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Q: IF A PERSON COMES ACROSS A EXPIRED PATENT, CAN THEY REBRAND THE PRODUCT AND SELL IT? ISN'T IT PUBLIC DOMAIN? posted Sunday 1 of May 2011 by Brian A. Maybe, if there are no other patents that would prevent one from making, using and selling the invention. view tags: expired, patent, rebrand, product, sell, public domain

Q: HOW ABOUT COLLAGES OF PORTIONS OF COPYRIGHTED PUBLICATIONS OR OTHER WORKS--IS PERMISSION FROM THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OF EACH WORK USED NECESSARY? posted Monday 22 of August 2011 by Gary A. It depends on whether there is a copying and, if so, whether the copying is a fair use. Directly attaching clipped out portions of... view tags: collages, portion, copyrighted, publications

Q: HOW ABOUT OLD MOVIE STILLS--IS PERMISSION REQUIRED FROM THE COPYRIGHT OWNER BEFORE COPYING STILLS AND DISTRIBUTING THESE STILLS TO THE PUBLIC? posted Monday 22 of August 2011 by Christopher A. This depends on whether the copyright in the old movie is still in force. If it is, permission is required. If not, then anyone is... view tags: old, movie, film, copyright, stills, still, photo, screen

Q: WHEN MIGHT FAIR-USE CONDITIONS APPLY TO THE USE OF POLITICAL PARTY LOGOS FOR ONLINE PUBLICATIONS AND CONTENT? posted Monday 11 of June 2012 by Jerry A. Fair use factors would have to be weighed based on the facts of the case. No easy answer, sorry. If you lay out all the facts fo... view tags: fair-use, political, party, logos

Q: IF I TAKE VIDEO IN A PUBLIC PLACE, AND BREAK NO LAWS DOING SO, DO I HAVE COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP OF THE MATERIAL? posted Tuesday 29 of January 2013 by Cedric A. Yes, in essentially all industrialized countries of the world. view tags: video, public, place, ownership, material, copyright

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