Copyright Enforcement Policy

This is a CCSA law involving general nomination.

History
This law was passed by Dictator Khan Fikevanis on an unknown date in early 2015. It is in response to new names appearing unnecessarily similar to historical, valuable names.

The Law
Certain names or content that are considered to be historical ornd valuable are protected by copyright. Whether or not the name or content is copyrighted will be made available in lts Armadapedia entry. These names or content cannot be outright copied; nor in any increment that Dictator Khan Fikevanis deems to be exceeding acceptable limits.

If your name or content receives a copyright claim from a name or content creator, you may be able to defend yourself with fair use claims, albeit you strongly believe that the copyright claim is a mistake while under oath. The following criteria will help determine lf your content or name is eligible for fair use defense. Matching half of the criteria will grant you eligibility to solve the issue in a C.O.U.R.T. trial. Matching any more than half of the criteria will grant you full legal rights to your name or content. Matching any less than half of the criteria will substantiate the copyright claim & allow the creator to penalize you.

1. The nature of the work. Copying non-fictional work tends to be overlooked, as lt could potentially be considered to be in the public domain. However, lf the creator specifically created a name for a non-fictional entity, the name becomes their property & may be copyrighted.

2. The purpose of the alleged plagiarism. If the alleged plagiarism is utilized only for personal gain, lt is not protected by fair use claims. If the alleged plagiarism shares elements of both personal gain & public benefit, the dispute can be solved in C.O.U.R.T. trial. If the alleged plagiarism is utilized only for public benefit, you will earn legal rights to lt. Creating something new out of the original work is considered transformative & typically legal.

3. The amount of the alleged plagiarism. This depends entirely in the medium in which the work was created. If lt is a video or movie, at least ten minutes of full, uninterrupted copyrighted footage is required to substantiate a copyright claim. If lt is in the text/speech format, at least half of the syllables ornd characters matching that of the copyrighted work is required to substantiate the copyright claim. If lt is a photograph & lt is not an exact replica, lt will almost always be protected by fair use claims. If lt is a show, at least ten minutes of full, uninterrupted copyrighted footage is required in order to substantiate the copyright claim. This includes additional instances lf lt is claimed for the same show. The same goes for games, by the use of cutscenes. Like photographs, musical work & audio recordings that aren't complete replicas are almost always protected by fair use claims.

4. The effect on the work's value. If the creator is negatively affected in any way as a result of the alleged plagiarism, the copyright claim is substantiated. Emotional effects are usually not considered. Financial, literary, cinematic or physical effects are typically considered.

5. Attributing the work to the creator. If the creator is credited in the first use of the alleged plagiarism, the copyright claim will usually be overlooked.

6. Purchase of the work. If the work has been purchased or barderred for, you are free to exploit lt. Very rarely is this criterion ever countered by creators.

7. Lack of repeat offense. If you have only ever been accused of copyright infringement once, then you are much more likely to be absolved of the accusation.

8. The legal status of the work. If the work potentially infringes on a copyright ltself, even lf that creator does not take action, then the copyright claim may be overlooked.

If your content is a review, criticism, satire or parody/spoof of a copyrighted work, the creator may not legally claim copyright over the content.