Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

We have recently published a white paper , authored by Julia Reda ( Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte ) and Paul Keller ( Open Future ) that proposes to build a public repository of Public Domain and openly licensed works. by Tito Rendas. € by Martin Senftleben. €

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2022

Finally today, The Associated Press reports that, with the new year, several prominent works are lapsing into the public domain including the Ernest Hemingway novel The Sun Also Rises and A.A. Copyright Law, works lapse into the public domain on January First of the year their copyright expires.

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Likelihood of Confusion

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Newly discovered evidence [according to a court filing] “proves conclusively that Happy Birthday has been in the public domain since no later than 1922.” The post Where Were You When “Happy Birthday to You” Was Found to Be in the Public Domain? ” At stake is the more than.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

Opposing the claimants’ arguments, Ravensburger challenged the cross-border application of Italian law, alleging that the claims conflict with article 14 of Copyright Directive in the Digital Single Market (CDSM) Directive since they attempt to unlawfully impose property assertions on public domain works. 633/1941, l.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2022

3: Copyright and the Takings Clause. One of the more confusing areas of copyright law in the United States is how it impacts states. Under the current law, all copyright matters are federal. 5: The Public Domain Expands. Finally, with the new year comes new works that lapse into the public domain.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

These comments and references were already known to the plaintiffs, but now enter the public domain. Meta: Fair Use Last week, Meta filed a motion to dismiss the authors claim regarding Removal of Copyright Management Information as well as the claim of violating California Penal Code 502, arguing that neither was properly pled. .

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 11, 2022

Josh Hawley’s Move to Strip Disney’s Copyrights Called ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’. He claims that it aims to revoke Disney’s “special” copyright protections though the law would rewrite copyright law for all creators. According to Sen.

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IPilogue

JULY 12, 2021

Not only did the Supreme Court of Canada hear the much-anticipated York University v Access Copyright appeal, an important case on the nature of copyright collective licensing and educational fair dealing, but it was also the Honourable Rosalie Silberman Abella’s final hearing as a Supreme Court Justice.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Is it still considered copyright infringement to use them? How do you tell if materials are public domain or fit under fair use? How do you tell if materials are public domain or fit under fair use? Any work of authorship not protected under copyright law is said to fall within the public domain.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

JANUARY 5, 2021

Dear Rich: Which (if any) US postage stamp images are in the public domain? I have read that stamps issued prior to 1978 are in the public domain. According to the Copyright Office , U.S. postage stamps issued before 1971 are definitely in the public domain. Is this true? In 1971, the U.S.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 14, 2024

It raises some very interesting and timely questions about the scope and reach of copyright law in our modern age. Many people want to know, is police footage or vehicle cam video from law enforcement in the public domain. I saw this question online and decided to answer it here on my blog. By: Vondran Legal

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

JANUARY 12, 2024

On January 1, 2024, a significant shift in intellectual property rights occurred with the iconic American pop culture figure, Mickey Mouse, entering the public domain. This momentous occasion follows a prolonged journey shaped by numerous extensions and revisions of copyright laws. Continue reading

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

The members of the European Copyright Society (ECS ) have recently sent a letter to Mr. Thierry Breton ( Commissioner for Internal Market , European Commission ) outlining their view of what should be the priorities for a f uture agenda in the field of copyright law.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 24, 2022

The guide is an amazingly thorough overview of copyright, written in a way to be understood by lay people and it includes nearly all of the important information one needs to know in just 10 pages and 4,000 words. Copyright Office, which is part of the federal government, the work itself is in the public domain.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 18, 2024

This article explores the essentials of copyright licensing in podcasting, debunks common myths, examines relevant case laws, and provides actionable steps to ensure compliance while maintaining creative freedom. If needed, secure permissions by contacting copyright holders directly or collaborating with licensing organizations.

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Chicago-Kent Intellectual Property Journal Blog

APRIL 6, 2022

Disney’s Limiting of the Public Domain Sydney Fenton | April 6th, 2022 Creation of Copyright and the Public Domain On May 31, 1790, the first copyright law was enacted under the new United States Constitution, modeled after Britain’s Statute of Anne.[1]

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 30, 2021

As pointed out by Keith Aoki, James Boyle and Jennifer Jenkins in Bound by Law? Tales from the Public Domain , “documentaries are records of our culture. More from our authors: Exceptions in EU Copyright Law: In Search of a Balance Between Flexibility and Legal Certainty. by Tito Rendas. € by Martin Senftleben. €

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 27, 2022

But while these mistakes are fairly obvious to me (and I’m sure others familiar with the DMCA process or the legal system broadly), they aren’t going to be as obvious to laypeople who may be having their first brush with copyright law or even their first legal threat ever. How to Avoid the Scam.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 10, 2021

copyright law, a particularly confusing subject for foreign works published before 1978. copyright law. Drawing on Twin Books , they argued, “a publication of a work in the United States without the statutory notice of copyright fell into the public domain,” as per the U.S. An Age-Old Debate.

