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So long as I only scrape once a day / week from a server? I know historical facts are non-copyrightable, but what about projections?
What if I used an average of a variety of projected statistics? Would that be a violation of copyright from being a derivative? I imagine all projections are... View More 
answered on Jan 27, 2017
Your question raises multiple concerns:
(1) Is it legal scrape from public websites?
(2)(a) Is it legal to repost that data as your own, or
(2)(b) use that data in creating your own content?
Is it legal to use a webscraper? Generally yes, as long as the scraping is... View More
My wife is a singer. She is paying a producer to create beats / instrumentals to sing over. She is giving use exclusive rights. I just was not sure if we would be able to copyright the producers music.
answered on Jul 31, 2015
Copyright transfers should be properly legally documented. Best to talk to a local copyright lawyer.
Please Take Notice: I am not your lawyer unless we enter into an engagement agreement in writing. This is general information that is given for legal education only. It is not legal... View More
I sampled the music from a song that was originally written in 1923. It has been sampled many times since then. I have added new words to the song and changed a few bars. What do i need to do to protect my version of the song? The original composer is no longer living.
answered on Jun 16, 2015
Works published before the end of 1923 are most likely in the public domain - which means that you do not need permission from the original (or current) copyright owner to sample the song.
If the work was originally published outside the US, or if the song was published after 1923,... View More
answered on Jul 2, 2013
You need to obtain authority to use any copyrighted material even if you are just including it as a component of an original work. Many works are not copyrighted so with a little bit of research you should be able to determine what is or isn't protected and what you need to do in order to... View More
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