can a dance be copyrighted?
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In US law, choreography is protected under the 1976 Copyright Act, but this has a range of stipulations. The law differentiates between social dances, which everyone can perform, and choreography performed by experts. This means that no one can pop in and copyright the conga.
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For example: choreographic works that have not been notated or recorded, or improvisational speeches or performances that have not been written or recorded are both ineligible for copyright protection. For many years, unrecorded music concerts were also unprotected by copyright law because they were not fixed.
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Anyone can cover anyone else's song, and its creator cannot say no (that's the compulsory part). But if you do cover a song, you must pay a royalty to the song's creator (that's the licensing part).
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Vimeo has a large collection of videos licensed under one of the Creative Commons licenses or the Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication. Note that many videos on Vimeo are under copyright and have not been licensed under any open license. The Moving Image Archive is a service of the Internet Archive.
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A good many Christmas and holiday songs (like “Deck the Halls“) are public domain, but many of the more popular tunes (like “Frosty the Snowman“) are copyrighted and need a license.
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Most reaction videos DO get copyright strikes, either when they are uploaded or afterward, when the original content owner discovers it later. ... Other times the original content owner finds the reaction video and doesn't care. Nothing about copyright law forces them to report videos using their content.
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One word: Soundcloud Doesn't that violate copyright? Yes, it absolutely does, unless you have permission from the artist. Hey there, loving the beats! ... Most of the time, artists are totally cool with this and they allow me to use any of their tracks for free, so long as I credit them in the YouTube description.
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Many pictures on Google Images may not have a watermark or price tag but that doesn't mean they're up for grabs. All original works of authorship (from photos and blogs to songs, software and more) are protected by copyright (meaning “the right to copy”).
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Let's clear one thing up first: emulators themselves aren't exactly illegal. If you've obtained it lawfully and the code isn't under any form of copyright then it's completely fine. That's not usually a problem since most emulators are created to be free-to-use. ... In simple terms, 'copyright' is the 'right' to 'copy'.
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However, if you want to use very much of the original content, you will need to find content that is part of the public domain, content you can get permission to use, content which is based on facts (which cannot be copyrighted) or content that you can use in a way that is deemed “fair use.”
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Yes, and no. According to copyright law, distribuiting or obtaining a copyrighted work (such as a music file) without the permission of the copy right holder is against the law. This is why the answer was both yes and no.
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If you want to make a new Mickey Mouse thing, you might be better off arguing fair use than public domain, anyway. Fair use covers transformational use for commentary, parody, education and many other uses. ... Because of what happens after "Steamboat Willie" enters the public domain.
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As the US Copyright office states: “Mere listings of ingredients as in recipes, formulas, compounds, or prescriptions are not subject to copyright protection. ... While it's true that recipes are meant to be shared, people do so in cookbooks and on the internet to share them with their readers.
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Yes. Christopher Torres (username "prguitarman") holds the copyright for the animated GIF. "Saraj00n" holds the copyright for the video. And, finally, "Daniwell" holds the copyright for the audio.
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“Dance moves themselves are not trademarkable because they are not used to identify where goods or services originate, unlike a logo, slogan, or brand name.” according to the Law Office of Eric Norton. You can trademark a dance move as long as the name of the move is trademarked.
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All the works of Gilbert & Sullivan have been in the public domain for several decades. Whie this means that they can be performed rights free, it also means that no one has any control over the published editions of their works.
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Copyrights and Drum Covers. ... Completely legal to do a drum cover, so you don't have to go around asking everyone you cover for permission. The copyright process is automated so it would be an automatic process as to whether it gets flagged.