I write eBooks and try (no success yet, just optimistic) to sell them on the Internet. These eBooks are legitimate "How To" books. ie, How To Find A Job, How To Talk With Your Lender, etc.
1) Is it legal to take pictures (images) from the Internet, and modify them so that they overlap to form a bookcover? There is significant change in color, dimensions, cropping, angles and overlap creating what I believe is a new image.
2) Can I legally copy URLs and entry pages to government websites for job listings that are "clickable" (ie, so the buyer can access the wbsite to enter his/her job application?
3) What percentage of an article that I am referencing (ie, how to build a good resume) needs to be original conent in order not to violate someone's copyright?
3) How do I protect my work?
1) Is it legal to take pictures (images) from the Internet, and modify them so that they overlap to form a bookcover? There is significant change in color, dimensions, cropping, angles and overlap creating what I believe is a new image.
2) Can I legally copy URLs and entry pages to government websites for job listings that are "clickable" (ie, so the buyer can access the wbsite to enter his/her job application?
3) What percentage of an article that I am referencing (ie, how to build a good resume) needs to be original conent in order not to violate someone's copyright?
3) How do I protect my work?