I'm glad you're checking for answers, indeed!

I think a part of the confusion that emerges about copyright is that, in much of life, we're generally accustomed to being able to do as we wish unless we're explicitly told 'no' for some reason (be it law, religious strictures, etc.). No one, for instance, told me I can't be nibbling on ice cream at the moment... even if it meant sticking dinner in the fridge until breakfast. innocent whistling

When it comes to copyright issues, the thought process (necessarily) works completely in reverse of that: the default is 'no' unless and until you get a concrete 'yes' from the specific copyright owner.

That reversal of thinking is actually the easiest way for people to approach the subject initially, I think. It really is completely the opposite of what we're used to in a lot of aspects of life.

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