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Amicus in Apple v. Corellium

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Opening software to information gathering and vulnerability testing is transformative, just as gathering information about and criticizing other types of works are classic transformative fair uses. To this point, Apple responds that it would rather control the market for security research on its products. Patton, 769 F.3d

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Public Domain Day 2023 is Coming: Here’s What to Know

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The principle that characters which evolve over time don’t enter the public domain all at once was established by the 2014 opinion in Klinger v. At the same time, those aspects of the character’s evolution that don’t appear until later works may still be eligible for copyright protection. Conan Doyle Estate, Ltd.

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U.S. Supreme Court Vindicates Photographer But Destabilizes Fair Use — Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Legal Background: Copyright and Derivative Works Copyright law protects original works of authorship, including “pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works,” 17 U.S.C. For obvious reasons, the copyright in a photograph does not include the right to publicly perform the copyrighted work.

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Software Downloads Netflix & Disney+ Videos to Make DRM-Free Copies

TorrentFreak

Aside from living up to the significant functional claims in its marketing, the big questions revolve around legality. Whether it always performs as advertised is up for debate but there are videos showing it in action on Amazon and other platforms quickly downloading files, rather than attempting to record the screen.

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Why Netflix’s “Bridgerton” Lawsuit is Good for Fan Fiction

Copyright Lately

performances of “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical”) or other derivative works that might compete with Netflix’s own planned live events,” including the multi-city “ Bridgerton Experience.” 1962, 1976 (2014). “Netflix would not authorize and did not want them to engage in any live performances (e.g.,

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The FTC’s Misguided Comments on Copyright Office Generative AI Questions

Patently-O

Substance of the Samuelson, Sprigman, Sag Reply Comments: We should begin by noting our appreciation for the FTC’s work enforcing both federal antitrust and consumer protection laws and helping to lead policy development in both areas. 2014); Authors Guild v. Connectix Corp., 3d 596, 608 (9th Cir. Vanderhye v. iParadigms, LLC, 562 F.3d

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NFTs: New Frontiers for Trademarks

IP Tech Blog

Most NFTs are protected under US Copyright Law as creative works and/or may be derivative works based on pre-existing copyright-protected works. Although NFTs have been around since 2014, their far-reaching, multi-layered legal implications are just now being recognized. Also consider international markets.