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: Are Names of Characters Copyrighted by Authors? Are names of characters copyrighted by authors? For example, the character "Eragon" from the Inheritance Cycle series, or a name that you've generated
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: Does the Creative Commons license protect my writing on the web? I usually write on the web and I would like to license my writings using one of the Creative Commons licenses, but I can't
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: Which free licence to choose for my book (manual)? I wrote a 50 page manual that I plan to release for free. I do not mind if the book is copied, translated, printed, shared, ... I just
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: Using the real world in writing To what extent can you use locations, businesses, etc. from the real world in fiction? I know someone cannot copyright a city, but what about a particular location
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: Is it safe to create a wiki for a book (or something featured in it) before the book is published? I'm working on a sci-fi novel, and it contains a lot of fictional creatures, which are
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: Audio version of copyrighted written material I want to do a free daily podcast of the Bible. Would I need permission of the copyright holder of the translation I am reading or would this
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: Proper attribution of copyrighted lyrics in a story If I put several lines of a copyrighted song in my text, and mention the band name, how can I be certain that my attribution is sufficient
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: On copyright laws and plots I was pondering a lot on the issue with copyrights on plots. Is having an identical plot infringing someone else's copyrighted work? I am fully aware that the character
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: What's "fair use" for borrowing someone else's invented term? Let's say I'm writing a sci-fi novel. I want to use a word which another writer has coined, which has become well-recognized outside
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: How does copyright apply to illustrations and cover art? Is a paid-up-front illustrator entitled to royalties? If I hire an illustrator for artwork, and I pay up front on a per-illustration basis,
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: Why would an author not agree to license his book to a foreign language? Recently one rather famous author wrote a new book in English. Since I'm a fan of his writing and know that he's
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: Is Academic Ghostwriting legal? I recently learned of the concept of academic ghostwriting (see, e.g. this article) - by which I mean the situation where a student goes to another person, or
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: Can a book be published by more than one publisher? 1) Some books are published by more than one publisher. For example, if you go to Amazon or Flipkart and search for 'The Interpretation
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: Front-matter or back-matter? I'm re-releasing a novella of mine as a self-published ebook shortly, and I'm wondering what to do with the traditional "front matter" of the book: copyright information,
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: Copy right issue with using exact Text from a text book Here is a question related to a website providing mathematics solutions for students. Here are details: Students will enter the page
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: How does copyright apply to the Q&A sections of educational or textbooks? I'd like to document my learning experience, and I'd like to use the 'quizzes' or 'chapter review' style questions in
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: How do co-authors' rights to a manuscript work? When an individual writes a novel, he owns all rights over the manuscript until he starts selling those rights to others. What is the situation
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: Can I use my own previously published magazine article in my own book I had an article published for 1st rights in a magazine. Can I use an excerpt or all of the article in my own ebook?
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: Is Patent text copyrighted? When using text from articles published in journals and magazine, we need to obtain copyright permission from the copyright owner (publisher or author). I wonder if
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: How can I publish a translation of a book? I'm in the process of translating a book (scientific publication) for private use. If I ever decide to publish it: what is the procedure? Who is
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: Copyright of screens/movie posters I am writing a (commercial) book about cinema and reviews of movies. My question is about the pictures to illustrate the text. For example I suppose that I
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: Who is responsible for copyrighted materials (publisher or writer)? Imagine that Writer A's book includes copyrighted material created by Creator B, and Creator B sues for copyright infringement.
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: Translation of my book "Babymoves" into Japanese I have written and self published the book 'babymoves' in 2002. It is now in its third edition. I sell it through my website. I have been approached
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: Can you reprint screen shots of a game application or program without permission? It seems pretty normal to see screenshots of MS Word, steps for "this is how you generate a template". I
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: Are music lyrics copyrighted? I tried to find copyright information about music lyrics, but it is too confusing, because it is related to the usage. There are lots of websites providing lyrics,
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: How to publish public domain books? It is known that the copyright permission is not needed for old books (usually 70 years after the author's death), because the copyright has been expired.
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: Intellectual Property Rights & Reuse of the Written Material Many times a client asks that the content delivered should be his/her Property and me ( the original writer) won't have any right
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: Can a mock-magazine with fictitious content count legally as fan fiction? I contribute to a motoring website, well, one that's got Photoshop of cars, motoring history etc. - it's a small obscure
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: Is anybody aware of a good way I can determine whether or not something is public domain, or royalty free? I'm writing a textbook and I'd like to include an old paper from Alan Turing as
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: Do different formats of the same book need to be registered separately? We're self-publishing a book in both paperback and e-book format. The content between the versions will be identical except
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: Is there a way to ask online booksellers to pull pirated editions of my books? Eight of my books are available on Google Books as 100% online, downloadable, but no Creative Commons licensing.
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: Dealing with potential copyright issues: manga I have been spinning yarn around Kuchiyose Edo Tensei, a reincarnation technique I came across in the popular anime/manga series Naruto. Further developing
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: Does DRM affect copyright or the restrictions on distribution by the author? I hear how it is easier for the user to select DRM (digital rights management) free options so that they can use
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: Can a title be copyrighted? Is there any such thing as copyrighting a title? A title of a novel / short story is usually short, up to five words or so. The words are chosen after much thought
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: What is first electronic rights? I am unsure if I adequately understand the concept of first electronic rights. If I post a story on a writers' website for free but also publish it through
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: How to tell if a fiction workshopping site protects my rights? There are lots of websites for getting feedback for my writing. But since posting something publicly on the internet can count
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: Permission to use emails from famous deceased person I finished a creative non-fiction memoir about my secret life as a miracle worker. I am using three emails to me from a now deceased wildly
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: Is Sherlock Holmes public domain for use in a story? I am writing a short story and would like to name check Sherlock Holmes as a character; according to the ever reliable (?) Wikipedia the
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: How to use creative commons materials? Creative commons materials are popular on the web, and people are using these materials for creating new websites, as there is no severe copyright restriction.
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: Blog Contributions Copyright I have a blog that discusses grammar in local languages. I publicized my email and asked for contributions from the readers and experts on the subject. How about
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