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What Winnie-the-Pooh Lapsing into the Public Domain Really Means

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On January 1, 2022, works that were first published in the year 1926 lapsed into the public domain. Winnie-the-Pooh is likely the most culturally relevant character to enter the public domain since 2019, when works started entering the public domain again in the United States due to the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act.

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Disney+ ‘Behind the Attraction’ Accused of Plagiarism

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Graphic design is credited to award-winning graphic designer Jeremy Samples, so it's disappointing they would copy instead of producing original artwork. 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.

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5 Copyright Stories to Watch in 2022

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According to Unicolors, the retailers infringed on one of their designs and sold various goods with it. 5: The Public Domain Expands. Finally, with the new year comes new works that lapse into the public domain. The post 5 Copyright Stories to Watch in 2022 appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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3 Count: Grand Theft Copyright

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Second, since he was a federal employee at the time the image was taken, the work itself is in the public domain. Dailly was one of the founding members of DMA Design, the studio that created the first Grand Theft Auto (GTA) games. The post 3 Count: Grand Theft Copyright appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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My Concerns with the ‘Can’t Be Evil’ NFT Licenses

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Creative Commons 0 (CC0) : This is essentially the Creative Commons Zero license , which is seen as largely a public domain dedication. This is designed to solve the issue of NFT sellers either not addressing copyright or using bespoke licenses that are confusing, incomplete or otherwise may be problematic.

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17 Copyright and/or Plagiarism Stories for Halloween

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However, that is just the latest in a decade-long history of discussing copyright, plagiarism and other authorship issues as they pertain to Halloween and horror. So, this year we’re going to take a look back at the various tales of copyright infringement and/or plagiarism that we’ve looked at over the years.

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Copyright Office Technical Measures Consultations

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Designed to be freely available licensed or public domain; we occasionally use fair use images where no free image is available, such as when a famous work has been destroyed. One of the most requested tool from volunteers is a better tool to detect plagiarism. Narrowly tailored solutions are the most effective.