2003 Derivative Work Ownership 
Kluwer Copyright Blog
AUGUST 7, 2023
Thus, guided by the principle of equality, copyright operates as a spectrum of creativity, where the level of protection granted to a work corresponds to its level of originality. [2] 2] At one end of the spectrum, we find plagiarism: a completely derivative work that fails to contribute any creative elements to the original piece.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Citing a 2003 Ninth Circuit case, Kremen v. The Kremen case involved the alleged theft of the sex.com domain name by improperly modifying the electronic records evidencing ownership of the domain name. It didn’t. Cohen , the court says “a website can be the subject of a trespass to chattels claim.”
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Copyright Lately
MAY 1, 2023
Chrissy has created an unauthorized derivative work of the SpongeBob track (which probably won’t make Sire Records happy), but she likely hasn’t implicated any copyright interests in the UMG-owned Drake recordings that were used by Janet to train the original model. .” No wonder I’m getting flashbacks to 2003.
LexBlog IP
JULY 21, 2021
The report notes on page 11 that “In 2003, research estimates put the [U.S.] Patent and Trademark Office granted ownership of the word “Jesus” to Jesus Jeans, owned by a publicly traded Italian company, BasicNet, giving the company exclusive rights in America to sell clothing bearing the name “Jesus.”
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
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”? Third, is Trump’s claim of ownership barred by 17 U.S.C. 105 , as a “work of the United States Government”? 105, as a “work of the United States Government”?
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