Domain Permissions

Are NTFS permissions on local computers ONLY available if a domain is present?
I have only NTFS partitions on my XP-Pro machine. My XP-Pro book talks about modifying NTFS permissions on a folder. "Right-click the file or folder, click Properties, and then click the Security tab.", it says. But there IS not security tab! Only available tabs are: General, Sharing, Customize. What point am i missing?

You probably have "Simple File Sharing" enabled. Turn that off and you should be able to set those permissions. This article is pretty comprehensive on the subject.

How can i give permission of software installation for a normal user in windows 2000 domain?
I created a new 2000 domain. Just added some pc's to domain new domain with os XP. Normal users cant able install any of the softwares, where i hav to change settings

Why is this a problem? That's how it's supposed to be. Allowing users to install programs creates problems for the IT staff. That's why users by default don't have the ability to install software. If you insist on creating headaches for yourself, then go ahead and put the user account or worse, the Domain Users group as a member of the local administrators group. Do this by opening computer management and going to the users and groups area, expanding groups and clicking on administrators group. Then add "YourDomainName\DomainUser" or "YourDomainName\UserName" and that will make them administrators on the PC. You CANNOT give users software installation rights without giving them administrator rights. By the way, this also makes your network more vulnerable to spyware, adware, and viruses as these programs will now inherit the administrative rights you have granted the users and be able to more deeply embed themselves into the system as well as spread to other computers. Good luck if you do this.

How will I know if certain pictures are part of public domain. I am writing a book and want to use photos.?
I am writing a book and would like to use certain photos of certain people, how can I find out if a certain photo from way back in the 1900s or 1930s is part of public domain, or if I need permission to use the certain photo. This includes old newspaper photos as well as magazine photos....who do I contact about this??

I'm not sure with magazines and old books, but online the source should say whether or not you can use the picture freely, if there are certain restrictions concerning it's free use (like you're allowed to use it as long as you quote the source, don't accept payment for your use of itm etc.) or if you have to pay to use it in any way.

Can I get a list of shares and permission from my AD Domain?
I am trying to do some Active Directory tidying up but there are some groups I don't reckognise. Is there a way of doing an audit to tell me all shares and which permissions are in use so I can remove redudant Security Groups etc, or rename. Thanks

You'd have to go through each share and run a program like Access Enum, because people maybe setting different permissions on individual sub folders inside each share.

How do I find out if an author's work is in the public domain?
I am developing a one-man show based upon the works of a famous author, most of which were published in the late 1940's and early 50's. Am I required to obtain permission to perform these works, or are they old enough to be in public domain and therefore free to use at will. Thanks.

In the US, if the work was copyrighted before 1950 and the copyright was not renewed, it would be in the public domain. If the work was copyrighted before 1950 and the copyright was renewed, it is still under copyright. If the work was copyrighted after 1950 it is still under copyright. The US Copyright Office has a circular (Circular 22) that describes how to determine if a work is still under copyright. See the links below. Even if the work is no longer under copyright in the United States, it may still be under copyright in some other country.

Can you change the medium of a public domain work and copyright it?
I recently bought a cd-rom of a work that has become public domain. The creator has taken the public domain work and scanned the pages, creating PDF files. He claims the work is copyrighted and can't be used without his permission. I am wondering is this possible? It's the same work he has just changed the medium.

Yeah, but not the words, only the format, font and text. You can't directly copy it, but you can TRANSFER IT, to say, Word for Windows or RTF, in a plain font. Typesetting can be copyrighted if it is more than just random letters, unless the letters are new and unique (such as Lettraset Letters). You can also add material to an PD work or change something about it. "House of the Rising Sun" is a PD musical composition, but Alain Price has a copyright on the new arrangement used by the Animals and gets a 10 or 15% royalty from that arrangement which endures into the year 2050. Now, this does become a gray area. If the publisher took a PD book and scanned it and turned it not PDF, you can techically do the same thing. What you can't do is directly copy their formatting, fonts and indexing to such a degree that your book gets confused with their book. What the publisher holds a copyright on is based on the NEW AND UNIQUE WORK they put into the new format. This means you can't clone it, but you can go to another original source book and scan that and market that yourself, provided YOU can show a court YOU did new and unique work in making the original. But your work better not "resemble" their work more than 60% or you will need a good lawyer to beat that one! In short, you can't copy their PDF files and distribute them, but if you make your OWN PDF files from another PD book you can't distribute that, but to be on the safe side I'd change fonts, add a new and unique introduction, maybe some original or PD graphics on pages to make your book DRASTICALLY different and unique.

What is the most popular book that is public domain? and can I therefore sell it without any permission?
I'm thinking along the lines of "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill.

A few people on here are wrong - the Napoleon Hill work is still in copyright until at least 2019 under the Sonny Bono copyright extension provisions..... However the straightforward answer to your question the most popular book in public domain is the most popular book ever - the Bible and yes, you are free to re publish and sell it....

How can i set server 2003 permissions for my clients when they log into my server?
I have a server set up as an App Server. I am a domain admin and then i have about 10 other users. I have them as normal users but i need to make them have extremely restricted permissions such as cant shut down or access task manager, control panel, change personal settings, etc. thanks joshr783@gmail.com

Create an OU in Active Directory and place all of your users and the computers they use in the OU. Create and link a Group Policy Object (GPO) that specifies your policies. You can do just about anything from locking their desktop to preventing them from running programs. If acronyms like OU, AD and GPO are new to you then you are in the wrong place to learn about them. I highly recommend that you direct yourself to Microsoft's support website and learn more. When the time comes start by making a temporary OU, temporary user and test computer to make sure you have it right before putting it in production. It is also important to note that some policies require 1 or more reboots to apply properly, particularly folder redirect policies. I hope this helps.

Do I have to get any permission to translate a book in public domain?


If it is still under copyright, of course you do. If not, you will hold copyright on your translation whether it is in public or private domain.

Is it within the public domain?
I want to refer to paintings (by title and artist) in a fictional book I am writing. Are they public domain (regardless of their age or popularity) or do I need permission to refer to them? And if I CAN refer to them, is the proper usage to put the title within parentheses or should the title be italicized, or neither?

I don't think just referring to them warrants any footnote, citation, or anything. If you use the pictures, then it depends on the picture. I am quite sure that you are free to refer to the title and author of a book, a movie, a piece of art, etc without any fear of copyright violation. god bless