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Too Rusty For Krusty–Nickelodeon v. Rusty Krab Restaurant (Guest Blog Post)

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The Rusty Krab court expands upon these points in its subsequent section detailing findings of law, but its discussion is fairly conclusory, mainly comprising maxims about what a parody is and isn’t rather than specific discussion of the defendants’ use and why it fails to qualify.

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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. Encourage CO to think carefully about smaller nonprofit and educational uses. Careful justifications/written record when we make those exceptions.

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WIPIP session 5: Anti-Circumvention

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Allowed producers to control coffee machines by putting software in them; can prevent use, resale, using unsupported coffee. Highlights that Chamberlain and other cases are about personal property versus 1201’s use of copyright. You’re forbidden to remove/alter information at pain of $2500/violation.

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