Copying Public Domain Television 
Velocity of Content
OCTOBER 19, 2021
For example, Section 108, which grants certain privileges to libraries and archives “open to the public” to copy and share materials, was also new to the 1976 Act. Another example: The 1976 Act revised the schedule for when US works pass into the public domain; this schedule has been revised several times since.
IPilogue
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Television producers need to be careful to ensure that they are not mimicking real-life businesses too closely to offer their fictitious shows some realism. The real-life tax company “Liberty Tax” claims that the show copied its logo and style, including the Statue of Liberty, which is a frequent identifier of the company.
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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. The defendants, Mister Maestro, Inc.
The IPKat
DECEMBER 22, 2021
It foresaw both registration of the work at the Copyright Office, deposit of copies, attachment of a copyright claim (© [year of first publication] by [name of owner of rights]), and, in certain cases, manufacture of the copies within the country.
Patently-O
APRIL 17, 2024
In Dastar , the defendant had copied footage from an old television series that had entered the public domain, made minor edits, and sold the resulting videos as its own product without attribution to the original creators. 1125(a)(1)(B) (Section 43 of the Lanham Act).
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Platforms that copy online data and use it to create AI have a strong fair use argument under copyright laws. Copyright law forbids duplication, public performance, and so on, unless the person wishing to copy or perform the work gets permission; silence means a ban on copying. Pilgrim Films & Television, Inc. ,
Copyright Lately
AUGUST 2, 2022
Copyright owners should be able to defend their works against substantial unauthorized copying used for profit. For now, suffice it to say that Barlow & Bear haven’t exactly dedicated their musical to the public domain. Even better, it’s in the public domain. Probably not, but it sure beats getting sued.
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