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• U.S. government employee in his or her official capacity, such as an article, report, or research document, is in the public domain. This means that you can use it without
• original photograph, not the subject of the photograph.
• Similarly, facts cannot by copyrighted. That’s why telephone books aren’t subject to copyright protection.
• To prevail in an action for infringement, you must demonstrate both that the copied work is substantially
• market. Machines have moving parts, while articles of manufacture are useful objects like chairs and hairpins. Compositions of matter are chemical inventions and combinations of materials that may come out of labs or are stumbled upon accidentally. New and useful improvementsinclude both upgrades and novel applications of technology in the public d...