IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

The copyrights Act includes computer programmes and electronic communication, however this has been viewed as a grey area. Following the 2012 revision to the copyrights Act, it was made clear that Internet activities were also covered by the copyright law.

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Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

New Copyrighted Works Enter the Public Domain: In 1998, the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act added 20 years to the term of copyright protection for pre-1976 works, and paused the annual expiration of copyright on older works for 20 years.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The simple answer: public domain came to the rescue. Under copyright law in the 1940s, copyrights registered for an initial 28-year period, and that period could then be renewed for an additional 28 years with proper filings. Supreme Court precedent to sort of “reclaim” the copyright.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 15, 2025

When using copyrighted materials, a common misconception persists that internal use within an organization does not require licensing. The truth is that copyright law applies to both internal and external uses. Incorporating figures, graphs, or illustrations from a published work into an internal presentation.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

Authors Kennington Groff and Jaime Chandra Kozlowski delve deep into the potential implications of a landmark Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) case that sent ripples through the art world, impacting copyright law including fair use and commercial licensing. Goldsmith Navigating the Future Legal Landscape Warhol v.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

We invited experts to offer a synthesis of empirical evidence catalogued on the Evidence Portal in response to 21 topical copyright questions of importance for the 21 st century. The digital revolution has moved legal questions about copyright, information, and competition law to the regulatory centre of the creative industries.

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IIPRD

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

RIGHTS PROTECTED : Under this law Copyright law protects the copyright of authors, musicians, etc. Copyright is essentially a right to copy. Copyright is a term describing rights given to creators for their literary and artistic works.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In doing so, unfortunately, the DB has seemingly missed out on considering some of the crucial aspects of the SB order, especially with regard to its findings on the originality of Hulm Entertainment’s concept note and the copyrightability of GUIs.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 23, 2023

Whether one focuses on the word’s connotation of silliness or excitement, or maybe even anger , or analogizes to the raucous and rhymingly-named team from Savannah that makes up its own baseball rules , US copyright law is currently going a little “bananas.” Morford , at 11. ” Id. Google] , 804 F.3d

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The IPKat

APRIL 8, 2022

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. The tale of Nosferatu shows the sometimes-uneasy relationship between copyright protection and the making of derivative works. Enter the copyright laws.

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Velocity of Content

JUNE 8, 2022

All copyrights, except one, expire.*. Preface: I wanted to learn more about the concept (and applications) of “derivative works” and adaptations under copyright law, and I was searching for a useful example that might also be interesting for readers of Velocity of Content to read about.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

To fully understand these conflicting views of the majority opinion, it is necessary to understand both the specific facts of the case and the history of the Supreme Court’s case law concerning the fair-use doctrine. For obvious reasons, the copyright in a photograph does not include the right to publicly perform the copyrighted work.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 3, 2024

Copyright Law Copy Right is a legal concept that gives creators exclusive rights over their original works and allows them to control the use and distribution of those works. These rights generally include the rights to reproduce, distribute, perform, publish and create derivative works.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

6] The Supreme Court’s ruling on that petition—and a possible eventual decision on the merits—could have enormous implications for the art world and other industries impacted by copyright law. Originals” [7] : The Works at Issue. It found that all four fair use factors weighed against fair use. [12]

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

It found that because Harvey had not renewed the copyrights on the comics featuring the character that later developed into Fatso, the depictions of the character relied on by Harvey had fallen into the public domain. Harvey wasn’t saved by the fact that later issues of “Casper” remained subject to copyright.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 10, 2024

is] that works produced for the U.S. Government by its officers and employees should not be subject to copyright” and fall “in the public domain.” ” Thus, there are some copyright arguments or policies in play beyond those most immediately considered in the motion papers. ” H.R.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

If the work was published with proper copyright notice, it received a federal statutory copyright. If the work was published without proper copyright notice, the work entered the public domain.

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