Okkkk so I have a media class project of making an adaptation film, I want and plan to do it using Lordes "Hard feelings/Loveless" But only the hard feelings part if ykwim?? I don't know if i should email producers (who even are her producers? I heard she bought all rights or something for her music) because as well as using it for my school project I want to post it on youtube. obviously i know to add the song as a link in the desc and the credits in the description but is there anything else i need to do??

1. i wanted to make comics but i'm having trouble with choosing a black and white colored pages or full colored. it's because i am worried about the copyright and trademarking side. like do i need to make it all black and white or full colored in showing it to copyright and trademarking people? i wanted to make it black and white because it's tiring to remember how to color it. i could also do some pages with colors but not everytime. it's kinda like for special chapters that needed it.

like do i need to be able to immediately know what color scheme they are and add that in submitting their designs even though i'd be drawing them in black and white only for most of the time?

2. now that i'm on this topic, i'm wondering how manga creators do theirs since theirs is mostly black and white with some colored pages. and then i remembered that fullmetal alchemist was even full colored just for the webtoon version. (of course anime is also in full color)

thank you for the help

So I have recently found out that most of my profile pictures on different social media platforms are copyrighted images. I found most of them from Google, I thought Google automatically blocked me from using copyrighted images but I guess I was wrong and now I realise that pretty much all my profile pictures across tons of social media platforms are copyrighted. I've made sure to take the images off now but im still concerned as I have the images on my profile pictures for over 2 years. Can I go to prison for this?

Please help.

(I made a post about this in another subbreddit but I thought it might be a good idea to ask here aswell)

Hi! Rather lost on this subject and probably sound stupid right now seeing how protective Nintendo is with their IP, but I've been seeing hand-painted art on binders (e.g. vault) being sold at cons online recently and have been thinking of also getting into it!

What is the copyright laws surrounding that, lets say I was to draw my own original artwork but depicting a pokemon on a binder. I've seen artists basically draw 1-to-1 copies of card illustrations, I am assuming that is very much against copyright. Thanks for your help team!

EDIT: Sounds like I'll be striken by lightening if I profitted of Nintendo IP, which is so fair as it is indeed their copyright -- will be keeping away from that! Wouldn't want to even think about the risk of a lawsuit phew

I've been contracted to help write and format a cocktail recipe book. It's awkward to explain, but it'll be promotional material for a podcast I help produce, whose format includes a cocktail to go with each episode's theme. I've got a few scenarios that I want to make sure I'm following legal best practice for this recipe book I've been contracted to help write. Generally I've been advised in most circumstances recipes don't require sourcing because they are ingredients and instructions, which can't be copyrighted or trademarked, with a few exceptions. I want to clear up if these are exceptions:

1. A lot of recipe sites will have a section that talks about the history of the recipe, who created it, where it was created, and any recipe books that info was derived from, but not have a specific reference, like APA or MLA style referencing. These are sites with ads all over them, so they are getting paid for clicks. Am I held to a higher standard? Do I need to specifically read and reference those recipe books, or is that info now treated as general historical knowledge that can be written without reference?

2. Is a cocktail like the Sazerac, which is associated specifically with the Sazerac company, required to get permissions for printing? Again, a recipe and history widely published, and mixed in umpteen bars. What's my diligence here?

3. Recipes associated with specific bartenders and bars. The Naked and Famous is a variation on The Last Word. Many websites credit a specific bartender at a specific bar in a specific year, but never provide the source for that info. I'm sure it was in an interview at some point, or someone saved a menu, or word just got around. But it's widely printed information that's never sourced. How do I approach that?

4. This book will have recipes that are "original" variations of known cocktails that were sourced from online authors or websites. Here I actually have web sourced material, so I feel it's more likely and important that these are properly sourced because they were given names by these authors and they aren't something you can ask for at a cocktail bar by name. These cocktails were recognized and referenced in the podcast episodes. I just want to know if these are legally different than well known cocktails, or the situations named above.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Thanks in advance. Reddit is the greatest!!!

I have been asked by the local Fire Department to tag along and take photos of their bigger calls. (Fires, Car Wrecks, etc). I have no problem volunteering. It has morphed into “they need a social media person” to photo their trainings and basically get them some good exposure in town. Again, I have no problem with the volunteer aspect since I will do it on my own time as I can.

I expect to retain the copyright at the end of the day. So what type of language should I be looking for as a compromise? They obviously want photo and video for socials and printed photos for the firehouse.

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For commentary on their fashion, looks etc.

Not using them for advertising or anything.

If I'm hypothetically making an Epilogue to a show that ended questionably and it's a Multi Animator Project, should I be super worried about copyright? It's literally going to be fans and artists drawing and acting and such. Maybe even a cover of a song (probably a song that's in the public domain or something) Oh also it would be max 5 minutes but probably very very short

Hi, i’m an Embedded Linux engineer at European company. Today i was called to the meeting and heard that I’ve „stolen company’s IP” by publishing linux kernel (without DTS, Secure Processor integration and everything what can be called IP) only preempt patches, merging two FOSS (still publicly available) branches from our vendors to make unified codebase and avoid switching upstream while making downstream changes.

