Legal Question in Intellectual Property in Texas
copyright
If a trade magazine publishes a supplier directory and I use that reference to make a digital version to sell, am I violating copyright law?
Asked on 4/11/08, 8:03 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: copyright
It depends on how you "use" the prior work. If you simply copy it into a digital form, then you have created a derivative of the original and that is a violation of copyright.
Answered on 4/11/08, 10:28 am
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