Originally Posted by
GramMER
I would like to ask a question about copyright in general. When Microsoft publishes pre-formatted newsletters, they sometimes take them from other companies, like HP or Dell, etc. They offer those newsletters free and do not designate how they are to be used. Is it true that *pictures* in those newsletters are copyrighted? How could that be if the whole newsletter is not? I have searched and searched for a statement on their site to say any of their free material is copyrighted and cannot find it.
Perhaps Microsoft paid for the right to use those newsletters. Or it might be part of the contracts that they have with those companies. Not sure just why only the pictures would be copyrighted. You can quote any published material, as long as you cite the source. You just cannot sell it, or claim it as your own. You can also paraphrase.