Posts Tagged ‘Copyright’

When you download a movie from a service you’ve subscribed to is that copyright infringement?

You will not be selling it or charging admission or making any copies. If it is, how can these services get away with it? And how come more “owners” of these movies don’t band together and stop those service companies. The person who downloads it shouldn’t be held responsible – but how can you find out who originally made that movie available for downloading?

How much money could one be sued for copyright infringement?

Just curious…say i download a game from a website, would the company even be able to know it was me besides the ip address? And what are the chances of them actually suing me? And how much money could they sue me for?

Can you reproduce sports pictures in your blog, or is that copyright infringement?

Can I pick any football pictures / youtube video’s and place them in my blog or do I need any permission to do so? I would like to include pics, any help here would be appreciated!

what are the penlaties for copyright infringement?

i have a friend…. who just got a notice saying that the company that prdouced the movie jarhead has tracked down his ip adress and the may press charges and take it to court. he was wondering what the penalty can be, he only downloaded it and nothing else. he is a minor too.

How far does one go before they can be sued for copyright infringement?

For music only, for example, if you steal a riff, is that enough? a chordal progression? a melody?

Does the use of a toy in a youtube video constitute copyright infringement?

For example, making a stop motion animation using Lego figures and similar toys.

Should Rodgers & Hammerstein estate sue Liverpool and its fans for copyright infringement?

Well..Liverpool play “You’re Never Walk Alone” at their stadium without getting proper permission from Rodger & Hammerstein estate the rightful owner of the songs.. The Liverpool fans sing along without knowing that singing this song in public is a copyright infringement act..

Is it copyright infringement if someone publishes a poem book with some known and unknown authors? read fully?

I received some poems by email and some have authors and others are unknown. I want to know if it is okay to publish these if I plan on donating any money received to a charity. I won’t even take credit, just in memory of my son, and then his name. I may even pay to publish it out of my own pocket.

Is it copyright infringement to put a celebrities face on a t shirt ?

im starting my own clothing line type deal and i have an idea for a shirt . i was wondering, if its legal to put a celebrities face on shirts that im going to sell ? its going to be my own original art

is it legal to watch live shoutcast tv on vlc media player? Is it copyright infringement?

I have recently downloaded vlc player and it comes with big list of channels loaded with movies, tv shows, u name it. It comes I guess from shoutcast tv and radio. I was wondering if it is legal or not. It is important to know the ethical side of this matter. Please let me know, I have searched so much online with little results. Thank you.

I got a letter that I’m being charged with copyright infringement?

My son downloaded a movie and I received a letter that my identity (from my ip address) will be sent to the company suing if I don’t file a request to squash or something like that and send a copy to them. I couldn’t find a lawyer locally who handles that type of thing so didn’t send the form in. So I’ll be identified to the company. Now what happens? Isn’t it the website that violated the copyright by allowing the download? Why am I being sued?

Would it be considered copyright infringement to put part of a popular song on a nonprofit home video?

Using windows movie maker and piecing together a few custom digital movies with some music overlay. It is for nonprofit and for simple sharing.