Questions tagged [copyright]
Rights assigned to an individual or organization for specific content that provide control over reproduction and distribution of the content.
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Can my self published book on Amazon KDP, be distributed via other channels?
Only after self-publishing my book on Amazon KDP, I got to know that they do not provide print book option(i.e. paperback) in major countries where my readers are e.g. India.
Mainly they are providing ...
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Is it legal to make my own translation from public domain text from wikisource?
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On wikisource they have a hebrew tanach [bible] which seems to be in the public domain [the original hebrew text itself is but the question would only be if they made minor changes, and according ...
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How to check the current copyright status of books?
How long lasts the copyright over a book?
Is there a way to check the current copyright status of a book by using ISBN?
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How can i add a copy right/license to my book online
I have being writing a book which i am planning to publish but i don't have a copy right/license. I was asking of how to do that online.
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How to know if this book (The Hero With A Thousand Face) is free of rights?
I want to translate and publish this ebook: The Hero With A Thousand Face into my native language (French) and am wondering if this is free of rights. The first edition was published in 1949 which is ...
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Z library and copyrights
I came across a site called "Z Library", in particular, b-ok.org which is "part of Z-libary project". This site has a free download of a book I really, really, really want. It has the "look and feel"...
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Is it legal to create an ebook from the book I bought and sell it? [closed]
This book is copyrighted 2011, can I make it to an ebook and sell it online?
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Different copyright notices on printed and digital versions of a book
What are the implications of having the digital version of a thesis carry a licence that differs from that of its printed copy deposited in a library?
I am distributing my thesis online under a CC ...
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does using DC superhero images in a fan/trivia ebook consitute infringement? [closed]
The ebook will be a compilation of Fan facts and trivia. some part of the book i will be using images from DC characters. Would i need to ask permission to dc in order to use the images or do i just ...
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What guarantees that ebook/digital sellers are really paying authors per unit sold?
Besides being possibly against their own interest, as less profit for the authors make them less likely to create new books/products, and therefore provide less things for sellers to sell.
But ...
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Many sites propose free or cheap ebooks? Which are legitimate? [closed]
Looking on the web for some ebooks for sale in the right format (EPUB
for me), I have been amazed by the number of sites pretending to offer
them for free download, even though these are in copyright ...
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Are ebooks licensed only to a certain email address?
I have Adobe Digital Editions installed on my computer. Adobe Digital Editions is tied to my Adobe ID email address, oldemail@domain.com.
Over the past several years, I have purchased several (non-...
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eBook Portfolio / Resume
Has anyone created an eBook portfolio to attract clients? I have been working at a publishing house and have converted many titles (some complex and impressive) and am wondering what is the best way ...
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Are there any solutions available for managing a corporate library of ebooks?
My employer maintains a small library of technical books for developers. If there's a book we think would be useful for us, we typically buy a number of copies and place them in the library, where the ...
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Can I use a Youtube still image in my ebook
Here is another copyright question. Can I use a still image (which I will further modify, such as convert to black/white and apply filters from graphic software) from a standard youtube licensed video ...
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How do I get permission to use pictures in my ebook?
My first ebook contains a few historic pictures that are not marked for commercial re-use.
a) What should I do to get permission to use the pictures?
b) What price is appropriate?
c) Sometimes I ...
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How can I verify that the statistics provided by an DIY publisher are accurate?
We want to publish an (e)book through an DIY publishing company. (We haven't choose one yet).
How can we verify/be sure/cross-check that sell statistics of the publisher is accurate?
For example, we ...
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Is there a guide for copyright for countries other than the US?
I've seen some questions that deal with copyright issues and it is clear that this is an international group and we could all benefit from having access to info about copyright as it relates to our ...
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I have a printed version of a book does it allow me to possess an electronic copy?
I have a printed version (i.e. a hardback or paperback) of a book and I wonder whether this allows me to possess an electronic version of it (e.g. .pdf file).
Edit: Isn't it allowed by the clause 107....
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If a publisher owns the rights to their own content does it become public domain if they go out of business?
If a publisher owns the rights to their content and they go out of business how can you find out who owns it? Does the content they created and published become public domain? Who would own the ...
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Can I copy or publish, text from a website.
Can I copy or publish text—from a website—that is in the public domain?
The text was already published as hard cover, in many apps, and as PDF. But never for Kindle (AZW3).
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Publishing blog posts as an ebook at Smashwords
Is publishing an ebook through Smashwords allowed if the ebook consists of nothing more than blog posts you've originally written? For example, a collection of "Best of" posts with no extra ...
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Would extracting the Kindle highlights from the 'my clippings' file break some usage policy?
I read all sort of things on my kindle, not only ebooks bought on Amazon, so often I want to get hold of the highlights and use them as notes or memories of what I've read (think there are online apps ...
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If a book doesn't have DRM does that mean it is OK to give a copy to my friend to read?
I downloaded a book that does not have DRM (Digital rights management), I did not have to pay anything for it. Does this mean it is OK to give a copy of the book to my friend?
Note: This question is ...
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