True or false: “You can use 5 notes from a song without infringing copyright,” “If you change 12 things of someone else’s work it’s not infringement” ?
This is actually one of the most common copyright myths that float around. Copyright infringement is based on quality not quantity of what is taken!
Copyright can seem like a mystery and there are quite a few common misconceptions, but don’t worry. Here are two useful resources to help you bust those copyright myths!
And, over on CopyrightUser.org there are a series of myth reality cards, here.
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