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Alfred v. Walt Disney Company: Decoding the concept of Substantial Similarity with respect to the Pirates of the Caribbean lawsuit

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Introduction In order to determine copyright infringement , the ‘substantial similarity test’ has routinely been employed by the US Courts. In 2000, the plaintiff had penned down a screenplay involving pirates and their adventures. Copying’ is quintessential in determining infringement. Walt Disney Co.

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Copyright Protection of Modern Art

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After using a fragment of the imagery from the advertising in his painting, Koons gave the image new significance in his 2000 piece Niagara. It was claimed to be “transformational,” and because the meaning of the borrowed work was changed in a tangible and original way, copyright was not violated. Ownership of Copyright.

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A Brief Thematic Review of Non-Fungible Tokens and their Copyright

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Due to the recurrent copyright difficulties, which have a significant impact on an individual’s business interest, it is imperative to preserve the ownership rights of digital works. One such area where copyright violations are common is the internet. iii] NFTs are limited to having a single owner.

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HULM Entertainment v.  Fantasy Sports: Reanalysing Originality, Idea-Expression Dichotomy and Copyrightability of GUIs

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Hulm asserted ownership of copyright on the app on the basis of a copyright registration of a literary concept note detailing the working of its app, arguing that the app is an adaptation of the literary concept note. However, the current case discusses the protection of GUIs under the Copyright Act. Modak case.,

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A Preliminary Analysis of Trump’s Copyright Lawsuit Over Interview Recordings (Trump v. Simon & Schuster) (Guest Blog Post)

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Based solely on the complaint that was filed, there are six major issues raised by the case: First, were the recorded interviews a copyright-eligible “work of authorship”? Second, if so, who is the initial owner of the copyright(s)? Third, is Trump’s claim of ownership barred by 17 U.S.C. Taylor , 945 F.2d 2d 500 (2d Cir.

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