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Michelangelo’s David and cultural heritage images. The Italian pseudo-intellectual property and the end of public domain

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The decision mirrors the recent order, in a summary judgment, of the Civil Court of first instance of Venice (Tribunale civile di Venezia) in the Vitruvian Man (Uomo Vitruviano) case commented on by Giulia Dore on this blog. In particular, under EU law the Italian public cultural property seems to be inconsistent with art.

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Can Intellectual Property Rights Safeguard Your Blog?

Kashishipr

A blog is like any other creative work of literature manifested in a different form. Due to creative and original use of expressions, blogs are deemed to be counted as private property for which Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) can be sought. Copyright and Blogs. Therefore, it is always an option to copyright the entire blog.

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Canada Extends Copyright Term to Life of Author Plus 70 Years, Leaving Many Concerned

IPilogue

According to an interesting study on “ The effect of copyright term length on South African book markets ,” a book entering the public domain generates 26.5 additional editions on average after it enters the public domain. The concerns are loud and clear.

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Roblox Faces Potentially Unlimited Copyright Liability—Robinson v. Binello

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Joplin’s song is in the public domain now. March 24, 2025) Prior Blog Posts on Roblox Roblox Must Defend Illegal Gambling ClaimsColvin v. Binello appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. This case involves the Maple Leaf Rag song, composed by Scott Joplin. Case Citation : Robinson v.

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Is it Dangerous to Use Free Stock Photo Websites?

Plagiarism Today

These articles come from a variety of sources including publishing blogs , sites that help those that run churches and even sites that help photographers enforce their images. However, for every site that offers free stock photography, there are dozens of articles saying why you shouldn’t use them.

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Creative Commons and NFTs – is CC licensing compatible with the new technologies?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

With the exception of CC0, CC licences allow authors to keep their copyright whilst at the same time communicate which rights they reserve and which rights they waive for public benefit. In their blog post , CC have effectively warned readers that many people misunderstand what a CC licence actually means.

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Disney’s Limiting of the Public Domain

Chicago-Kent Intellectual Property Journal Blog

Disney’s Limiting of the Public Domain Sydney Fenton | April 6th, 2022 Creation of Copyright and the Public Domain On May 31, 1790, the first copyright law was enacted under the new United States Constitution, modeled after Britain’s Statute of Anne.[1]