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Copyright Infringement: Dangers of Copying from One Medium into Another
We creatives know there is nothing new under the sun. We know that art and literature thrive, in part, because creatives in these fields have so much wonderful work from which they may glean ideas for new works. And there … Continue reading
Posted in copyright, copyright clearance, derivative work, derivatives, infringement, Publishing
Tagged art, collage, copyright law, fair use, intellectual property theft, literature, medium, movie still, musical, new version, photographer, photographs, play, poem, public domain, screenshot, sculpture, short story, song lyrics, t shirt, writers
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About Face—Tyson’s and Obama’s
All the photos of Mike Tyson’s face in the Internet copyright news arena this past week carried me back to the not-too-distant past when another face was ubiquitous there—President Obama’s. Tyson’s facial tatoo had found its way to the face … Continue reading
Posted in copyright, Current News, derivatives, infringement, news
Tagged "The Hangover Part II", copyright clearance, derivatives, graphic art, independent publishing, infringement, Mannie Garcia, Mike Tyson, movie company, photographs, President Obama, S. Victor Whitmill, self-publishers, Shepard Fairey, tatoos, Warner Bros.
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Copying the Bible, the Classics—Old Works/ Current Copyright
We can copy and publish from any edition of the Bible, right? The Bible is in the public domain, right? After all, it’s message belongs to all of us and is very old. What about Les Miserables? Victor Hugo died over … Continue reading
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Tagged acknowledgments, credits, derivatives, infringement, plagiarism, the Bible, the classics, translations
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