Disney and other large company....Copyright infringement?
476707
Absolutely. In fact, Disney is probably the worst organization in the world to infringe copyright from. They actually have a large legal division that goes around the world looking for stolen intellectual property. There was a news article a few years back regarding a Children’s hospital ward in England that used Disney pictures on the walls. Disney found out and demanded their immediate removal.\n\nIn your case, it would be even worse as you are to commercially distribute their product without permission, that's a very serious offence. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, I'm sure you're only trying to make a living.\n\nFor all information on international property rights, you can check the World Intellectual Property Organization;\n\nhttp://www.wipo.int/portal/index.html.en
692530
In the UK (maybe the same in other countries?) the company who plays the music has to have a public entertainment license, so it does not violate the copyright laws, as a percentage of the licence fee goes to royalties for songwriters/artists etc.
377186
No...it is copyright infringement....I would seek permission first....and then you can acually sell the permission...lol...and make a profit.\n\nCopyrights are very easy to obtain...and there is not always a record of it. BE CAREFUL.
896232
there are copyright laws, but the problem lies in enforcing them.
840941
Dood you better be carefull, those images are Copyrited. Get enough traffic and you be in court fast. Web aint what it use ta be, Apple,Microsoft and Metallica are to thank for that. \nLook at the DRM,WIPO then look at Creative Commons and FSF/GNU. \nYou are makeing a profit off of others property, thats is called Internet Piracy. \nIt sux, but thats the law now.
532376
It depends on which country you live in. Recent court cases in western countries including the united states the uk and canada now outlaw the act of stealing a copyright name of anything in an attempt to either sell or fail to use the domain.
983284
Unfortunately, th MPAA doesn't think we have the right to make a copy for ourselves. So, it's illegal.\n\nHaving said that, I'm told that it's not hard. If you're intent on trying it, start Googling and digging. I'm sure the info is there somewhee.
1083587
You report fraud to local law enforcement.  \n\nYou report copyright violations to the copyright holder.  It's up to them to enforce their rights, you can't do if for them.
186198
Here in Argentina, a TV hostess coined an expression (not just a word) out of perfectly Spanish words, in her show. So, in order to prevent this expression from being used in other shows, she copyrighted her expression.\n\nThere must be an office for that, but I guess that the proceedings must be very expensive.
318423
well all of those are copyrighted,  so if you are doing for personal use,  then you don't need permission.  But if your intentions are to mass produce an Item with the resemblance of a star wars character. then you need to write or contact the company that holds the copyright.
1067728
Copyright is as :\nYou may not copy in part or whole any of this programme without prior permission of the copyright holder(s) Nickleodeon, Viacom and Paramount.\n\nI would say that using it would render you to prosecution.
414866
It's called copyrights you can't get credit for someone Else's hard work. that is why u always do what these other two people say print the source where u got that information. And people have gotten in trouble before for not doing this. It's a law.
11345
In the United States (and the law is similar in most countries), it isn't copyright that you need to worry about. Single words and titles aren't copywrited.  However, the word "entmoot" from the Lord of the Rings is probably subject to trademark protections, even though it may not be registered as a trademark.  The law can be complicated, and many tests are applied, but the basic question asked in trademark is whether the mark (in this "entmoot") is associated with the previous user and could cause confusion in a customer when the customer sees it used by the new user. That is, would someone buying a product with "entmoot" in the title assume that the product is associated with Tolkien/ Lord of the Rings because of the word.  I think they probably would, myself.\n\nThe US Trademark Office and Copyright Office have some useful information online if you want to pursue the question.  http://www.uspto.gov/main/faq/index.html
35542
it depends on the particular picture.  if the picture is in the "public domain" then you are free to  duplicate it and use it as you wish.  typically copyrighted work enters the public domain 50 years or so after the creator's death, so most public-domain stuff is old.  images of the mona lisa, for instance, are public domain.\n\nsome copyrighted works lately have been distributed under some special licenses - for instance, the "creative commons license" allows for mostly free use, but i think you have to credit the creator.\n\nmost of the time if you want to use a copyrighted image, you have to contact the creator of the image and ask for their permission to use it.\n\nthere is an exemption to copyright law in the united states called the "fair use" doctrine which applies mostly to educational use.  if your blog is part of an educational project, you may be able to use it legally.\n\nif none of these special cases apply, you are probably in violation of copyright law.  however, odds are that nobody's going to care or even notice.  this kind of thing happens all the time on the internet since digital files can be copied so easily.  however, it's been known to happen - lots of owners of disney fan-sites have received cease & desist letters from disney's lawyers for displaying images of mickey mouse, for instance.  (no kidding)\n\nthe one thing you definitely shouldn't do is link to the image on someone else's site.  this is especially true if your blog is high-traffic, since every visitor to your site downloads the image from some other poor schmuck's web server.  most people pay for internet hosting by the gigabyte, which means you are costing someone money if you do this.  so don't.  it's mean.
362757
No. You are creating a backup copy in case the hard copy is damaged. *wink, wink* Seriously though, as long as you're not making it publicly available I don't think that would be considered copyright infringement.
54644
I'd go to Microsoft to be sure I am not infringing on a copyright.  \n\nIt is NOT TRUE that you can use what you find elsewhere as long as you give credit to where you found the graphic.  (Links 1 & 2) That is a very serious misconception that artists/writers and copyright owners have been trying to disabuse people of for ages so please ignore the one person who gave that answer.  They are, sadly, misinformed and advocating breaking the law in a manner that can be financially costly. (Link 3)\n\nBy the way, THANK YOU for asking!  As an artist, I am very, very grateful for people like you who take the time to find graphics that are, indeed, free --- instead of just assuming they can be used.  You're the best!
1178351
lawsuit closed it down because of copyright infringement