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Publicly Posted PowerPoint ≠ Public Domain

Dear Rich IP Blog

The website does not have a notice about not being allowed to use them. Is it still considered copyright infringement to use them? How do you tell if materials are public domain or fit under fair use? You should presume works are protected by copyright unless proven otherwise.

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How to Defeat an AI-Powered DMCA Scam

Plagiarism Today

That didn’t stop his investigations, as he realized that the law firm and the lawyer were both fake. Though the “firm” had a realistic-looking domain with all the information one my expect, the firm didn’t exist and the “lawyers” were actually AI-generated faces. It broadly misuses terms, misunderstands how the law works.

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Is "The Naked Kiss" Missing Copyright Notice?

Dear Rich IP Blog

Does the absence of the insignia mean that the film is public domain? Nowadays, the publication of a film without copyright notice won't effect ownership, but in 1964, the penalty was draconian. This was the rule until March 1, 1989, when the notice requirement was terminated.

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Smells Like Copyright Infringement

IPilogue

Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, enrolled in Professor David Vaver’s 2021-2022 Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program. copyright law, a particularly confusing subject for foreign works published before 1978. copyright law. Copyright Act of 1909. law, the U.K.

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Take What You Want From Sherwood Forest

Dear Rich IP Blog

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.

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The Copyright Legacy of Martin Luther King

Copyright Lately

and 20th Century-Fox Records argued that, because King had distributed advance copies of the speech to the press without restricting them from reproducing or distributing it further (and without the copyright notice required under copyright law at the time), the speech was in the public domain.

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How Lulu Lost Her Mark

Dear Rich IP Blog

My understanding is that all publicity photos taken back in the 1920s and 1930s were never copyrighted, therefore, in the public domain, especially if the photographer is unidentified. The public domain. You're correct that Louise Brooks publicity photos are probably public domain.