If you read German, too, you might have seen yesterday’s post about recommendable newsletters for writers (here resp. at suite101). One of my recommendations was/is the website and the relating newsletter www.writing-world.com – and here is one of the reasons why: Let me direct you to this great article by Moira Allen of “Writing World” about various copyright questions:
Copyright, Public Domain, and the Wild Wild Web
You might want to keep in mind that this is an American website and that German law in general is not necessarily the same as in the US – but it might give you some information and food for thought. Enjoy!
susa(nne) wagner 
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