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No. But Using it to download copyrighted material such as; songs, movies, etc. without the owners consent is.
A request must be submitted to the copyright holder. There is almost always a fee associated with using copyrighted material, even if the creator allows you to use the work. This applies to music, movies, television, visual arts, literature and other copyrighted works.
If it is copyrighted, then yes. Created by someone that has not copyrighted their material, then no.
Yes; notification is not required for protection.
Yes; notification is not required for protection.
Yes; notification is not required for protection.
No it is not, however, it would still be better if you would ask the author for permission before using their answers ..
You just did! The design of this webpage is copyrighted and the words you are reading at this moment are copyrighted. However, you have a LICENSE to download them. If you do NOT have a license or other lawful excuse to download copyrighted material, then it would be illegal to do it.
Copyright means that the book or writing or song belongs to the copyright holder. Anyone using or posting the copyrighted material without the permission of the copyright holder can be held to pay for the unauthorized use of the material. George Harrison had to pay because My Sweet Lord had the same melody as She Is So Fine. Using copyrighted material can lead to fines, loss of a job, and dismissal from school.
Yes. Of course. However, if you are using copyrighted material, you'll need to get appropriate permissions.
Generally when public domain material is reissued, a copyright will be registered for any new material, such as annotation, compilation, etc.
Same way you'd sell anything else on the street.Newsstands are one example of a business selling "copyrighted material" (i.e. newspapers and magazines) "on the street."Note that if you're copying copyrighted material and selling it on the street, you're breaking the law.