If you create a new original work, copyright gives you the exclusive right to copy, alter, distribute, or perform/display it, or authorize others to do so, for a limited time.
If you use someone else's copyrighted work without permission, you are violating federal law and will probably face significant fees.
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You would be guilty of copyright infringement, a federal crime.
When the term of copyright protection expires, the work enters the public domain and can be reused with no limitations.
As a general rule, parents can be held liable for damages caused by the actions of their children, including copyright infringement.
You can be fined, and in extreme cases, jailed.
If you violate copyright laws, you may face legal consequences such as fines, lawsuits, and having to pay damages to the copyright owner. In some cases, you could also be subject to criminal charges. It is important to respect copyright laws to avoid these penalties.
As an image, a logo is automatically protected by copyright as soon as it is fixed in a tangible medium. If you want to use it in commerce, you may wish to register it as a trademark.
It would pass to their heirs unless other agreements were made.
Infringement is punishable by fines ranging from $750 to $30,000.
It depends what your actions were that violated the law, but the most common punishment is in fees.
Yes. Copyright can expire and, when that happens, the work will enter the public domain.
Unless other arrangements were made, the rights would pass to their next of kin.