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Why Netflix’s “Bridgerton” Lawsuit is Good for Fan Fiction

Copyright Lately

And unlike the vast majority of songwriters and performing artists who have relinquished ownership rights to musical publishers and record labels, Barlow & Bear decided to release “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” themselves, which means keeping more of the earnings. Was it a license on the world’s greatest terms?

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Copyright, Free Speech Clash in Dispute Over Cameron Boyce’s Final Film

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Wagging Tails is now seeking an injunction to prevent Coakley from publishing materials—including a planned tell-all film—recounting his accusations. In September 2021, Coakley issued his “Director’s Statement” on social media to coincide with Runt ‘s official release. We cannot agree. ” Joseph Burstyn, Inc.

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Public Domain Day 2023 is Coming: Here’s What to Know

Copyright Lately

Following a twenty-year hiatus that ended in 2019, a new crop of works has entered the U.S. In 2023, this will include all works first published in 1927. Note that works remain protected until the end of the calendar year. Extending Rights in Public Domain Works. public domain each year on January 1.

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Software Downloads Netflix & Disney+ Videos to Make DRM-Free Copies

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Aside from living up to the significant functional claims in its marketing, the big questions revolve around legality. It is unlikely that these features will appear on a licensed mainstream service but that doesn’t stop subscribers from desiring them.

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What Copyright’s “Unclaimable Material” Rules Mean for Hollywood’s Use of AI

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For purposes of a copyright registration, “unclaimable material” has historically included four types of material: Previously published material. Strike or no strike, no one wants to spend millions of dollars to produce and market a work that they can’t fully protect. What is Unclaimable Material?

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Miramax, Tarantino and a Fight Over Bright Shiny Objects

Copyright Lately

Miramax claims, among other things, that the preparation and sale of these derivative works constitutes copyright infringement because the contractual rights Tarantino reserved in his 1993 agreement with Miramax don’t cover NFTs. The breathless media reports soon followed. ” However, in its Compendium of U.S.

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Let’s Go Hazy: Making Sense of Fair Use After Warhol

Copyright Lately

Goldsmith (“ Warhol “) is that relatively rare fair use case in which both the original and follow-on works were more or less directly competing in the same market. More typically, two works aren’t market substitutes, which means that determining whether a secondary use is justified is more difficult.