Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Copyright and the law

Copyrightis a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time. 


Copy free: is a policy of freedom to copy, use, modify, and distribute what you possess. 


Trade mark:  is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization, or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or services from those of other entities.


Creative commonslicenses provide a flexible range of protections and freedoms for authors, artists, and educators.


Royalty Free refers to the right to use copyrighted material or intellectual property without the need to pay royalties for each use or per volume sold, or some time period of use or sales.


GNU licensedGeneral Public License, is the most widely used free software licensed, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project.


Public Domain: Being available and belong to the public.

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