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Questions tagged [copyright]

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Torrents: Can I protect my software by sending wrong bytes?

It's a topic that interests everyone. How can I protect my software against stealing, hacking, reverse engineering? I was thinking: Do my best to protect the program for reverse engineering. Then people will crack it and seed it with torrents. Then…
Martijn Courteaux
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Is ISO 32000-2:2017 (PDF 2.0) really an open or free format?

Is it open? According to Wikipedia, PDF is an open format. But the ISO charges 198 Swiss francs for you to download the PDF 2.0 specification. Now according to free_file_format (first ref in the wikipedia/open_format article): ..open format…
Marinos An
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Are IceWeasel / IceCat just re-brandings, or are they actually different from Firefox / Thunderbird?

As we know, Firefox' branding (name, logo etc.) is non-free copyrighted, so some Linux distributions package (more-)fully-free versions. However, I can't get a straight explanation on Wikipedia (here or here) or in the IceCat webpage about the two…
einpoklum
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Mac Preview's map imagery owned by NASA?

When you open the About box of Preview, it says Preview Version 5.0 Map imagery owned by NASA NASA's Earth Observatory Copyright © 2002–2009 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. What map imagery? There is a simple world map in the Info page for…
Thilo
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How can I watermark my own videos?

I was watching http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIFNLDQU0VQ and the first thing I noticed was the small watermark in the upper left corner. What (open source/free) software allows one to do that? I'd very much like to watermark my gameplay videos,…
Grumpy ol' Bear
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Can markup be copyrighted?

Can the markup surrounding a document, e.g. HTML, Markdown, LaTeX, et cetera, be copyrighted if the text is not? I managed to run into a website that hosts my country's constitution, and the copyright page reads: We reserve all rights to the HTML…
Amin Shah Gilani
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Is it possible and legal to burn DVD-games with the Xbox 360 to have self as a save-original-copy?

Can you burn an own copy of games for the xbox 360 console to have for yourself to save your original disk like with os and office dvds?
Chris_45
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How can I determine the copyright of an image found via web search?

I need a public domain image for use on a cover for a new edition of a book. I found an image I love, but I don't know if it's in the public domain, or if somebody (the artist, presumably) still holds the copyright. Specifically, the image is…
B. Clay Shannon-B. Crow Raven
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How to protect custom shapes from being reused? Visio 2010

We are building a set of documentation for our business with Visio 2010. We need to make the Visio files accessible to external consultants for review, but we want to ensure that they cannot copy any of our custom shapes or formulas. How can we…
CLo
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Edit EXIF data (owner) based on another field (camera model)

I would like to edit the EXIF data on a large set of JPEGs (about 1500) to include the name of the photographer/copyright owner. I know that there are tools to do that in batch, however the trick is that my photos were taken by different people…
Federico
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Can I use windows icons in my .Net application

I want to use Icons that appear on certain windows and dialog boxes in the Windows OS such is the Information bubble icon Here in my application. My application will be distributed free of charge under a closed source software license. So can I use…
Somanna
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Can I propose a dataset from copyrighted images?

I would like to use copyrighted images to analyse an AI model I am building. Images are used for non-commercial research/educational only. I intend to make the dataset publicly available via URL links to the images (URLs stored in a text file)? I…
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Can I use Syntext Serna (Abandonware) commercially?

The Syntext company is no longer around, but the XML editor they created back in 2009 is still available from Tucows and other sites. Version 4.2 states "Serna Free is intended for personal use at home, documenting open-source projects, education,…
caduceus
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What is "Content ID"? How to add , remove or change it?

I hear that video files had a so called Content ID which is used to identify that? What is a content ID? Is it a fixed length code store inside the video file? Or is it an ID given on registration papers by authority when you get your video…
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If I purchased a PDF book, is it legal to make backup copies?

If I legally purchased a PDF book, is it legal for me to make multiple digital copies and store them away for archival purposes? I am not distributing them or using them for any commercial purposes.
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