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Judge Recommends Approving “New” Phanatic Mascot Despite Termination

Copyright Lately

In a 91-page report and recommendation, a magistrate judge finds that the new version of the Philadelphia Phillies’ mascot falls within the “derivative works exception” to copyright termination. The law permits the owner of a derivative work prepared before termination to continue using that new work even after termination.

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

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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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IP Protection of NFTs: A Comparative Look at the US and China

IP Tech Blog

Given that NFTs are the result of digital work that is transported in images, videos, photography and other forms of digital media, copyright seems to be the closest IP right to protect both the source code of the digital work, as well as its derivative works. Ownership and Enforcement. Copyright Ownership.

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How to Avoid Pitfalls on the Way to Decentralized Disney

Copyright Lately

Want to Create New Derivative Works? This still wouldn’t necessarily have given the buyer carte blanche to create new derivative works featuring the characters, as opposed to, perhaps, digital screengrabs from individual episodes. You Should Probably Read The License. You Own the NFT.

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A Brief Thematic Review of Non-Fungible Tokens and their Copyright

IP and Legal Filings

Due to the recurrent copyright difficulties, which have a significant impact on an individual’s business interest, it is imperative to preserve the ownership rights of digital works. The media industry as a whole encourages creativity and innovation, and copyright is crucial for digital media platforms.

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Bankruptcy Trustee Sues Over “Muppet Babies” Reboot

Copyright Lately

Without any ownership interest in the production bible, Scott had no right to assert a copyright infringement claim. As a result, it’s questionable whether Scott had any ability to claim infringement, even if he were able to show an ownership interest in the series bible in the first place. View Fullscreen.

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Miramax, Tarantino and a Fight Over Bright Shiny Objects

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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. NFTs Are Not Copyrightable. View Fullscreen.

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