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Thus, here, given that the plaintiff has Copyright Registrations, the burden shifts to Defendants to come forward with “evidence that the work[s] [were] copied from the public domain.” Thus, the Court found Defendants did not provide any evidence that the work had been copied from the public domain.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MARCH 22, 2022

He has the right of communicating the work in the public domain. If the work has been broadcasted and communicated in the public domain without the consent and permission of the performer. The post Performer’s Rights under Copyright Law appeared first on Biswajit Sarkar Blog.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Voices emerged questioning whether current EU copyright laws should be amended in light of the many AI-generated works that have come about. One important question has been whether copyright law should be extended in order to protect such works. Importantly, copyright law is equally about culture.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 12, 2022

The Bombay High Court dealt with a similar matter concerning copyright infringement and misuse of confidential information in Beyond Dreams Entertainment v. Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Particularly, “precision, originality, and completeness of disclosure” was held to be essential to a case of confidentiality.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 13, 2022

That’s why the 1925 novel “The Great Gatsby” didn’t enter the public domain until 2021. But Hawley’s bill has nothing to do with forcing that 1928 short film into the public domain. It wasn’t a Disney work. Neither is 1948’s The Babe Ruth Story. The problem is that under U.S.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

They have a lengthy and aggressive history when it comes to protecting their rights , even as many of their stories are based on public domain tales. The company is also routinely accused of having an outsized impact on copyright law , including the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Actt of 1998.

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Larson & Larson

JUNE 21, 2021

Copyright law provides a safeguard against copyright infringement. That being said, here is a brief elucidation of all you need to know about copyright and copyright infringement. How Long Does Copyright Protection Last? The duration of copyright protection is often date and fact-sensitive.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

AI companies argue that training models on copyrighted material falls under fair use, while record labels assert that it constitutes direct infringement. Some jurisdictions lack clear laws on whether AI-created songs can be copyrighted or if they belong to the public domain. Who owns AI-generated music?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 23, 2024

Materials from my talk: The paper The video The image repository (all in the public domain per prevailing copyright law !) Even with their imperfections, they hint at how Generative AI-produced images could enhance future talks and pedagogy.

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Likelihood of Confusion

JUNE 9, 2024

Have you heard the one about the monkey who stole the wildlife photographer’s camera and took a picture of herself?

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The Copyright Act of 1976 became Public Law number 94-553 on October 19, 1976 and went into effect (as scheduled) as Title 17 of the United States Code on January 1, 1978. The new Copyright Act was the fourth general revision of copyright law since the original Act of 1790.

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IIPRD

MARCH 5, 2025

Blog sought to study global moves or court cases that have taken place regarding uses of copyright in made-always-with-an-AI creation and provide discussion over possible solutions to the future of intellectual property laws. Copyright Act regulates the works which are created by humans only.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Not a copyright dispute … and the non-role of Article 14 of the DSM Directive In sum: the CHC provides a way to control for-profit reproductions of Italian cultural heritage, irrespective of their copyright status (it is in any case worth recalling that under Italian copyright law moral rights protection is … perpetual).

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SpicyIP

MARCH 30, 2025

Actively collecting information behind paywalls is a separate offence under Section 65A of the Copyright Act so long as the purpose is violative of copyright;, simply using it is not. Now comes one of the most consequential questions, which will turn a lot in terms of copyright infringement.

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Michael Geist

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The potential copyright changes involved one key, costly change: the extension in the term of copyright protection from the current international standard of life of the author plus 50 years to life of the author plus 70 years.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 22, 2025

The stakes are particularly high in copyright law, where anthropomorphic thinking has led to problematic comparisons between human learning and AI training. This territorial nature of copyright law creates a complex web of potential liability. ” These human terms feel natural, but they are misleading.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 16, 2024

This rule covers lending digital copies of copyrighted works, while works in the public domain can be freely digitized. The concept of CDL revolves around the idea of two major doctrines under Copyright law i.e. Doctrine of fair use and doctrine of exhaustion.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

MARCH 5, 2022

The reverse principle -- it is a violation of copyright law to create a sculpture of a photograph -- has also been followed by the courts. Few photographers of publicly-viewable statues need to worry about copyright lawsuits. In the real world.

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