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What else can I help you with?
Can someone copyright an original idea for an advertising campaign?
Ideas cannot be protected by copyright. If your idea is a new process, you may wish to seek patent protection for it.
Can civil defense posters be used in online advertising?
Civil defense posters that are entirely works of the U.S. Government are not protected by copyright.
Can you use a nickname with a copyright in advertising?
Such a name, if protected, would be protected as a trademark rather than a copyright. If there is any chance at all that anyone would guess for one second that the person named is endorsing the product being advertised, you would absolutely need permission.
Does a school logo have copyright?
No. You could copyright a drawing or photograph of the logo but the logo itself would have to be protected as a trademark.
Who copyrighted the term 'copyright'?
Individual words are not protected by copyright.
Does copyright have to be protected?
Yes.
Are all photos of Gone With the Wind protected by copyright?
Yes. All of the photos taken in the movie are protected by copyright.
Do you have to do anything to be protected by copyright?
Once a work of sufficient originality is fixed in a tangible medium, it is automatically protected by copyright.
Is the expression armchair quarterback copyright protected or a trademark protected word?
Short phrases cannot be protected by copyright, but there are several registered trademarks for that phrase.
Can blueprints be protected by copyright?
Yes; architectural works are protected.
Is the movie Singing in the Rain public domain or copyright protected?
The 1952 movie is protected by copyright, and will likely be protected through 2047.
G-shock models copyright?
The models are not eligible for copyright protection. The packaging artwork, advertising (excepting slogans), and descriptions are all copyrightable (provided they meet the necessary criteria). The character models themselves could be, and probably are, protected as registered trademarks.
