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

Copyright Lately

A new crop of copyrighted works (including rights in a certain famous British detective) will enter the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2023. public domain on January 1, 2023. Happy Public Domain Day 2023. On January 1, 2023, Putting Pants on Philip enters the public domain.

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17 Copyright and/or Plagiarism Stories for Halloween

Plagiarism Today

How a Copyright Mistake Created the Modern Zombie : The second in the Creepy Copyright Mondays series was an explainer on how Night of the Living Dead , one of the most iconic zombie films, fell into the public domain. It’s an interesting look at how a public domain source and a modern interpretation can clash.

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HIT NETFLIX CONTENT AND THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT THAT FOLLOWS

JIPL Online

2] While most Sherlock Holmes stories are now in the public domain, the estate alleged that some works and character elements regarding Sherlock Holmes are still protected by copyright. [3] 22, 2015), [link]. [8] 5] Netflix and the estate quickly settled. [6]. 5] Netflix and the estate quickly settled. [6]. 21, 2018), [link]. [10]

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Unsealed Court Records Unveil Columbia Pictures’ ‘Timeless’ Anti-Piracy Secrets

TorrentFreak

. “Defendants have cited two specific pieces of information regarding Columbia’s enforcement policies that, if revealed to the public, could compromise Columbia’s ability to protect its copyrighted works,” the MPA’s lawyers wrote at the time. In an order released in 2015, Florida District Court Judge Kathleen M.

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European Copyright Society letter to Commissioner Breton on a future agenda in the field of copyright law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In this regard, a clear reflection on the preservation and legal protection of the public domain against undue appropriations seems necessary. Towards a modern, more European copyright framework, 9 December 2015, COM(2015) 626 final, nr. sub c Satellite Directive 1993; Art. 3 Portability Regulation 2017; Art.

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What’s in an Italian Patent (Innovation) Box? Patents, software and design (but no more know-how, ouch!)

The IPKat

The Patent Box was introduced in Italy in 2015. In a nutshell, the previous system provided for an increased exemption of 50% of the income deriving from the economic exploitation of intangible assets (in 2015 the percentage of exemption was 30%, in 2016 40%).

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Chinaware Designs to Needlepoint Patterns: Problems Getting Permission

Dear Rich IP Blog

You don't need permission for designs produced before 1928 as they are in the public domain. In 2015, the Copyright Office analyzed t he orphan works dilemma.) What will happen if you use chinaware designs without permission? That depends on these factors: Do you need permission? Is it an orphan work?

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