The exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an
assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or
musical material, and to authorize others to do the same. “Many people think
online material is free for the taking. They search Google images, for
instance, and take whatever they like, post their findings on their blogs or
websites and think nothing of it”. No you can’t do that. You can be sued just
for doing that. It is considered illegal.
If you are publishing or using different material from other
with out there consent then you might be putting yourself in legal liability for
violations of intellectual property law. Fortunately, if you allow your site's
user to post this type of content you can protect yourself from copyright
infringement claims under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act promptly remove
content when a copyright owner notifies you that it is infringing, and have no
knowledge that the material in question is infringing. This page explains how this important law
works. “If you publish or use the creative work of others, their trademarks, or
certain confidential business information without the permission of the owner,
you may be exposing yourself to legal liability for violations of intellectual
property law”.
“Copyright, a form of
intellectual property law, protects original works of authorship including
literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels,
movies, songs, computer software, and architecture.” Copyright does not protect
facts, ideas, systems, or methods of operation, although it may protect the way
these things are expressed. The original authorship appearing on a website may
be protected by copyright.
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