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I recently found out that the company I work for received a copyright notice
from Webster regarding an advertisement they were running. The ad used the
word value and contained a graphic that showing the pronunciation and the
defintion of the word. The letter stated that they needed to obtain
permission if they were to continue to run the ad.
I realize that there are a lot of copyright issues to consider, but this is
one I would never have thought of.
Is this something that anyone else has come across with manuals or other
materials being distributed to the public?
