If you want to dazzle your friends with a project or impress your boss with a new skill, you might want to copy someone else’s material. However, if you’re looking for true creativity, there is a way to be original and make it look like it’s not just someone else’s idea. The secret is to draw inspiration from the past without copying someone else’s work.
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Laws protect against copyright and patent violations. Protected intellectual property falls under federal protection, and can be extended to the state level. State laws in the United States differ for each state (as well as for some parts of the country). A few years ago, cigarette companies were told that they had to remove brand-name logos from their packaging because they resembled colors and imagery used by other brands. The first use of color or other product design elements has rights over later copies.
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