It depends on how similar they are, whether the similarity is intentional, whether it is a parody of or commentary on the original, and whether it damages the ability of the rightsholder to monetize or license the original.
It would be a trademark violation, which is similar.
Most countries have some form of copyright protection and many of them parallel the US statutes. They will have substantially similar restrictions regarding infringement.
Yes, except there can be additional charges of fraud if it can be shown that the trademark violation was committed with the intent to defraud consumers.
Not at all. Musica reservata was a particular style of a cappella music intended for small, limited audiences. Copyright infringement is a violation of federal law.
By "legal" you are probably asking whether another company can sue you ofr patent or copyright infringement. It is seldom a criminal offense to manufacture a product similar to an existing product.It depends on how similar the new product is to the original, whether you incorporate any characteristics of the other product that the original company has patented, and whether you use any processes in the production that are patented. Quite a number of companies have been sued for creating products that duplicate the "look and feel" of an existing product. You also have to watch out for copyright and trademark infringement.
You use a search engine to check it out. Type in "book" and list keywords from your book to see what comes up -- if it's too similar, it would be infringement. For example: if you wrote a story about young magicians studying at a special school, that would not necessarily be infringement -- if you wrote about a student with a special mark who was destined for great things and found out he or she was a magician before going to said magical school --- then JK Rowling would have words with you.
Nothing on the site itself is violating copyright, because they don't host the infringing files. People watching movies through movietube and similar sites can be charged with infringement for using it, however.
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The story of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz is in the public domain; you just want to avoid looking too much like the movie, which is still protected.
Guitarist Joe Satriani filed a copyright infringement suit against Coldplay claiming that "Viva la Vida" incorporated substantial portions of his instrumental song "If I Could Fly". I've heard both songs and I agree with Joe.
Similar to the (R) symbol, the (C) is a handy indicator that what follows is a copyright notification.
No, you cant run a power PowerPoint slide in another computer program. Instead you can use similar software's like PowerPoint viewer.