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Safeguarding Access to Culture in the Digital Era in European Copyright law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Access to videogames, music or films that are not already part of the public domain may be lost forever if the service provider decides to stop offering it. Indeed, intellectual access to works in the public domain, their enjoyment and their use presuppose prior material access to these works.

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Book Review: Harmonizing Intellectual Property Law for a Trans-Atlantic Knowledge Economy

The IPKat

This is a book review of “ Harmonizing Intellectual Property Law for a Trans-Atlantic Knowledge Economy ”, edited by Péter Mezei, Hannibal Travis, and Anett Pogácsás. This model addresses the legal public domain status of both physical and intangible AI creations and inventions. A meow-velous cover!

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1927 Enters the Public Domain

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

However, January 1 st of each year marks the expiration of another year of historical copyrights, and 2023 ushered works from the year 1927 into the public domain , making them eligible for extensive use without pe rmission or royalties.

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Charting New Waters: Steamboat Willie’s Mickey Mouse Sets Sail into the Public Domain

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

On January 1, 2024, a significant shift in intellectual property rights occurred with the iconic American pop culture figure, Mickey Mouse, entering the public domain. ” This extension, sought not only by Disney but also by a coalition of copyright holders, aimed to safeguard their works for an extended period.

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Embio Ltd. v. Malladi Drugs: Madras High Court Clarifies the Extent of Burden of Proof in Matters concerning Patent Revocation

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student at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. He is interested in Intellectual Property Laws and the dynamic intersection of law and technology, and seeks to pursue a career in academia and research. Bhuwan is a third year B.A., Embio Ltd. Novelty, under s.

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Dispute on Copyright and Creativity

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Legal Background and Relevant Laws The legal framework surrounding AI-generated music draws from multiple intellectual property laws and regulations, including: Copyright Act (U.S.): Some jurisdictions lack clear laws on whether AI-created songs can be copyrighted or if they belong to the public domain.

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Free Mickey? (Don’t Be Goofy)

JD Supra Law

January 1, 2024, brought numerous hangovers along with an unprecedented amount of media attention to intellectual property law. Freed from the shackles of copyright, Walt Disney’s iconic rodent was now in the public domain and, therefore, available for everyone to copy. But not so fast. By: Dickinson Wright