Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2022

This article provides a brief overview of the use of Creative Commons licensing in relation to NFTs based on the Creative Commons’ FAQ page linked above. Creative Commons Licensing. The new FAQ page has been created to assist people with the use of CC licensing and CC0 in their NFT projects.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Key Copyright Procedures for Business Owners Licensing and Permissions To legally use a copyrighted book or portions of it, permission from the copyright owner is required. This is usually done through a licensing agreement , which specifies the permitted use. Contact them directly or through licensing agencies.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2022

The lawsuit was filed by SoundExchange after an audit alleged that Music Choice, which relies on a statutory license for the music it uses, had underpaid the royalties it owes. Copyright Law, works lapse into the public domain on January First of the year their copyright expires. Milne’s book Winnie the Pooh.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2022

The team at Blender Studio drive Blender development by providing help and training courses to Blender users in an open environment, sharing everything in public and making all content available under free licenses. In this case, at least, a Creative Commons license appears to have carried no weight.

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Any form of Intellectual Property (IP) , be it a trademark, patent, or copyright, can be licensed to third parties. Through IP licensing, IP rights holders grant third parties the exclusive right to use their IP while retaining their ownership. Understanding the IP License. Creating the IP Licensing Agreement.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 20, 2024

There are several factors that should be taken into consideration even when using public data: Nature of the Data Publicly available data can include a wide range of information, such as government datasets, publicly shared research data, research published under open access (OA) licenses, and datasets that fall within the public domain.

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IP Close Up

AUGUST 20, 2024

and other power brands will be entering the public domain at an alarming rate between Continue reading Iconic characters from Disney, Marvel and DC Comics (Warner Bros.)

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Dear Rich IP Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2023

From what I can tell, the movements have been treated like they are in the public domain, without copyright or trademark notices. So, most of what you want to use is in the public domain due to old age, and you can perform or duplicate the moves and describe them in your own language. Is this accurate?

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Dear Rich IP Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2020

These photos are in the public domain and free for anyone to copy. Pre-existing works might include your public domain photos, a foreword by a third party, or any previously registered or previously published works that are included in your book. The Creative Commons License.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 16, 2024

To use a copyrighted dataset, you often need permission or a license from the creator or rightsholder. If the license isn’t clear, check the dataset’s documentation or metadata, which may also contain relevant copyright information. Many licenses require that you provide proper credit to the dataset’s creator or source.

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Velocity of Content

AUGUST 13, 2024

Exceptions include materials in the public domain such as documents and materials the U.S. An understanding of what materials have fallen into the public domain and the potential complexity in making a determination regarding any specific item. Unfortunately, this can be a difficult task. million dollars.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

Second, since he was a federal employee at the time the image was taken, the work itself is in the public domain. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. First, he took the photograph of President Obama and Hillary Clinton.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 18, 2022

In addition, there are concerns that many stock photography sites provide limited licenses to users and many unwittingly overstep them. Read the License Carefully – Make sure you fully understand the license, the terms of it and what is expected of you.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 22, 2022

Vintage admits using the Penn State logos but contends that the logos are in the public domain and not subject to trademark protection. Penn State seeks to restrain Vintage from selling goods displaying logos associated with Penn State.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 11, 2022

This would put all of Disney’s work from roughly 1995 (or 1967) forward into the public domain. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. 2: Riot Games sues Mobile Legends: Bang Bang for Plagiarism—Again.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 29, 2022

This is largely achieved through the use of Creative Commons licenses. These licenses make the work available for reuse and sharing, provided the original author(s) are attributed and the exact terms of the license are followed. Gratis articles are free to view, but there is no clear license to allow or encourage reuse.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

Licensing A more common approach for NFT creators and IP rights owners is to implement an NFT license agreement coded into a smart contract or specified in the online marketplace’s terms and conditions ( the middle-ground approach ).