1. Code was published by me because of adhering to GPL license
2. I guess I’m not that stupid to public ANY vendor-specific details
3. Code was published from my own company name and mostly based on my previous experience.

Is the behavior like that acceptable and legal at all?

I have submitted my counter notice to instagram again and I haven't received any responses aside from the confirmation email they received it.

Do they usually reply or just waiting the 14 business days is enough?

My question to these who know how to post on social media nightwish cover songs, pay licensing fees and etc.

In january of this year (2026) I submitted a novel for copyright using the digital form method. Today I checked back to see if it had gone through because everyone seems to agree single-item copyright submissions (as in, not groups of works) ought to only take about 2 months to percolate through and be finished.

My novel is still sitting in pending. It's May. Anyone else seeing delays or did I do something to screw up the process somehow? It's one book, it was a .docx file, it was under the 500mb size. The case summary page under my login says there's nothing for me to do - "claim submission completed, no further action required", but why has it been 4 months and it's not done yet?

Anyone have any ideas on how much longer I'm going to have to wait?

some guy has been stealing my content for a while now i did a dmca takedown request about 3 days ago still no response, anyone have experience with meta how long does it usually take?

Hi everyone ! I'm a music producer and am working on a "cover" of a LOTR OST music. From the original soundtrack, only the melody would remain (something like 2 bars or 10sec of melody - you know, the epic duuuun dudu duuun dudu duuuun), with a change in genre, key, chords, instruments, arrangement, bpm... From what I understand, this would be considered "derivative work" ?

Then I would like to create an animated music video showing the ugly, funny faces of some LOTR characters playing the instruments as if they were the ones playing the "cover". So the characters would appear as highly stylized and caricatured, but maybe still identifiable. From what I understand, this would be considered "derivative visual work" ?

The goal would be to post the creation on youtube, spotify, etc... with the hope of earning some money (so, monetized content).

Am I exposing myself to copyright/IP issues with Tolkien's work/Warner Bros for the visual or Howard Shore for the music ? Would the video be struck or claimed ? Or could I pay a deal for the licensing ?

Can I rely on fair use parody, considering the video would show animated, caricatured faces of the characters playing the music in an unlikely genre, totally different from the movie ?

What if the content is not monetized, could it still be struck or claimed if I don't even try to make money from it ?

I heard that the Tolkien Estate has a history of aggressive enforcement. But I feel like if I make the melody and characters appearances different enough from the original, the creation would not have the same impact and success. Does it seem like a feasible project to you or I am reaching for something too complicated ?

this is probably a stupid question but i purchased a bootleg video of a broadway show that was NFT (idk if im using that correctly sorry) and im wondering if i can legally post tiktok edits made from said video?

I am working on my first indie book which marks the years since my brother's passing. To refer to an intense patriarchal figure I wanted to use Firelord Ozai, is that fine mindful of copyright please find a passage - any advice

Here is an excerpt:
In my childhood room I have my sketchbook, where I

started some drawings for Prince’s headstone a year after

his death, but I haven’t picked up the project since, and

there were problems due to familial constraints. Some of

Prince’s friends entertained the idea of possibly getting a

headstone but that was simply out of the question

because of the controlling ways of a person I liken to

Firelord Ozai (the main antagonist in the animated series

Avatar: the Last Airbender). When Prince Zuko, Firelord

Ozai’s son, innocently spoke out of turn, his father

challenged him to an agni kai (firebending duel). Clearly

outmatched Prince Zuko was facially disfigured by his

father. With Firelord Ozai it’s their way or the highway.

Any guidance on disclaimers. I was keen to use Ozai as it really embodies the intensity and cruelty of the unnamed figure. I am mindful of copyright. My editors have told me it should be fine to use but for extra coverage any advice for a catchall disclaimer.

Btw you can sign up for my newsletter leading to my book here:

I noticed big channels do this.

*Map Men regularly use music from Chips Challenge (Windows 3.1) and other old midi

*Another channel uses Music from Actraiser (Super Nintendo) as its opening theme

*Another Youtube Historian uses music from Shadowrun and Chrono Trigger (Super Nintendo)

*There are youtube channels dedicated to doing Covers of video game music by Nintendo and Square Enix

*And others like Angry Video Game Nerd would use music from like Super Mario Land.

But they don't get copyright striked for this. Why is this? Shouldn't they ask and license this music?

I just found out, it wasn't until a week ago that the Soundtrack of Doom 1 was finally uploaded to music streaming platforms. This may mean people using the music on Youtube may finally get copyright strikes.

I thought Nintendo and Square Enix were notoriously litigious.