I spend hours upon hours per week to maintain this site and it really sucks to find my material posted on someone else’s site without my permission or played on radio stations without credit given to this site.

Most of the maps scanned by the University of Texas Libraries and served from this web site are in the public domain. No permissions are needed to copy them. You may download them and use them as you wish. We appreciate credit to "University of Texas Libraries" as the source of the scanned images. A few maps are copyrighted, and are clearly marked as such. Any that are copyrighted by The University of Texas are subject to our Materials Usage Guidelines.

The general rule is that anything that contains an expression of an idea can be copyrighted. there are a number of things which cannot be copyrighted because they have been deemed to lack the expression of an idea. Examples are: titles to books, movies, music, ideas methods, procedures and things which are common knowledge. in addition there are those things which cannot be fixed in a tangible form.

You own the copyright to your own material (photos and text descriptions) made available others on your own photo pages. This applies whether the material is made public for everyone, or shared among a smaller group of people with access to your private posts. We do plan to make Creative Commons licenses available in the future, for users to allow more liberal use and sharing of photos.

The stock embroidery designs shown on this site have been licensed or copyrighted. © 1990 - 2005 Dakota Collectibles. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The designs are reproduced with prior, written consent of Dakota Collectibles. Making a copy, by any means, of this artwork is a violation of copyright law. Lids.com™ is not authorized to use any mascot logo in connection with any college or university or any professional sports team.

Permission to use a copyrighted work is called a "license." A license must be obtained from the owner of the copyright prior to using the work. The license can be oral or written. Obviously, the use of a clearly written licensing agreement will avoid confusion. The writing does not have to be detailed to be effective. A simple letter or invoice is usually sufficient.

The unauthorized use of a copyrighted work is called an infringement. The Copyright Act provides stiff penalties for infringing copyrighted works. Under appropriate circumstances, penalties can include monetary damages, all profits earned by the infringer from the unauthorized use of the copyrighted work and attorneyís fees. A court can also order the destruction of all infringing copies.

Answer: Some is, some isn't. Please refer to Copyright page to find out what is copyrighted and what is not.

Yes. All illustrations and plans contained on this website are the exclusive property of COOLhouseplans.com and our Architects/Designers. Law strictly prohibits reproduction in whole or in part. One dwelling may be constructed from a construction set purchased. Home plans may not be resold or copied. We strive for accurate representation of renderings and plans and will not be responsible for errors or omissions in this publication.

All images at PLANTS are free for non-commercial scientific and educational uses. Conditions of use vary as follows, and acknowledgement is required: Non-copyrighted images: Use of these public domain PLANTS images is unrestricted (i.e., free for any use) and you do not have to notify the photographer or the PLANTS Database. You must acknowledge the source of the image as shown below no matter how or where you use it.

If you have determined you are not covered by Live365's blanket licenses, you must obtain public performance licenses for the musical composition or sound recording before you play any copyrighted song, even if it's just one song. This is required by law. we said, every song that you play on your station contains two separate copyrighted works. The first work is called the "musical composition" and consists of the song's music and lyrics.

No. Names, titles, short phrases or expressions are not protected by copyright. Some brand names, trade names, slogans and phrases may be protected under trademark laws or the laws of unfair competition, but not under copyright law.

Yes. The concept of fair use permits the utilization of copyrighted materials for certain purposes. For example, a newspaper can publish copyrighted works for purposes of reporting news and a teacher can make multiple copies of certain works for classroom use without risking infringement. In order to determine if a use is fair or is an infringement, one must determine how much of the copyrighted work is used and the impact this use will have on the potential market for the copyrighted work.

Yes, the ALT is copyrighted. See the Copyright Page for the policy for reprinting and quoting the ALT.