Copyright and Trademark Policy

Biodiesel Basics is a publisher and owns many trademarks and copyrighted materials worldwide. Biodiesel Basics has the exclusive right to use its copyrighted works and trademarks. We value readers and have developed this page to help educate our website users about the intellectual property rights of Biodiesel Basics.

Biodiesel Basics’ trademarks are protected under U.S. and international trademark laws. Anyone who uses Biodiesel Basics’ marks, without our permission, on goods or for services is liable for trademark infringement.

In addition, the textual, books, images, photographic, website, video and other multimedia products published and produced by Biodiesel Basics or its licensees are protected under U.S. and international copyright laws. Anyone who, without Biodiesel Basics’ authorization, produces, copies, distributes, displays or performs Biodiesel Basics’ copyrighted materials is liable for copyright infringement.

Please be advised that the manufacture, distribution and/or sale of counterfeit Biodiesel Basics goods, including but not limited to CDs, photo copies… is illegal and carries criminal penalties.

All editions of Building a Successful Biodiesel Business are copyrighted and Biodiesel Basics should be contacted for permission. Permission or license must be obtained from Biodiesel Basics for use of any of it copyrighted material by contacting Biodiesel Basics manager at manager@biodieselbasics.com.

A more indebt discussion of Copyright is listed below:

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is a "copyright"?
   Under the United States Copyright Act found at Title 17 of the U.S. Code, creators of original materials are granted exclusive rights, generally referred to as the creator's "copyrights."
2. Why is copyright so important?
   U.S. copyright law is derived from specific language in the Constitution and exists to foster creativity and spur the distribution of new and original works.
3. When does copyright “happen”?
   Copyright secured and protection exists from the time the work is created in a fixed, tangible form of expression. The copyright in the work of authorship immediately and becomes the property of the author who created the work. Only the author, or those deriving their rights through the author, can rightfully claim copyright. In the case of works made for hire the employer, not the writer, is considered to be the author. The Author can assign the right to a publisher.
4. What is protected by copyright?
   Copyright protects “original works of authorship” that are fixed in a tangible form of expression. The fixation need not be directly perceptible so long as it may be communicated with the aid of a machine or device. Copyrightable works include the following categories: literary works, musical works, including any accompanying words, dramatic works, including any accompanying music, pantomimes and choreographic works, pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works, motion pictures and other audiovisual works, sound recordings, architectural works to name a few. These categories should be viewed broadly. For example, computer programs and most “compilations” may be registered as “literary works”; maps and architectural plans may be registered as “pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works.”
5. What is a Notice of Copyright?
   The use of a copyright notice is no longer required under U.S. law, although it is often beneficial. Because prior law did contain such a requirement, however, the use of notice is still relevant to the copyright status of older works prior to 1976. Therefore, even if a book or work does not specifically state it is copyright, is it still copyrighted as stated in the United States Copyright Act.
6. What are the rights of the copyright holder or creator?
   One of the rights exclusive to copyright holders (rights holders) is the right to reproduce their works (e.g., photocopies, post to Web sites, etc.). Copyright holders also have the right to prepare derivative works, to distribute copies for sale, and to perform the work publicly, as in the case of motion pictures, videos and plays.
7. Is content found on the Internet considered to be in the public domain and therefore not copyright-protected?
   No. The legal concept of the public domain as it applies to copyright law should not be confused with the fact that a work may be publicly available, such as information found in books or periodicals, or on the Internet. The public domain comprises all those works that are either no longer protected by copyright or never were. Any content in a non-digital form that is protected by copyright will be protected in a digital form. For example, print books are protected by copyright as are electronic books. Analog musical recordings are protected by copyright as are digital musical recordings. A print letter is protected by copyright as is an e-mail letter (both generally owned by the author of that letter or e-mail). Web sites may be protected by copyright as a single work, and also the many different embedded works that are in that Web site may be individually protected by copyright.
8. How can I get permission to reuse copyrighted materials?
   If you would like to reuse copyrighted material in print and digital formats, you must ordinarily first obtain permission from the rights holder. You can either contact the owners of the copyrighted materials directly or obtain permission from a licensing representative such as publisher or in this case Biodiesel Basics.
9. What are the consequences of not getting permission to reuse copyrighted works?
   The Copyright Act provides for the copyright owner to recover damages for unauthorized use of the owner’s works. These damages may include the profits resulting from the infringement, or statutory damages ranging from $250 to $150,000 per willful infringement, as well as legal fees.
10. How do publishers and other rights holders become aware of infringements of their copyrights?
    Many times a disgruntled employee at a particular company reports the unlawful use of content to the publisher. Sometimes it is a purchaser of the work or book who does not like someone getting it cheaper than they had to pay. Many publications place "whistleblower" or "bounty" ads in their own publications that highlight the issue of copyright infringement and offer cash payments for reporting illegal activity.
11. Have companies been sued because of copyright infringement and illegal use of content?
    Yes. In most instances, cases involving copyright infringement are settled before a lawsuit is filed or the case goes to court. In these cases, undisclosed amounts (often quite substantial) are paid to the plaintiffs.
12. What if I cannot locate the owner of the copyrighted material, there is not enough time or it’s too expensive?
    The law does not recognize a "best efforts" exception. The copyright owner may file a federal lawsuit against anyone who reproduces his or her works without permission, even in cases where the user claimed it was difficult, time-consuming or expensive to locate the owner.
13. I am looking for additional information on copyright. Where can I go?

http://www.copyright.gov/