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Prince, Prince, Prints: Will the Supreme Court Revisit Fair Use?

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Controversy” [8] : The Litigation. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. , [26] to assess the meaning of artistic works, and “collapse[s] the transformativeness inquiry into the antecedent substantial similarity analysis.” [27]. for Visual Arts, Inc. Xpectation” [37] : Takeaways. 2d 191, 192 (S.D.N.Y. 4] Google LLC v. 2019.)

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Free Mickey? (Don’t Be Goofy)

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The law gives copyright owners a monopoly to exploit and monetize creative works. Copyright protection is afforded to every original literary, dramatic, musical, or other artistic work, whether published or unpublished. This monopoly is time-limited: it expires after certain periods have elapsed.

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Stop, thief! How to win big in a copyright infringement case

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Congress included a “statutory damages” provision in the Copyright Act to ensure that artists receive guaranteed compensation for an infringement along with making any infringement case easier and faster to litigate. All that needs to be done is to register your artistic works. Let’s find out.