Stm Copyright Agreement

No no. The STM eligibility rules do not apply if you have changed the image in some way. Explicit permission must always be obtained from the copyright owner of the character. Please note that a specific version of a public domain article may be protected by copyright due to formatting or other creative selection and arrangement of the text finalized by the journal (or any other publication in which the public domain content has been published). In this case, the content of the work can be used as public material, but a particular formatted version should not simply be photocopied or distributed. For example, digital images of public domain 2D works (usually digital images of paintings) may be protected by copyright in the UK. In addition, new versions or editions of a public domain work may have their own copyright. Examples of copyrighted derivative works, based on materials in the public domain, are a re-reading of a Mozart work or a film from a Shakespeare play. The use of third-party material must be « fair ». In other words, not systematically contradicting the rights of the copyright owner, nor impairing his ability to profit from the work. Irrespective of copyright, the disclosure of personality rights authorising the publication of a person`s visual or acoustic image should be safeguarded for the publication of photos, videos or audio recordings representing the person`s characteristics. A false light appears when a photo is used in a way that falsely suggests something about the photo`s pattern and could be part of an allegation of defamation. Photographs or illustrations of visual art objects (sculptures, paintings, etc.) are often subject to copyright and permission may be requested by the copyright holder of the photo (usually the photographer, publisher or museum to which the object belongs).

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