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Internet and New Media
- Your 4G phone may not actually be 4G (even if your carrier says it is) 1 day 18 hours old, New Media Rights
- New Media Rights signs open letter sent to Congress regarding SOPA, PIPA, and internet freedom with 70 other groups 1 day 22 hours old, New Media Rights
- NMR Testimonial: Susan Myrland 5 days 12 hours old, New Media Rights
- New Media Rights files comments in Copyright Office inquiry into remedies for small copyright claims 2 weeks 6 days old, New Media Rights
- How Apple, Google, and your wireless carrier control your phone 3 weeks 1 day old, New Media Rights
- NMR Testimonial: Michael Colin 3 weeks 4 days old, New Media Rights
- How mobile apps track and share your location and other personal information 4 weeks 20 hours old, New Media Rights
- Our recent accomplishments 8 weeks 1 day old, New Media Rights
- Founder's Page 9 weeks 13 hours old, New Media Rights
- If I recopy someone elses work using my own time and money can I get around copyright law? 10 weeks 1 day old, New Media Rights
- Can I go to jail if I am accused of copyright infringement? 10 weeks 1 day old, New Media Rights
- Is it legal to download works from peer-to-peer networks and if not, what is the penalty for doing so? 10 weeks 2 days old, New Media Rights
- Can I write the screenplay for the sequel to a movie if I didn’t write the original movie? 10 weeks 2 days old, New Media Rights
- Can I write a screenplay based on a book that I didn’t write? 10 weeks 2 days old, New Media Rights
- Can I use someone else’s characters in my new original story? 10 weeks 2 days old, New Media Rights
- XIII. What is a derivative work? 10 weeks 2 days old, New Media Rights
- Is permission required to use copyrighted material of others? 10 weeks 2 days old, New Media Rights
- Who can claim fair use? 10 weeks 2 days old, New Media Rights
- What percentage of a design must be changed to avoid copyright infringement? 10 weeks 2 days old, New Media Rights
- How much of another person’s work can I use and still be protected by fair use? 10 weeks 2 days old, New Media Rights
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