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Public Domain Day 2024 is Coming: Here’s What to Know

Copyright Lately

Oh Mickey, you’re so fine—but you’re not alone: An avalanche of copyrighted works will enter the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2024. public domain on January 1, 2024—and that’s a shame. copyright lapse for A. copyright terms. copyright terms.

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1927 Enters the Public Domain

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

All the authors, composers, and directors of those pieces, along with others like them, wisely had their works copyrighted , giving them exclusive rights over how (and by whom) their work could be used.

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5 Spooky Articles About Copyright and Halloween

Plagiarism Today

But, before I go, I wanted to leave you with five tales of how copyright has shaped Halloween that I’ve written over the years. 1: How a Copyright Mistake Created the Modern Zombie. 1: How a Copyright Mistake Created the Modern Zombie. Night of the Living Dead is possibly one of the most famous public domain movies of all time.

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Court Rules Lego Creation Based on Religious Texts is Eligible for Copyright Protection

The IP Law Blog

21, 2023) (Hector Gonzalez), the District Court for the Eastern District of New York granted the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment regarding the validity of its copyright. Under the Copyright Act of 1976, a copyright registration creates a rebuttable presumption that the copyright is valid. In JBrick, LLC v.

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Controlled Digital Lending: A Copyright Analysis

IP and Legal Filings

The libraries use this concept of CDL justify the mass digitalization of copyright works digital versions of their legally obtained items and lending them to patrons in a controlled manner. This rule covers lending digital copies of copyrighted works, while works in the public domain can be freely digitized.

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Disney ‘Cracks Down’ on Mickey Mouse ‘Steamboat Silly’ Pirates

TorrentFreak

Copyright Term Extension Act, also dubbed the Mickey Mouse Protection Act , extended copyright protection to 95 years. public domain would spark headlines worldwide. public domain would spark headlines worldwide. Notably, the 1998 U.S. Nevertheless, that’s exactly what happened.

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Court Rules Lego Creation Based on Religious Texts is Eligible for Copyright Protection

LexBlog IP

21, 2023) (Hector Gonzalez), the District Court for the Eastern District of New York granted the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment regarding the validity of its copyright. Under the Copyright Act of 1976, a copyright registration creates a rebuttable presumption that the copyright is valid. In JBrick, LLC v.