Clarify licences, ownership chains, open-source obligations and business use of AI.
Protection without registration
Copyright depends on statutory protection requirements. Ideas as such are not protected. Photographs and other subject matter may also attract related rights. A timestamp or registration does not replace the legal requirements.
Licence scope and ownership
Contracts with agencies, freelancers and developers should address uses, territory, duration, modification and onward licensing. Payment alone does not transfer all rights. Source code, documentation, maintenance and improvements need distinct provisions.
Open source and AI
Free availability does not remove open-source licence obligations. Notice, source-code and redistribution duties depend on the licence and use. AI workflows raise questions about input rights, confidential information, third-party rights and human creative contribution. Preserve contracts, component inventories and the relevant creation or publication history for review.
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