Copyright Aid

Hi Andy,

I understand your explanations. This is indeed a complicated world, it seems dangerous for me to handle this problem. I made up my mind to consult a lawyer. Thanks for those help, they are very useful. Have a wonderful time in the coming Christmas.

Hi Andy, Many thanks to the easily understood and detailed reply. Very helpful! I have some more questions, could you continue helping me? It makes sense to me that the tune and words will be owned by different authors, but I cannot understand how would it work for me to have the authorship to the t...

Hello! I have a question regarding the ownership of musical products. Hope you could give me some help. I have(own) some lyrics and am negotiating with someone to make rhythm for them. The composer wants to ear money from the products. I don't mind his making money from the product, but need the own...

Hi Andy,

Thank you very much!

Hello,

As far as I'm concerned, there's no total buy-out case in german copyright law as the case of "work made for hire" in the US copyright law. If I hire germans to make products for me, how can I have the authorship of the product? Will a contract build unders US law achieve this goal?

Hi All, I found a composer to make a melody for my lyrics. But he refuses to waive the copyright and grant it to me, nor sell the copyright. He only approves perpetual right of use. This song will be widely used for non-profit activities. I don't have the budget to pay every time and asking permissi...

Hi Andy,

It's a good idea to contact the UNDP. Thanks for the suggestion.

Hi all, I understand that creative commons pictures can be used without payment as long as the requirements are met. But some photos licensed under CC are also sold in stock houses. I'm confused about their legal status, like this particular photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/unitednationsdevelopm...

Hi Andy,

I've done a little research, and I agree with you opinion. Thanks for the help.

If I modify the typefaces of fonts licensed under SIL, GNU, Apache and MIT license, do I have to release my modified font under the same license? If I keep it for my own use and do not distribute it, can I claim copyright for it?

Hi Andy, Now I see I misunderstand the requirement of criticism and review. Thanks for the clarification. I'll consider very cautiously before using these materials. But I still have a question. Can ordinary photos uploaded by individuals(not photographers or other professionals), which do not have ...

Hi Andy, Thank you for the explanation and example. :) :) What about video clips from these companies? Some material (photo & footage) might be essential to me, because they cannot be found elsewhere or purchased. I want to make sure one point, can I use the photo or footage to criticize the facts t...

Can photos from stock houses and news agencies like BBC, Reuters, Associate Press, Getty image, etc fall into fair use when the required conditions are met? My purpose is criticism and commentary, the material I need should be news report of facts. I'll only use the necessary excerpt and it will be ...

Hi Andy,

Thank you for the help!

Do I have to open the source code derived from the code licensed under GPL v2? I want to modify a website theme licensed under GPL to create my own web page to let people view. There will be no distribution or money making. Do I have to open the modified code under the same GPL license?