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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 8-November 15)

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SpicyIP Tidbits: Compulsory License on Mira Behn’s Autobiography, and Stricter Test of Similarity of Marks for Medicinal Products. Licensing Ip International S.AR.L Image from here. In the present case the Assignor (Defendant no. The consideration would be commensurate to the possibility of making business out of it while negotiating.

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Their Copyrights Expired. The Legal Threats Keep Coming.

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Public domain works are freeunless misinformation and aggressive claims deter the public from freely using them. public domain 95 years after their initial publication by Belgian artist Herg. January 27, 2025 email from Tintinimaginatio to Duke Law’s Center for the Study of the Public Domain.

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13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

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The case is New Line Cinema v. ” In 2004, video game publisher Capcom contacted MKR, the film’s producer, to inquire about about obtaining a license to use elements from the film in one of its games. Cinema Secrets (2000). Meanwhile, the video, once thought lost , is now on YouTube after more than a 30 year absence.

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