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No the text of the US Constitution is noncopyright. The age of the document (1787) alone is enough to place it in the public domain. Additionally most government works, unless perfromed by a third party contractor, do not qualify for copyright protection under section 105 of the Copyright Act.
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What is the first word of the TEXT of the us constitution?
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Is it hard to get a book copyrighted?
Not at all, the text is copyrighted as soon as it is written.
What did the U.S. Constitution say?
The US Constitution says a lot of things. Please see the entire text of the US Constitution at the Related Link.
Where can the real constitution be found?
The oldest copies of the US Constitution are in the possession of the US National Archives. Any reprinting of the text of the constitution is the "real" constitution since the constitution is the text that has been agreed to however it may be made available for reference, not a single document somewhere that is "real" while the rest are not real.
Is Answers.com content copyrighted?
Yes And No! Users Can Report that and the Supervisors or other members can remove the hole post. As long as the member uses this text it is not Copyrighted.
Can the constitition be changed?
If you mean the US constitution, then yes, by amendment. But it's important to note that the US constitution is quite unusual in that an amendment doesn't mean a change, just an extra bit of text added to the end.
Do you have to get permission to put non-copyright images from another website on your own?
Yes. They are automatically copyrighted when the owner creates the website under US Law. They no longer need the little 'C' with the circle around it for an image or piece of text to be copyrighted. Just ask permission, and you should be free and clear.
Is it legal to use copyrighted text in a way that words are changed with the idea remaining as before?
Paraphrasing a text is legal provided you site the original text to show where the concept or idea was origionally taken from.
When was Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone copyrighted?
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was published in 1998. The text was previously released a year earlier under the title Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and was copyrighted then.
Does Jesus have a copyright?
Many modern translations of the New Testament are copyrighted by the publisher. Their translation of Jesus' words is therefore copyrighted. The text of the King James Version of the Bible is not copyrighted. Although study notes and translation notes on the same printed page may be.
Is the text of the Declaration of Independence copyrighted?
Such declarations being a public document, nobody could really claim ownership of them.
Is To Kill a Mockingbird copyrighted?
All books are copyrighted. Under US copyright law, the act of creating automatically attaches copyright.
