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The Much-Adapted “Peter Pan” (1904 – Forever )

Velocity of Content

Peter and the Starcatchers (2004 novel, the first in a series). And the 1911 content reused in these works may actually be in the public domain already. A field in the copyright record for this book at the Copyright Office reads “Authorship on Application: “Novelization: TriStar Pictures, Inc., employer for hire.” (As

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A 512(f) Plaintiff Wins at Trial! ??–Alper Automotive v. Day to Day Imports

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

In 2004, the Ninth Circuit eviscerated it (in the Rossi case) by requiring plaintiffs to show that senders subjectively believed their takedown notices were abusive. Diebold from 2004, which led to a $125k damages award. Defendant had not obtained the Deposit Design from the Copyright Office. A New 512(f) Plaintiff Win!

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Trademark for Colours.

IP and Legal Filings

Trademark refers to the cumulation of distinctive sign/symbol, design, or combination which is exclusively associated with the products or services helping the targeted customers identify the same easily. INTRODUCTION. Image Source: iStock]. The hue purple has always been associated with the brand of ‘Cadbury’ since 1914.

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13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

Copyright Lately

The humanized skeleton figure on the left is Skully, which artist and entrepreneur Gregory Spiers first conceived while designing a T-shirt for the Lithuanian Olympic basketball team. The humanized skeleton figure on the right is Curly, a character designed for Scholastic’s popular “Goosebumps” series of books.

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Jean Paul Gaultier, Birth Your Own Venus

IPilogue

The Italian Code , which came into effect in 2004 and was updated in 2016, operates independently from copyright law. Following this designation , objects require authorization and a licence fee to be used commercially by third parties regardless of whether the work is in the public domain. In Canada, under the s.

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Evolution of Tests of Creativity in Copyrights

IP and Legal Filings

The Copyright , Designs and Patents Act of 1988 in the United Kingdom specifies in Section (1)(1)(a) that copyright exists in “original literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic works.” With the information in the public domain, the Rural Telephone Service issued a phone book. A publishing company called Feist Publications Inc.

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Artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights: the USPTO DABUS decision

Barry Sookman

A further contribution can lie in the abstraction of a specific solution provided by the 5 AI, e.g. a specific design of a mechanical part, to a general concept, e.g. a design principle for certain mechanical parts. 2004), a U.S. ” See Design Data Corp, 847 F.3d Law Society of Upper Canada , 2004 SCC 13.