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What is meant by the phrase "All rights reserved," and does it mean that one is not permitted to benefit from the website or copy anything from it?

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"All rights reserved" means that the intellectual property and innovation rights are reserved for the author. This includes moral rights (attributing the work to its owner, permission for publication, modification, and withdrawal) and financial rights (the monetary value of the work and all its proceeds). The Islamic Fiqh Academy considers these rights to be legally valid and not permissible to infringe upon.

This phrase does not prevent quoting and academic utilization, provided that the source is attributed. The author is not permitted to prevent people from benefiting [from the work].

As for copying products or photocopying them for personal use, there is no harm in it. However, it is forbidden to do so for the purpose of profit and trade without the owner's permission, as it constitutes an infringement on their financial right.

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