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#1 2012-08-20 14:25:44
- GameHutSoftware
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On copyrights...
As of January 1, 1978, under U.S. copyright law, a work is automatically protected by copyright when it is created. Specifically, “A work is created when it is “fixed” in a copy or phonorecord for the first time.”
So, this means that all Scratch projects are automatically copyrighted. What does this mean for the Creative Commons license?
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#2 2012-08-20 14:50:03
Re: On copyrights...
I believe the Creative Commons licence is a "copyleft" licence, and I think it 'overrides' the copyright, in a sense.
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#3 2012-08-20 15:26:29
Re: On copyrights...
What happens is that once you make the project, it is copyrighted by you. However, when you upload it to Scratch, you waive some of rights you have as copyright owner because every project on the scratch website must be licensed under the creative commons license.
This should probably also go in Questions about Scratch, so I'll report it to be moved for you 
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#4 2012-08-20 19:45:39
- 16Skittles
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Re: On copyrights...
Pretty much what is said above. Anything you create is automatically copyrighted, but you are free to release it under a different license, such as Free and Open Source or the GNU Public License. Creative Commons is just the beginning of non-copyright licenses.
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#5 2012-08-21 10:20:44
Re: On copyrights...
Under projects it says some rights reserved. This is because downloads and remixes are still allowed.
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#6 2012-08-21 10:24:27
- scimonster
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Re: On copyrights...
The CC is the copyright license you put on it, simply enough. Even though it's actually copyleft...
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#7 2012-08-21 19:41:18
- cheddargirl
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Re: On copyrights...
GameHutSoftware wrote:
As of January 1, 1978, under U.S. copyright law, a work is automatically protected by copyright when it is created. Specifically, “A work is created when it is “fixed” in a copy or phonorecord for the first time.”
So, this means that all Scratch projects are automatically copyrighted. What does this mean for the Creative Commons license?
Creative Commons doesn't mean you lose your copyright, it just means you waive some of those rights to make it easier for others to adapt your work (which, in this case, make remixing easier).
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