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Nintendo Sues Emulator Gamer Who Streamed Pirated Games Before Release

TorrentFreak

The conclusion of that lawsuit declared that an emulator like Yuzu, that circumvents Nintendo’s technical measures, decrypts Switch games using unauthorized copies of Switch cryptographic keys, allowing games to be played on anything other than a Switch, violates copyright law.

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ORIGINALITY IN DATABASE: UNDERSTANDING COPYRIGHT THRESHOLDS

Intepat

While the raw data within a database may not be eligible for copyright protection, the originality involved in selecting, organizing, or arranging the data can bring a database under the scope of copyright law. This raises critical questions: What qualifies as originality in the context of database protection?

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Charting New Waters: Steamboat Willie’s Mickey Mouse Sets Sail into the Public Domain

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

The copyright for Mickey’s debut appearance in the 1928 short film, “Steamboat Willie,” finally expired, allowing a specific portrayal of the beloved character to become available for public use. This momentous occasion follows a prolonged journey shaped by numerous extensions and revisions of copyright laws.

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Patent Law Canons and Canards: Bonito Boats

Patently-O

And, once a patent expires (or is refused or forfeited by public use), the balance allows “free access to copy whatever the federal patent and copyright laws leave in the public domain.” ” Compco Corp. Day–Brite Lighting, Inc. , 234 (1964). ” In re Jackson , 972 F.3d 3d 25 (2d Cir.

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MYTH VS. REALITY: CAN YOU PATENT AN IDEA?

Intepat

For instance, if a patent has been granted in India but not in the United States, anyone can legally use, sell, or manufacture the invention in the United States without permission. MYTH 5: IT’S FREE TO USE IF IT IS ON THE INTERNET Anything available online is not free for public use.

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Best practices to avoid copyright infringement

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

There’s a significant probability that someone already owns the rights to the content even if you cannot locate an explicit declaration stating that it is intended for public use. It would be preferable to obtain written authorization from the copyright owners before using the original content.

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Data science needs law: reflections on the experiences of data scientists working in Africa

The IPKat

In this regard, the role of legal frameworks such as copyright law, data protection laws and contract law in regulating and structuring data access is significant. A good number of funders in Africa require data scientists to license datasets using Creative Commons (CC) licences.