I think you're asking what the penalty is for copyright infringement. It varies from country to country; in the US, statutory fines range from $750 to $30,000.
Using a person is questionable at any time. In addition, a copyright notice is not required for protection.
Nothing will happen to a person who breaches copyright law unless the holder of the copyright chooses to sue the violator. The lawsuit court settlement will determine the monetary damagesowed to the copyright holder (if any).
This means that the person did not mean to break any copyright laws when they were using someone Else's idea.
Generally the federal government establishes copyright laws. In the UK, copyright was initiated by Queen Anne; in the US, it is written into the Constitution.
Contact the U.S. Copyright Office. It is an agency of the Federal Government.
The US Copyright Office in Washington DC.
Yes, websites should be copyrighted. The exact design, layout, and content of a website should be protected in order to prevent any lookalikes.
If material is not protected by copyright, the creator has no rights to it. For example, a person preparing a document in the course of his duties as an employee of the US Government has no rights to that document, because it is not protected by copyright in accordance with section 105 of the copyright code.
The FARS Encyclopedia is a work of the federal government, and is not protected by copyright.
The federal government.
It is doubtful that copyright was 'invented' by one person. The term originated in Great Britain during the advent of the printing press, the idea behind copyright thought out by the people worried that their works could be easily reproduced by other people. The Statute of Anne in 1710 made copyright something that was regulared by the government.
No they don't. Copyright does not protect facts, ideas, systems, or methods of operation. In some cases, however, they may be protected by patent or registered as trademarks.