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Dear Rich IP Blog

JULY 27, 2023

Mexican copyright law placed Kahlo's works in the public domain 25 years after her death, so you don't need authorization to include a photo of her painting in your film. The Kahlo name.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 16, 2022

Finally today, Rich Johnston at Bleeding Cool reports that ComicMix has announced it will release a series of “lost” Dr. Seuss stories, claiming that they are out of copyright and in the public domain. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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JIPL Online

MARCH 15, 2021

2] While most Sherlock Holmes stories are now in the public domain, the estate alleged that some works and character elements regarding Sherlock Holmes are still protected by copyright. [3] 14] Before lawyers got involved, pressure from the photographer resulted in the granting of a licensing fee. [15]

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 23, 2024

External data is only provided if under a clear open license or with full permission to release the data. Meta)data are released with a clear and accessible data usage license Ringgold IDs are effectively in the public domain, e.g., in JATS and PubMed data, although are not released under a specific license attached to the data.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

Clarifying Copyright Fair Use in Commercialized and Licensed Visual Arts: Insights from Warhol v. Goldsmith by Jaime Chandra Clarifying Fair Use in Commercialized & Licensed Visual Arts: Insights from the Warhol v. We’re talking about Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts, Inc. Let’s dive in!

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Shake Shack sued House Industries in New York federal court Friday for threatening to take legal action over its use of the Neutra typeface, alleging that the font foundry is trying to "shake down" the burger chain to obtain licensing fees for something in the public domain that has no copyright protection.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Lucius Klobucnik calls for a harmonized approach to the categorization of rights in Europe to streamline online music licensing, comparing EU and US perspectives. This model addresses the legal public domain status of both physical and intangible AI creations and inventions.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

AUGUST 27, 2023

You don't need permission for designs produced before 1928 as they are in the public domain. Are you licensing your needlework patterns to a third party? If a third-party company wants to license and sell your design, your license agreement will require you to indemnify the company against any possible lawsuits.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

APRIL 16, 2020

Does the absence of the insignia mean that the film is public domain? Nowadays, the publication of a film without copyright notice won't effect ownership, but in 1964, the penalty was draconian. If the copyright owner failed to include a copyright notice on "The Naked Kiss," then it would likely be in the public domain.

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Kashishipr

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Three pharmaceutical companies, including Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Micromet AG, and Cambridge Antibody Technology (now acquired by AstraZeneca), in September 2003 announced signing a non-exclusive cross-license agreement. In the latter case, no license or permission of any sort is required from the patent owner for commercializing the product.

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The IPKat

APRIL 30, 2024

Anastasiia Kyrylenko, our GuestKat, exploring the case of subsequent overlap between trademark and copyright protection and its implications for the public domain. And in a world brimming with trademarks, what is the ultimate purpose of the public domain? Is the overlap of different IP regimes genuinely problematic?

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 9, 2023

28, 2023) Cap Export alleged that Zinus fraudulently obtained a patent after Zinus used the public domain bed-in-a-box sets of a non-party as the basis for its patent application. Cap Export, LLC v. Zinus, Inc., 2023 WL 6381821, No. 2:21-cv-07148-JWH-MRWx (C.D.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

However, it is pertinent to note that the Copyright Act, 1957 does not provide any mention regarding the license for remix versions and consequently, the 2-year time period has also not been specified in the Act. A person can thus create a remix version if proper prior consent and license is obtained from the owners of the original work.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Plus, it doesn’t apply to licenses, which have become the primary means for distributing and monetizing e-books. IA’s Open Library project includes millions of public domain books that users can download and read without restriction. Plus, the digital licenses are temporary and subject to increasing costs every two years.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The analysis of freedom of expression has been restricted to cases of parody/satire/memes­­––due to the potential impossibility of licensing the same, resulting in potential market failure and thus a need to protect. Public figures actively court attention and benefit enormously from public recognition.

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Velocity of Content

JUNE 11, 2024

Ensuring copyright compliance becomes an additional task for teachers, and despite all that the public domain, OER, and the Creative Commons License have to offer, it’s not enough.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 6, 2024

A patent can be granted when the invention meets certain criteria: Novelty: it must be new and not available in the public domain. and in a way that it must be new and not available in the public domain. Industrial Applicability : there has to be a practical application to the invention.

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Oh Mickey, you’re so fine—but you’re not alone: An avalanche of copyrighted works will enter the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2024. public domain on January 1, 2024—and that’s a shame. public domain for failure to comply with the various formalities (e.g., copyright terms.

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Intepat

APRIL 18, 2022

It provides credit for your work and builds your reputation in public. Besides, People who wish to license your work can get in touch with you. Hence, creators should be well aware to document their work before going into the public domain. This leaves no room to claim that they were unaware that it was your work.

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The IPKat

MAY 20, 2022

The image is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Emoji image is from Unicode, Unicode Character ‘TROLL’ (U + 1F9CC), and is in the public domain. It will be interesting to see whether and, if so, how, IP professionals will make use of the emoji. The author of the top image is Kevin Dooley. Generic licence.

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