Copyright Lately

AUGUST 10, 2021

In a 91-page report and recommendation, a magistrate judge finds that the new version of the Philadelphia Phillies’ mascot falls within the “derivative works exception” to copyright termination. The law permits the owner of a derivative work prepared before termination to continue using that new work even after termination.

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Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Back in October 2020, I wrote about a copyright infringement case filed by Jeffrey Scott against the Walt Disney Company. Without any ownership interest in the production bible, Scott had no right to assert a copyright infringement claim.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

Given that NFTs are the result of digital work that is transported in images, videos, photography and other forms of digital media, copyright seems to be the closest IP right to protect both the source code of the digital work, as well as its derivative works. Ownership and Enforcement. Copyright Ownership.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

Given that NFTs are the result of digital work that is transported in images, videos, photography and other forms of digital media, copyright seems to be the closest IP right to protect both the source code of the digital work, as well as its derivative works. Ownership and Enforcement. Copyright Ownership.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 6, 2023

The company also asserts copyright ownership in two “director’s statements” written by Coakley about the alleged on-set bullying, as well as in Coakley’s planned derivative project about the making of Runt. Virtuoso later transferred its rights in Runt to Wagging Tails.

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