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Question

can somebody tell me as many laws as possible about those icons or symbols or whatever you want to call them.also please give me some kind of proof.

i want to know what the laws about them are.

Answer 1

You mean ASCII Symbols. They are made with alt + some key

♪ⁿ ♫ ♀ ♂ § Σ σ µ etc

Below is the table:

http://www.worldnames.net/unicode/alt-codes-for-symbols.htm

Enjoy

Answer 2

The C shaped one is Copywright. It in a nutshell means that you cannot legallty reproduce the product in whole or in part, be it Music, literature of visual art. The US Goverment allows exceptions to this rule under The Fair Use Act. These exceptions are typically to allow teacher to display images or text for educational purposes and to allow owners of a copy to create a back-up for archival purposes.

The TM is a trademark. It means that the branding logo or sometimes the font or colorscheme is the Intelectual Property of someone and protected by a copywright law. It is illeagal to put this logo on your product without permission of the Trademark holder.

The R, usually accompanied by TM indicates a Registerred Trademark meaning very little more TM but that the owner of the logo takes it very seriously and has gone to the effort of protecting himself from immitation and simular product. Registerred and unregisterred Trademarks function the same and with few exceptions are just as enforceable. The main difference is a Registerred Trademark is also a copywright, you couldn't for instance make a copy of the Disney Studio's logo legally without their permisson.

Answer 3

Title 17 Section 1301:

(a) Designs Protected.—
(1) In general.— The designer or other owner of an original design of a useful article which makes the article attractive or distinctive in appearance to the purchasing or using public may secure the protection provided by this chapter upon complying with and subject to this chapter.
(2) Vessel hulls.— The design of a vessel hull, including a plug or mold, is subject to protection under this chapter, notwithstanding section 1302 (4).
(b) Definitions.— For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) A design is “original” if it is the result of the designer’s creative endeavor that provides a distinguishable variation over prior work pertaining to similar articles which is more than merely trivial and has not been copied from another source.
(2) A “useful article” is a vessel hull, including a plug or mold, which in normal use has an intrinsic utilitarian function that is not merely to portray the appearance of the article or to convey information. An article which normally is part of a useful article shall be deemed to be a useful article.
(3) A “vessel” is a craft—
(A) that is designed and capable of independently steering a course on or through water through its own means of propulsion; and
(B) that is designed and capable of carrying and transporting one or more passengers.
(4) A “hull” is the frame or body of a vessel, including the deck of a vessel, exclusive of masts, sails, yards, and rigging.
(5) A “plug” means a device or model used to make a mold for the purpose of exact duplication, regardless of whether the device or model has an intrinsic utilitarian function that is not only to portray the appearance of the product or to convey information.
(6) A “mold” means a matrix or form in which a substance for material is used, regardless of whether the matrix or form has an intrinsic utilitarian function that is not only to portray the appearance of the product or to convey information.


Title 17 Section 1305:

(a) In General.— Subject to subsection (b), the protection provided under this chapter for a design shall continue for a term of 10 years beginning on the date of the commencement of protection under section 1304.
(b) Expiration.— All terms of protection provided in this section shall run to the end of the calendar year in which they would otherwise expire.
(c) Termination of Rights.— Upon expiration or termination of protection in a particular design under this chapter, all rights under this chapter in the design shall terminate, regardless of the number of different articles in which the design may have been used during the term of its protection.

Answer 4

the first is a copyright symbol..... you have to have permission to copy it.... if you are intending on selling it or using it to make a profit

the second means registered..... you cannot use a name with this symbol by it for your business... unless you are the one who registered it.

the third means Trademark...... you cannot put it on your product.... it belongs to and signifies someone else's product.

Of course you can do those things, just not legally. .

Answer 5

Are you asking how to enter them into text from your keyboard or what are the legal distinctions among copyright, registered mark, and trademark?

Answer 6

(R) : Registered trademark
TM : Trademark
(C) : Copyright

Answer 7

http://www.symbols.com/graphic-index/

Search for the symbols you want to know about.