Can a company make software available *for sale* also non-transferrable?
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posted by oddman
on Apr 17, 2013 -
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Using a crowd-sourced recipe service--how do licensing requirements affect intellectual property rights? Are there any such recipe sites that have licensing agreements that are more protective of the member's rights than others?
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posted by xenophile
on Apr 12, 2013 -
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Some freelance programming/design work (javascript data visualization) is about to drop into my lap through a friend who has heard me talking about how much I enjoy this stuff. I'm a student and have never done this professionally, but would love to in the future. Help me not look like a rookie and make this go smoothly and professionally.
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posted by PercussivePaul
on Jan 31, 2013 -
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Someone contacted me about using an image (an inked line drawing, which was part of a series of process scans of a more completed and colored, image), they found on my blog. She would like to use this particular image largely as-is in her new business cards. She also wants to know how much I would charge to create a logo for her new business based on the line drawing.
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posted by Glinn
on Jan 27, 2013 -
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Someone has asked to license a photo I took of someone else's art. I have no right to the artist's work; I took the photo at a museum. I have no intention of licensing my photo unless and until appropriate arrangements are made with the artist and museum. How to proceed?
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posted by Admiral Haddock
on Jan 14, 2013 -
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Are WordPress and Drupal themes, plugins, extensions, etc. legally obligated to be released under the GPL?
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posted by jsturgill
on Oct 8, 2012 -
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Where can I download a legit installer for MS Office Standard Edition 2003 with volume licensing?
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posted by flabdablet
on Aug 26, 2012 -
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Can anyone recommend any services that protect and/or monitor original images online from unauthorised or unlicensed use?
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posted by LongDrive
on Aug 12, 2011 -
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My small a cappella singing group is recording a CD and needs to know about licensing of copyrighted songs before we sell copies of our CD.
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posted by palliser
on Aug 2, 2011 -
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Can an Aussie buy Adobe LightRoom (boxed) from USA and install - and subsequently upgrade - on an 'Australian' computer?
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posted by puffmoike
on May 30, 2011 -
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How do I license someone to re-edit footage of one of my projects for use in their video portfolio, without looking paranoid?
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posted by victory_laser
on May 18, 2011 -
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I'm thinking of switching my default Flickr license from All Rights Reserved to Creative Commons. Help me understand the practicalities of this.
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posted by fremen
on Apr 18, 2011 -
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I have used a photo that is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license as a background image in a WordPress theme. How much of the theme needs to be shared-alike?
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posted by chrismear
on Apr 7, 2011 -
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Websites like CNET have a database of gadget/device specifications (like the Xoom is 0.5" by 9.8", etc) -- is there a company or service, like the NBA might license their game data, that lets people license that gadget spec data to use on my website via an API?
posted by c:\awesome
on Mar 18, 2011 -
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I might hire an unlicensed electrician to work on my home. Is this bad? Worst case scenario?
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posted by thisisdrew
on Feb 22, 2011 -
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How much to charge for video licensing? I've licensed photos before, but never a video so I don't even know an appropriate range. The video in question is a minute and a half YouTube video featuring me and an invention of mine which has some modest interest (100K views).
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posted by Ookseer
on Feb 21, 2011 -
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I'm trying to start an internet cafe-type business and I'm having real trouble understanding how to properly license copies of Microsoft Office, as well as Adobe software (e.g. Photoshop). There's a further caveat, which is that customers will use thin clients to access virtualized PCs on a central server.
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posted by thumpasor
on Jan 3, 2011 -
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Getty Images wants $1200+ for use of a licensed image on a website I created nearly seven years ago and have done virtually no work on since. The design (a template including graphics) was handled by my brother in law, a professional web/UI designer.
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posted by yiftach
on Nov 14, 2010 -
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What all licensing do I need for a Citrix XenApp server to run on windows Server 2008 R2?
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posted by Amby72
on Jun 4, 2010 -
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TheGlitz&GlamourOfHollywoodFILTER: I’m part of a small start-up that films celebrity interviews and slaps sponsor’s logos on them. Well, in theory, anyway. Up till now, we haven’t had any sponsors. Now we’ve finally gotten our foot wedged into an advertiser’s door, but we don’t know how much to charge!
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posted by MexicanYenta
on Apr 30, 2010 -
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Lots of current pop music as background on UK television shows. Not so much on US shows. What gives?
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posted by teedee2000
on Apr 12, 2010 -
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Making-money-on-freely-distributable-software-filter: Software licenses that (like typical FOSS licenses) forbid restrictions on
modification and redistribution of the software BUT (unlike typical FOSS licenses) permit individual contracts that restrict the particular recipient's
use of the software?
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posted by Anything
on Apr 10, 2010 -
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Any advice on how much to charge a music label for "unlimited rights" to album art that I created?
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posted by Liquidwolf
on Dec 16, 2009 -
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What is the likely result of reporting an illegal rooming house in Toronto? e.g. How often do they end up getting cleaned up, repaired, and properly licensed vs. shut down (whether by the inspectors or by an owner who doesn't want to bother fixing it up)?
posted by anonymous
on Oct 26, 2009 -
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Does anyone own a patent for the button? As in, the button you press to turn on your tv, or to dial your phone, or to nuke the planet from orbit. not the button on your shirt.
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posted by shmegegge
on Oct 20, 2009 -
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Is it horribly expensive to license snippets of music for videos that I share on my blog?
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posted by IanMorr
on Jul 25, 2009 -
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We have a small windows desktop business application designed for us by a local independent developer that we would like to market and sell to existing and new clients, but we neither we (nor our developer) has any experience of how to easily protect it using some kind of licensing method.
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posted by 543DoublePlay
on Jul 7, 2009 -
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MY BUSINESS PLAN: Negotiate the rights to make apparel with images from a movie that is coming out in a couple of years. The movie distributor has the authority over these rights.
EXAMPLE: So, say the movie was Spiderman, I would want to acquire the rights from Sony Pictures to make Spiderman t-shirts, jackets, caps, etc and then sell them to distributors, wholesalers and retailers.
WHAT I NEED: Tips from insiders how to put my best foot forward in making this proposal to the movie distributor.
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posted by seatofmypants
on Jul 1, 2009 -
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Is there any restrictions on advertising consulting services using the term "six sigma". Do I have to be certified or pay licensing fees before offering consulting services on the topic?
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posted by mathiu
on Jun 26, 2009 -
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I uploaded a video to a video-sharing site, and it's drawn a couple of offers to license it. What's a fair price? Any tips for this sort of thing?
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posted by aerotive
on May 6, 2009 -
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I would like to put together a playlist of short films posted to YouTube and show them for a group of kids at my public library. Legally, can I do this?
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posted by Knicke
on May 4, 2009 -
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I just purchased 24 Indesign licenses, for OS X. I am planning to install Indesign on one mac, then copy the image to the others using Carbon Copy Cloner. Am I going to have to manually type in the license key for each installation of Indesign?
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posted by mecran01
on Jan 16, 2009 -
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Submitting a student film for a local festival. Unlicensed music used. How should I clear this?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 13, 2008 -
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What can I use in explaining to my boss how software licensing regulations work? My boss seems to think that we can just borrow software from another department and use it for a project that we need to deploy.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 24, 2008 -
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I, the accidental paparazzo: the celebrity I shot at Central Park wants to use my pictures. Do I negotiate some financial compensation or just sign the release in exchange for having my name on the photo credits?
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posted by AnyGuelmann
on Oct 10, 2008 -
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