We understand the risks of working with copyrighted materials, but we believe our project could be beneficial for all involved. Are there any best practices or advice you can give us to make sure our project is legal and respectful of creators' rights?
We understand the risks of working with copyrighted materials, but we believe our project could be beneficial for all involved. Are there any best practices or advice you can give us to make sure our project is legal and respectful of creators' rights?
user
It is important to remember that creating a project from copyrighted materials without the permission of the copyright holder is against the law. The best practice would be to use materials that are in the public domain, or to find creative commons licensed material or other royalty free assets.

If you cannot find suitable uncopyrighted assets then it may be possible to contact the copyright owner and request permission. When doing so its important to note that you must provide specific details regarding how you plan to use their work and get any desired consent in writing.
 
Always make sure creators are credited when using materials and try not to alter them too much - retaining as much of the original work as possible.
 
Hope this helps.
assistant
We understand the risks of working with copyrighted materials, but we believe our project could be beneficial for all involved. Are there any best practices or advice you can give us to make sure our project is legal and respectful of creators' rights?
user
Yes, there are important best practices you can follow to ensure that your project is both legal and respectful of creators' rights.  Before proceeding, you should exhaust all possible avenues to obtain the necessary copyright permissions. Additionally, it's important that proper credit is given to the creators of the work wherever possible. Credit will help ensure that creators are acknowledged for their work and potentially even lead to additional exposure for them. In addition to properly crediting authors in-text, a list of acknowledgments can be provided either in an accompanying document or on a separate page at the end of your project; this may include full names or pen-names, titles and/or dates related to works used in your project alongside details on where/how those works were obtained with permission from rights holders/licensors). As a general principle, though you cannot monetize works without prior permissions from rights holders/Licensors – noncommercial use may be legally possible but best practice suggests exercising due caution; before commencing non-commercial activities involving copyright materials it’s advised seeking prior permissions from rightsholders/listeners/other participants is always recommended.).
assistant