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Book review: Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Cultural Heritage

The IPKat

In the introduction, Stamatoudi explains that the aim of the book is to explore the intersection between intellectual property rights and cultural heritage from a variety of angles and perspectives. The book is presented in three main parts. Where a state classifies a public domain work as a national treasure there would be no issue.

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[Book Review] 25 things you should know about artificial intelligence, art and copyright

The IPKat

Now in its second edition, the book offers a primer on copyright-related challenges that artificial intelligence (AI) presents. As advanced in the book’s title, this monograph is composed of 25 short chapters, distributed in six parts. To address this question, Fernández explains the fundamentals of AI works of art in Part II.

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'Anne Of Green Gables' Musical Wants TM Threats Shot Down

IP Law 360

A musical production of the 1908 children's classic "Anne of Green Gables" on Tuesday urged a New York federal court to shut down another production's trademark claims, saying that, since the book is in the public domain, it would be equivalent to claiming ownership of Shakespeare's works.

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Smells Like Copyright Infringement

IPilogue

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.”. They brought evidence of U.S. Copyright Act of 1909.

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How Can I Make Sure I Get Credit for My Work?

Dear Rich IP Blog

These photos are in the public domain and free for anyone to copy. You can't claim copyright solely based on your ownership of a photo. You can't register your report with the Copyright Office unless you declare whether your book contains pre-existing works. Purchasing a print is not the same as purchasing the copyright.

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Thousands of Creative Works No Longer Protected Under Copyright Spawn Creators and Consumers

IP Close Up

The most anticipated entry to the public domain, “Steamboat Willie,” an animated short featuring and early incarnation of Mickey Mouse, became available royalty-free to all Continue reading

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Foreign Works, US Rights: The 7th Circle of Copyright Hell?

Copyright Lately

version of the book credited Scott-Giles for the maps and diagrams he specially drew for the edition, but didn’t contain a copyright notice. The 1949 English-language publication of Dante’s “Inferno” was first published in the U.K. on November 16, 1949. without a copyright notice. It argues that when the U.S.