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  Ideas and stories different?
  
  I understand that ideas cannot be copyrighted, but stories can be....but I don't really get it. If I copied all the plot in a story but wrote it in my own words, wouldn't that just be taking an "idea"?
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  Sep 6, 2007
  
  Replies: 2
  
  Forum: Copyrights & Trademarks
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  Innocent until proven guilty?
  
  What is the name of your state? CA If a defendant is innocent until proven guilty, I think it would be almost impossible to successfully sue someone for slander. If you tell people that your classmate used to verbally abuse you (a lie), how can your classmate possibly win a court case if...
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  Sep 4, 2007
  
  Replies: 6
  
  Forum: Libel / Slander / Defamation
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  Is it legal to say things that are "illegal"?
  
  What is the name of your state? CA Okay, I know this isn't exactly libel/slander/defamation, but I don't know what category this would fit under. If a person makes up a story on the internet about something they're doing which is illegal(something serious), is that in itself illegal?
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  Sep 2, 2007
  
  Replies: 3
  
  Forum: Libel / Slander / Defamation
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  Is saving a computer file proof?
  
  If I saved a file of something on my computer using Windows, and it has the "created" date there (and shows that it hasn't been modified since), does that act as sufficient proof of the creation date in legal case?
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  Sep 2, 2007
  
  Replies: 13
  
  Forum: Copyrights & Trademarks
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  Is getting a lawyer worth it?
  
  What is the name of your state? CA I have heard that court costs are very high with a lawyer. So what's so bad about representing yourself? Assuming you take a few weeks and do some research on old cases, and read the rules & regulations, wouldn't that be good enough?
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  Sep 1, 2007
  
  Replies: 7
  
  Forum: Civil Litigation
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  Does it matter what country copyright is registered in?
  
  What advantage is there in filing for copyright in one country over another? And if a person living in a different country files a lawsuit, who's laws is it based on?
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  Sep 1, 2007
  
  Replies: 1
  
  Forum: Copyrights & Trademarks
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  Questions on trademark / copyright of name
  
  Let's say I'm writing a comic book or a book with a lot of pictures in it....and I have 10 characters that I made. Here's some questions: 1) should I get every character name trademarked? That seems like a lot. Especially people who write novels like Harry Potter, they would need every single...
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  Sep 1, 2007
  
  Replies: 10
  
  Forum: Copyrights & Trademarks
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  How do I copyright characters and stories that I come up with?
  
  If I create a lot of original characters and stories, how do I go about getting a copyright on it? If I post the images on the internet, I know technically I would hold the copyright to those images, but am afraid someone could steal them and claim it to be theirs. I'm also thinking of...
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  Aug 29, 2007
  
  Replies: 3
  
  Forum: Copyrights & Trademarks
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  Copying news articles
  
  In some websites, I see them just copying the exact same news articles...I think the author is usually "associated press" or something. Anyway, is it legal to just copy those onto my own site?
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  Aug 27, 2007
  
  Replies: 1
  
  Forum: Copyrights & Trademarks
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  Copying a youtube file
  
  Hi I was just wondering, if someone uploads a video on youtube (not a company, just a person's own video), is it legal to copy that video and upload it on my own name? Or even modify it to my own liking? I see a lot of this happening on youtube.
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  Aug 27, 2007
  
  Replies: 1
  
  Forum: Copyrights & Trademarks
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  Is it legal to sell brand name merchandise on website?
  
  For example, if I decided to have a webpage about spiderman, could I start selling spiderman merchandise that I have?
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  Aug 27, 2007
  
  Replies: 4
  
  Forum: Online Purchases and Sales
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  Clarification on slander
  
  If someone says something mean and untrue to another person (and it is about this person), but nobody else hears it, is that illegal in any way?
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  Aug 24, 2007
  
  Replies: 5
  
  Forum: Libel / Slander / Defamation
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  Is it legal to use pictures of things that are copyrighted?
  
  Let's say I walked into a store or a wax museum or a themepark, and I took pictures there of things that are not my property, would I be legally allowed to post those pictures on my website?
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  Aug 24, 2007
  
  Replies: 3
  
  Forum: Copyrights & Trademarks
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  Are movie stills legal?
  
  I want to make a site where I can review movies and in the review I wanted to have movie stills, is this allowed as fair use? There will be advertisements on my webpage.
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  Aug 24, 2007
  
  Replies: 2
  
  Forum: Copyrights & Trademarks
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