copyright question
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- rabattski0
that's uk law right ell? link i've posted answers most of my questions although it doesn't go into heavily modifications of elements. i think i'm in the clear though. thanks for all the help.
- stem0
If something is published without a copyright notice / on display in a public place / posted on the Internet, it's not copyrighted, and therefore free for the taking...
Interesting
Make sure your name is on everything you do guys!
- rabattski0
that's not true stem, that's a myth.
- rabattski0
elements of really. for instance i used 1 element from a photo from the 60's from a book i have, scanned it and reworked it. drew my own stuff over it etc. but i can't find something about even if it's highly manipulated on that site you've posted.
- rabattski0
"Since 1989, anything that can be copyrighted is automatically copyrighted, as soon as it is created in a tangible form. (Yes, "tangible" includes the Internet.)"
- rabattski0
that seems to be a myth though ueberdesigner. and depends on the country as well afaik. and since we're talking country here. i made the stuff here in germany, the stuff is for the states, under what copyright law / countrywise am i suppose to fall?
- ribit0
To be safe you have to know who is the original creator or owner of the work, and 'finding stuff on the web' isnt always going to tell you that. People (usually in Russia or China) take photos from our site, crop off our site URL tag (which isnt a copyright notice either) and repost on their site, but we still have the copyright, and protect it wherever we can...
- rabattski0
well that's obvious ribit. i'm talking about elements from pictures, most of the time those images are quite old. for the US there's also the de minimis rule but that's quite vague. anyways, the link i posted did answer all my questions, figured out, can use it all.