If i take photos of archaeological items in museums can i use them commerically without breaking copyright law
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It's strongly depends on the country/state laws. Additionally there are a few more factors:\n\n1. The type of the item,\n2. The age of the item,\n3. If the museum or someone else has claimed ownership of the item,\n\nAnd of course the most important one:\n\n4. the value of the item.\n\n\nHaving said that look around for common examples of commercial "use" of archaeological items and you'll see that there are quite a few of them (i.e. documentaries/newsprints). Nevertheless, it's a a good idea to ask the curator of the museum or even better send a request in writing/email this way you can have a paper trail that at least you showed interest even if they completely ignore you (which is going to be the case most likely).
510307
Directly form the owner of the copyright. But do you really need THAT exact image? I doubt the fact, start browsing sites that offer stock photography for free, there's so much stuff out there that you'll soon forget about your current obsession, I promise you. Try sxc.hu for start. But look around, there's so many sites, no use getting stuck on this one image.
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I found these off Google image search, so some of them might be copyright protected:\nhttp://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/370109/2/istockphoto_370109_post_it_note.jpg\nhttp://www.myjanee.com/tuts/postit/postit17.jpg\nhttp://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/534180/2/istockphoto_534180_postit_notes.jpg
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Yes. They are original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium, which is all that's required for a copyright.\n\nThis would not necessarily keep you from using the factual information in the press release in something that you were writing, though. The facts themselves can't be copyrighted, but you can't copy the press release and call it your own.
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As long as they're not trying to sell something using that misrepresented image, or profit from it in any way, I don't think it's illeagal.\n\nBut, if the image is copyrighted, then they can get into trouble without getting the permission from the people who owns the image.\n\nDepending on the state you're in, the law may not allow someone to use your image.  Some states may see that as them trying to steal your identity, which is illeagal.
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It depends on the use. Under the 'fair use' copyright law it is lawful to use and display copyright material under certain circumstances. \nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use
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No, it is not illegal.  It is called "fair use".  It would only be illegal if the amount of material reproduced was significant in relation to the whole.  Ten seconds out of two hours would not be a significant enough portion to cause harm to the copyright holder.  Also, if the material was used to illustrate a point within a larger work, such as, copying a paragraph from a book in another book where the first one is used as a reference or to support an argument.  You do not need permission.\n\nYou can look up the entire Fair Use Clause at the US Copyright Office online.
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Unless you have the proper licenses *do not* do it.\nYou might end up in *jail*.\nLook at the link below for the implications of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA).
883247
If you have written, photographed, or otherwise documented an idea, you have an author's copyright (it proves ownership of the idea) but this is not secure, so you must file the idea by written document with the Federal Government. You may sell such copyrights to others, as long as you keep up the copyright or if it falls into Public Domain, then anyone can use it. Copyrights include all written materials, books, photographs and recordings so the estate of Elvis Presley or James Mitchner retain the rights to those works....as long as the copyright is kept to date.
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The legal concept called "intellectual property" is at work here.  \n\nThink of it as equivalent to going to a movie.  Because you paid admission to the theatre, is it your right to record the film being shown, and then to do what you want with that material?  Could you then take that material, burn it onto DVDs and sell copies?  No, that would be called piracy, and it is prohibited by federal and international law.\n\nIt's the same thing in a classroom.  If you are my student, you have not paid for the rights to my intellectual property.  My intellectual property includes anything I create (a syllabus, a lecture, a presentation, a book, an article, etc.).  Your tuition dollars do not entitle you to own any of these things.  Your tuition dollars DO provide you with the opportunity to attend classes at a university, and to choose (or not to choose) me as your guide and mentor as you attempt to learn certain things that lie within my field of expertise.\n\nIntellectual property law is important in that it is NOT anyone's right to do what they want with my lectures (tape them and post them online, burn CDs containing them, broadcast them over the radio, etc.).  If a student takes one of my classes, s/he enters into an agreement in which s/he will abide by the contract (syllabus) I have created, and will endeavor to earn a good grade by fulfilling that contract to the best of his/her ability.  If a student wishes to tape my lectures, s/he may ask that I permit this. (This is equivalent to asking to amend our contract - my syllabus.)   If I believe that this student will use my lecture only for purposes of study, I might agree.  Or I might not.\n\nBottom line?  Students do not pay for lectures, as they are not commodities.  They pay for the right to work toward an education, and an education is earned, not bought.
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There is a provision of Copyright Laws that allows use of copyrighted material for education purposes.  This is part of Fair Use.\n\n\n"Educational institutions and governmental agencies are also authorized by a separate copyright statute to publicly display and perform others' works in the course of face-to-face teaching activities, and to a lesser degree, in digital distance education. These rights are described in Sections 110 (1) and (2), respectively, of the Copyright Act. More information about the recent expansion of Section 110(2)'s rights for digital distance education may be found in The TEACH Act."
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Copying a design is copyright violation. Even if it's just very similar; it doesn't have to be identical.\n\nHowever, if you can find an independent public domain (very old = 150+ years) source for the design, then you can base yours on that older design and be safe from copyright infringement. Why? Because you can make a derivative (similar) version of something that is public domain, even if that is similar (but still not identical) to a creation that someone else did. Medieval art and jewelry are great idea sources.\n\nDon't try to call the necklace anything similar to what you've seen, however, or try to take advantage of the other advertising, or you run into other intellectual property issues like trademark and trade dress problems, unfair competition, etc.
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No, not really. Technically the work is a product of the photographer and not you, so you would have to get permission from them to do it. Most photo places now offer options of having digital prints, as well.
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"You may not exercise any of the rights granted to You in Section 3 above in any manner that is primarily intended for or directed toward commercial advantage or private monetary compensation. The exchange of the Work for other copyrighted works by means of digital file-sharing or otherwise shall not be considered to be intended for or directed toward commercial advantage or private monetary compensation, provided there is no payment of any monetary compensation in connection with the exchange of copyrighted works."\n\nSource: Creative Commons Non-Commercial License.\n\nIf the item is copyrighted under a different Creative Commons License, then you need to go to:\nhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/\nand find the right one for the work that you want to use.
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As long as you make sure that nobody else than the people you would borrow the book get a copy of the scan it can be seen as fair use.\nDo not put it at any publicly accessible place - like a web server, a shared folder, etc.
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Dont listen to them, you can take pictures of anything you want as long as it is not "private property" which means you can not go on the store owners steps and snap pics without his or her permission.But you can stand on the "public" sidewalk or street to take your pic, And you can damn well take the pics of a statue those are bought with tax dollars.
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Sure, it's a work in it's own right, but that doesn't exempt photograpers from the normal trademark laws.\n\nIf a "picture" of Mickey Mouse were used in a manner that Disney diapproved of, they can certainly have a cease and desist order issued to prevent the use of their tradmarked asset.  Remember, you don't have to be necessarily using a product for commercial gain in order to be in violation of trademark laws.  Anything you do that a trademark holder can prove is somehow damaging the value of their trademark can be grounds for a civil suit.\n\nThe laws allow newspapers and television news to print or air events that are considered "newsworthy."  Trademarked items aren't exempt from this.  The media is given the right to report on whatever they deem newsworthy.