Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Here are some of the greatest copyright horror stories, featuring such classics as “Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Halloween,” “Dracula,” “Ghostbusters” and … a creepy McDonalds character? The only thing scarier than a slasher flick is a lawsuit. It’s Halloween time again!

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

For copyright holders in Japan, this is a step too far and last year several ‘Fast Movie’ uploaders discovered that criminal copyright infringement offenses had been attributed to their YouTube uploads. ‘Fast Cinema’ Uploader Speaks With The Media. Tell them to do it fair and square.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 10, 2021

“In short, Defendants seek to capitalize, unilaterally, on Miramax’s rights to Pulp Fiction,” Miramax wrote , demanding damages for breach of contract, copyright infringement and trademark infringement. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. Taratino Fires Back.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 26, 2024

Emphasizing the lack of a robust mechanism to ensure access to literary work by persons with disability, the authors highlight how the existing copyright framework comes in conflict with the rights enshrined under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. Views expressed here are those of the authors’ alone. Image by freepik Prof.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 26, 2023

A clear definition for the word “knowingly” was sought to establish mens rea while the reference to recording a movie “or a part thereof” raised questions over punishing behavior that should be protected under fair use exceptions.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. Thus clarifying that copyright in the screenplay exists independently of the copyright in the film. HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt. the licensee. Hari Shankar.

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The IPKat

JULY 15, 2023

If you ever considered how legally film characters use phones with a bitten apple logo or drink from a perfectly frozen Coca-Cola can without infringing IP, the webinar organised by EUIPO is an answer to your questions. International Copyright Issues and Artificial Intelligence is a webinar organized by the U.S. You can register here.

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