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Plagiarism Today
OCTOBER 24, 2022
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. When the film was released, the print was missing a copyright notice. Under the laws at the time, this mean that it didn’t have copyright protection.
Copyright Lately
APRIL 30, 2021
The new lawsuit raises a host of complicated legal issues that, while exciting for copyright nerds like me, are often a nightmare to litigate. Key among them is the extent to which pre-1978 works first published abroad without proper copyright notice are still protected under U.S. copyright law. on November 16, 1949.
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IPilogue
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Relying on Twin Books Corporation v Walt Disney Company ( Twin Books ), Bundy argued, “a foreign publication of a foreign work, before January 1, 1978, without notice of United States copyright, did not put the foreign work into the public domain in the U.S.”. Copyright Act of 1909.
The IPKat
APRIL 8, 2022
The tale of Nosferatu shows the sometimes-uneasy relationship between copyright protection and the making of derivative works. Nosferatu was a 1922 adaption (just how much was the subject of the copyright challenge to the movie) of the wildly popular 1897 book by Bram Stoker — Dracula. blood) of the living. blood) of the living.
Dear Rich IP Blog
JUNE 20, 2023
Despite the publication date, I can't tell if this book is in the US public domain. It appears to have been only published in the UK, and I've seen evidence the copyright was renewed in the 30's. I have a recent UK copy of the book, and it has no copyright notice.
Dear Rich IP Blog
MARCH 15, 2023
Dear Rich: I am working on a book project which would use advertisements from a major U.S. The magazine itself was copyrighted, but the ads do not contain any copyright markings, so my understanding is that the ads would have entered into the public domain. The advertisements are most likely in the public domain.
IP and Legal Filings
MAY 3, 2024
In many countries, including the United States, inventors receive copyright protection for their creations. This means that creators do not need to register their work with the Security Office or include a copyright notice to benefit from copyright protection. It is fixed in a concrete form, such as written or recorded.
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