Copyrights and Trademarks Here are some answers to common questions people have regarding
Copyrighted materials and Trademarks. Most of this text is directed towards making
computer games, but it can easily be applied to other works. The Q&A is written
in reference to U.S. copyright laws but may still apply to you if you live in another
country. The following texts were kindly written by Black3D@gmail.com and used here with his permission.
Copyright questions
Trademark questions and other misc. things such as MP3's
and GIF's
For more (official) information, here is a link to the U.S.
Copyright Office:
http://www.copyright.gov
Also, here is a link to the U.S. Patent and Trademark office:
http://www.uspto.gov/web/trademarks/workflow/start.htm |