" is the term for "quick" in the Hawaiian language.
Is artistic merit required to obtained a copyright of works of fiction?
No, a work of fiction is automatically copyrighted if it has any creativity, regardless of its quality or appeal.
What can't be copyrighted?
"In no case does copyright protection for an original work of authorship extend to any idea, procedure, process, system, method of operation, concept, principle, or discovery, regardless of the form in which it is described, explained, illustrated, or embodied in such work." 17 USC § 102(b). "Copyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government [i.e., works created by federal employees]." 17 USC § 105. Once copyright expires a work cannot be copyrighted again. Published works that failed the necessary formalities in force prior to 1977 never had any copyright and cannot be copyrighted.
Is zshare legal?
Only if what you're downloading/sharing is NOT copyrighted. If you download any copyrighted material, it's illegal.
Does quadrilateral have to have right angles?
No, if it has right angles it is a special case, such as rectangle, but in general it does not have to have any right angles
Is it illegal to sell used magazines and books?
No; the "first sale" doctrine allows the owner of a physical instance of a copyrighted work to dispose of it in any number of ways.
