| 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 |