Examples of Violations of the Law

• You take a work from the public domain and publish it under your name.
  • Your situation is ...

• You take a work covered by copyright and distribute copies, clearly giving the name of the copyright owner, but without obtaining the owner's permission.
  • Your situation is ...

• You take a work covered by copyright and publish it under your name.
  • Your situation is ...

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