Copying Copyright Notice Law Public Domain 
IPilogue
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Source: Screenshot of Night of the Living Dead (1968) opening credit / Public Domain. Natalie Bravo is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. . . The film curiously entered the public domain due to a slight error, allowing widespread accessibility and reproduction. Imagine that!
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.
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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.
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. Walt Disney Co.
Copyright Lately
JANUARY 13, 2023
Shortly after his “I Have a Dream” speech was delivered in August 1963, King moved for a preliminary injunction preventing record companies from selling copies of the speech. CBS brought a summary judgment motion to establish that the speech was in the public domain. Under current law, it’ll be protected until 2058.
The IPKat
APRIL 8, 2022
But for IP types, perhaps their most notable accomplishment was the revenge that they took upon the copyright system. And, while the copyright laws were used to try to keep the film from public view, ultimately it failed, to the continuing benefit of cinematic creation. Enter the copyright laws.
Art Law Journal
JUNE 30, 2022
Unfortunately, Intellectual Property law has gotten so complicated that many people aren’t even sure which type of Intellectual Property (copyright, trademarks, or patents) protects their creative work. Take these two commonly heard phrases: “I need to copyright my company name,” and “I want to patent my new idea.”. Trademarks.
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