styles aren't protected by copyrightcopyright protects expression, not ideas. So if I draw a hand ticking a box, I can't stop anyone else drawing a hand ticking a box unless theirs is identical to mine. Obviously there's a grey area but you really have to copy a specific thing before you're looking at infringement rather than use a similar style.
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Tue 16 Aug 2005, 11:50,
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I'm sure90% of cease and decist messages are founded upon nothing.
Most people can't be bothered to get a lawyer to find out, though.
(Most people can't be bothered to get a lawyer to find out, though.
monkeon schmonkeon,
Tue 16 Aug 2005, 12:16,
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