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Questions involving matters of copyright, encapsulating parody and level of similarity questions, reprinting and publishing of copyrighted works, public domain, attribution, fanfiction, legality, and fair use questions. Any question involving copyright law in the U.S. or abroad should be given this tag.

Questions involving matters of copyright, encapsulating parody and level of similarity questions, reprinting and publishing of copyrighted works, public domain, attribution, fanfiction, legality, and fair use questions. Any question involving copyright law in the U.S. or abroad should be given this tag. Other topics that could involve copyright include whether or not something qualifies as fair use, whether or not permissions should be or have been granted to use a work, and whether something is properly sourced or given due legal credit.

Copyright references and materials:

United States (U.S.) Copyright Law: https://www.copyright.gov/title17/

European Union (EU) Copyright Legislation: https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/eu-copyright-legislation