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Protecting Semiconductor Chip Design under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA) – Part I (Registration and Inspection)

Intellectual Property Law Blog

The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. Registration of a mask work with the Copyright Office provides certain legal benefits, including the ability to bring a lawsuit for infringement of the mask work. Inspection of a Registered Mask Work. government.

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Protecting Semiconductor Chip Design under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA) – Part I (Registration and Inspection)

Intellectual Property Law Blog

The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. Registration of a mask work with the Copyright Office provides certain legal benefits, including the ability to bring a lawsuit for infringement of the mask work. government. Id, section 2407.2(C).

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Protecting Semiconductor Chip Design under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA) – Part I (Registration and Inspection)

LexBlog IP

The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. Registration of a mask work with the Copyright Office provides certain legal benefits, including the ability to bring a lawsuit for infringement of the mask work. Inspection of a Registered Mask Work. government.

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Georgios Efstratiadis, CopyrightsWorld: “every creation of any type and format comes with copyright”

CopyrightsWorld

In 2001, I founded the first online music community in Greece (Musicwave. Since then, we have been getting a lot of questions about copyright and online protection. Users were reluctant to upload their creations to a place where everyone could easily get a copy just by making a right-click. What has the journey been like?

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Scrutinizing the Nuances of the Napster Case

IP and Legal Filings

In 2001, several record companies such as Sony Music Entertainment, Atlantic Records, MCA Records, Island Records, Motown Records, Capitol Records and BMG Music collectively filed a lawsuit against Napster. The Napster case gained immense popularity since it explored the intersection of copyright laws and peer-to-peer file sharing systems.

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Ninth Circuit Refuses to Adopt “Ordinary Observer” Test for Substantial Similarity and Copyright Infringement

The IP Law Blog

Johannsongs-Publishing claimed that You Raise Me Up, which was written by Rolf Lovland and Brendan Graham and released in 2001 by Secret Garden and later by Josh Groban in 2003 infringed on its rights in Soknodur. There was no dispute among the parties that plaintiff did hold a valid copyright in Soknodur (except as to the lyrics).

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Copyright Goes Bananas: District Court Rejects Maurizio Cattelan’s Motion to Dismiss Copyright Claim Against His Taped Banana

LexBlog IP

Morford cannot claim ownership over a natural element (a fruit) and a functional component (duct tape). copyright law does not protect “elements of expression that nature displays for all observers,” [8] which, according to Cattelan, excludes the main components of Morford’s artwork. ” [21]. .’”