Copyright/permissions

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How does rights work when dealing with graphics created by others in things like WB skins? I'm assuming people like Pixtudio have their stuff copyrighted, but what about the average person? Can others chop up and reuse portions of their work without permission - (legally speaking, not ethically)?
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
No. If you didn't make it, you can't use it without the author's permission. There have been many discussions on this topic here. Here's a link to get you started: https://www.wincustomize.com/browser/msgboard.asp?id=38616

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Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
COPYRIGHT - A legal device giving the right to control (to the original creator or copyright holder) how their original work is used. Copyright protection begins automatically upon the fixing of an original work or creation to a tangible medium (per the Copyright Act of 1976 effective in 1978).

There are three fundamental criteria for copyright:

• Fixation to a tangible medium
• Originality
• Minimal creativity

Registering your original work with the Office of Copyright is not required for intellectual property to be protected by copyright; however, in the event that infringement should lead to litigation, the legal registration of the original work will benefit the creator.

http://www.rightsforartists.com/
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