For questions related to copyright notices © and their formatting.
Questions tagged [copyright-notice]
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If I add a copyright disclaimer to my app, am I exempt of charges?
I'm creating a Pokemon Wiki app for Android with a lot of data related to Pokemon, including images, names etc. I've seen in the Google Play store a lot of apps like mine that contains ads and in-app purchases. Also, I've noticed that all these apps…
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Do copyright notices need to be placed at the beginning of a file?
I'm a student and won't be publishing code any time soon, but I am working on improving the composition of my code. I'm interested in open source and I've only seen copyright notices and license text at the very beginning of files.
If I place the…
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How does copyrights work for mobile/web applications?
If a mobile/web developer creates an application like Uber, then sells it to a company, and the company also wants the copyrights for the application, what happens if after few months another company comes to developer and asks for a new similar…
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Do businesses need to update the copyright notices of their public facing documents every year?
If a company has a load of client-facing documents (not web pages, think PDFs and various digital handouts) and there are copyright notices on the document pages, does the business need to update the year of copyright in the notice every year?
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What relevance does the stated year have in online copyright claims?
I've noticed that many websites will use a bit of JavaScript to keep the declared copyright year at the bottom of the page up to date. For example: new Date().getFullYear() (which simply reports the current year, no matter when the content was…
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How to properly maintain website footer copyright notice?
There are often 3 copyright notice formats one might come across in the footer of website:
Copyright © [Year the site or page was published]-[Year always kept current]
Copyright © [Year this page on site was published]
Copyright © [Year always kept…
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Are new works without a copyright notice automatically copyrighted under the Berne Convention?
Does the Berne Convention automatically give copyright protection for new works that lack a copyright notice? For example, if I wrote and released a PDF book but forgot to include a copyright notice, do I still own the copyright to the book?
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Fair Use and DMCA
My project (EditVideoBot) is an automated 'Twitter bot' program that allows users to edit videos within Twitter (they can add music to the video, or their own text, etc). My first account I ran this project on was suspended at 31,000 followers after…
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In a copyright statement, should the year or copyright holder go first?
I have seen both of the following formats used:
Copyright © Some Company 2021-2022
Copyright © 2021-2022 Some Company
Which one of these is correct? Which should go first? If both are valid, are there situations in which one is preferred?
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Copying an existing HTML page and use it, is that against any copyright law?
I found an online calculator that determines certain parameters I need. However, that calculator can be improved and more information added. I have improved it and now I want to make it public on my new website, however, I don't know anything about…
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Benefits of registering copyright - Should I register or not?
I have a question regarding copyright registration in Canada. From what I read, it is not mandatory to register copyright in Canada. But at the same time, some folks suggest you should register your work as soon as you release it. Do you have any…
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Can I host copyrighted content until I get a DMCA notice?
The content is subtitles in my case. Can I host it until I get a DMCA notice? Or can I not even host it?
Can copyright holders cause trouble without first filing a DMCA notice?
Most creators wouldn't care about subtitles, this is to handle odd cases…
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Find out if "Further reproduction prohibited without permission" document is original
There are many documents containing "Reproduced with permission of copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission". I'd like to read those which were legally uploaded. However I am unsure about how I can determine if the…
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What are the legal implications of providing software only with a copyright notice?
What does it mean when software is only provided with the following legend:
"Copyright (C) 2016 John Doe Inc. All rights reserved."
What are exactly the legal consequences of "All rights reserved"?
Let's say I want to provide my SW to a customer w/o…
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Post-dated copyright notices?
In the spring of 2005, a professor handed me a copy of his newest textbook. As I browsed it, I was surprised that the copyright notice had 2006 (the next year) rather than 2005 (the current year).
I assumed it was an advance copy, but I was wrong. …
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