| Basically, nothing.
Copyright law applies to materials on the Internet just as it does to materials
found in a book, film, CD-ROM or other fixed means of expression.
Willful infringement may be punished by up to a $100,000 fine.
Ask yourself first, is the material protected?
Copyright protection does not apply to the following:
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Works that lack originality
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Logical, comprehensive compilations (like the phone book)
- Works in the public
domain (those created for public use or for which copyright
has lapsed)
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U.S. Government works
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Facts
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Ideas, processes, methods, and systems described in copyrighted
works
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Also remember that for works created after March 1, 1989,
it no longer matters whether there is a copyright symbol on the page --
the material is still protected. |
There are very few cases dealing with copyright on the Internet, but those
that have come up have raised some unique issues as far as how to
apply copyright law to various types of material in this new medium:
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