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What is the meaning of First Sale Doctrine in regard to trademark or copyright law?
The "first sale" of a protected product is the only one the copyright owner can control. For example, a copyright owner of a book has the exclusive right to publish and distribute his book, but once a particular book is sold, he or she has no right to prevent anyone from advertising and selling the same book (i.e., that lawfully obtained copy) to others. Similarly, the owner of a patented invention in a product who sells the product to another person cannot prevent the buyer from reselling the product, and the owner of a trademark on a product cannot prevent a purchaser from truthfully advertising the same product for sale again, using the name brand (this is also sometimes called "fair use" of trademark). This does not apply to contractual distributorship channels where a manufacturer controls its distributors, but once the products are sold to the public, anyone at all can resell them to others.
What is the passive voice of you have sold my book?
The passive voice equivalent to "you have sold my book" is "my book has been sold by you."
Can a copyright be bought after the last a certain amount of time after the last printing?
Copyright can be bought, sold, or transferred at any time during its duration.
What happens to copyright when a company closes down?
When a company closes down, the copyright ownership of its works typically remains with the company unless it is transferred or sold to another party. If the company goes bankrupt, the copyright may be included as an asset in the bankruptcy proceedings and could be sold to pay off debts.
Is it true that copyright is separate from physical art ownership and is sold separately?
It's probably more accurate to say that the copyright and the physical ownership have very little to do with one another. They can be sold together, or they can be sold separately, or whatever the owner and copyright holder wants to do. Buying a copyrighted book does not automatically give you copyright over that book; the copyright remains with the author, or publisher, or whoever else owns it no matter who buys the physical book. Art is the same way, though in the case of artwork, there may be only one copy in existence, so it's a little easier to understand how someone might think that buying the only copy of the painting (or sculpture, or whatever) also gives them the right to copy it. But technically, this isn't true; if the artist doesn't specifically sell the copyright, legally he retains it and the person who bought the artwork is not legally allowed to make copies. (For old artwork, there may be no copyright. The Mona Lisa, for example, is no longer subject to copyright, even if there had been such a concept at the time it was created. However, the Louvre, which owns the painting, is allowed to publish and copyright its OWN pictures of it, because the pictures are considered new, copyrightable photographic art in their own right. They're also allowed to forbid other people from taking pictures in their museum, so that they're the only source for such photographs.)
Does failing to pursue infringement overturn one's copyright to a work?
No. Unlike trademarks which must be defended, copyright can never be "lost". It can be sold, transferred, or placed in the public domain but this can only be done by the copyright holder.
How many copies of the book were sold?
The number of copies sold for the book is not specified.
How many pages are there in the book sold?
the book sold by Patricia McCormick has 272 pages in it.
Are there new bands shirts sold today with older copyright dates on them?
There may be. The copyright date of a given work generally does not change unless the work has been altered.
What is kamsutra?
The Kama Sutra is an ancient Indian book which is basically a text on how to have and different variations of ancient sexual behaviour. The kama sutra was a book dedicated to the hindus though but common publishings of the book is market sold worldwide to anyone anywhere.
How many copies have been sold of the book?
The book has sold over one million copies.
Can you sell art that uses public domain images?
If the images are actually in the public domain, they can be incorporated into your artwork and sold. The use of those images in your artwork is subject to your own copyright, but the more general use is not. For example, a cartoon of Abraham Lincoln that appeared in a Civil War era newspaper would be in the public domain, because the copyright would be run out. It could be incorporated into a book of the history of the civil war without any problem with ownership. Its placement on the page, its caption, and so on, are subject to current copyright, and if you published the book you would own them. But the original artwork is not copyrighted even though it appeared in your copyrighted book. By the way, the book is a work of art, just as a painting is. In fact the code of a computer program is considered art under the copyright law.
