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I'm not sure I understand, what copyright issues can you envision?
by stuartmemo 10y ago
I'm not sure I understand, what copyright issues can you envision?
- Zikes 10y agoThe MP3 codec is patented in the US, due to expire at the end of next year: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3#Licensing.2C_ownership_and_legislation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3#Licensing.2C_ownership_and...
- 6stringmerc 10y agoUploading a copyrighted work, then editing it, and saving it into a new file is a clear case of making a derivative version of a protected work. There's no issue if it's Creative Commons allowed or Public Domain, that's just fine and I don't intend to say otherwise. It's when it comes to the nature of the source and the editing and saving that is, to me, just troublesome from a legal / academic standpoint.