JD Supra Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

Just Because it’s Published Doesn’t Mean it’s in the Public Domain - Some people think that if something is on the Internet, it’s in the public domain and is fair game to be copied. Giving the public access to an article, photo, music, video, or other art doesn’t put it in the public domain.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Night of the Living Dead is possibly one of the most famous public domain movies of all time. However, at least one copy made it to the United States, where the original book was already in public domain. The book Frankenstein , written by Mary Shelley in 1818, has long lapsed into the public domain.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

So keep your eyes open this holiday season and see if the tradition continues with more domain seizures around Thanksgiving. 5: 5 Public Domain Christmas Songs (And 5 That Aren’t). Finally, for many, Thanksgiving represents the official start of the Christmas holiday season and that includes the start of holiday music.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 4, 2022

Kat friend Dr. Aleksandra Sewerynik shares her periodic insights on copyright in the recording industry, this time in connection with the rights of the music producer. This aspect of creating music is the domain of the musician called the music producer. But are music producers treated equally with other songwriters?

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Those include, music, movie characters, costumes, and stories. How a Copyright Mistake Created the Modern Zombie : The second in the Creepy Copyright Mondays series was an explainer on how Night of the Living Dead , one of the most iconic zombie films, fell into the public domain. Plagiarism and Halloween.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The company’s failure to file for a new copyright after the movie ditched its original title ‘Night of the Flesh Eaters’ was the reason that Night of the Living Dead (NOLD) was quickly pushed into the public domain. NOLD inspired a whole genre of horror that has gained momentum with age. Night of the Copyright Claim.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 16, 2022

2: Judge Says ‘Vape’ Musical Parody May Go On as ‘Grease’ Copyright Claim Flops. Next up today, Jonathan Stempel at Reuters reports that a judge has ruled that Vape: The Musical will be allowed to proceed despite a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by the rightsholders of the musical Grease.

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The IPKat

APRIL 8, 2023

The IPKat has received and is happy to host this guest contribution by Deborah De Angelis (Studio Legale DDA) on the highly publicized halted licensing negotiations between Italian collecting society SIAE and Meta regarding the availability of the music repertoire administered by the former on the latter’s services. 4 (5) D.Lgs.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2021

It would be improper to list yourself as the publisher of a public domain song (we assume that by "traditional" you're referring to PD music). A music publisher is a company that owns songwriting copyrights and collects money from people who sell, perform or modify the songs. Can I list myself as the publisher?

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 3, 2023

Each January 1 is Public Domain Day, which marks the entry of a fresh batch of copyrighted creative works into the United States public domain. By: Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP

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Dear Rich IP Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Dear Rich: If a movie falls into the public domain, are all of the individual images in it also public domain? Yes, you are free to copy the individual frames or images from a public domain movie without permission. What if the image is of a movie star? What about movie stars?

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 22, 2024

Music lawyer Tamera Bennett and TV lawyer Gordon Firemark discuss: The impact of Mickey Mouse (or some versions) going public domain on January 1, 2024. Microsoft Corp., 1:23-cv-11195 (S.D.N.Y. 27, 2023); and the No AI Fraud ACT bill is introduced in the House.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

OCTOBER 16, 2023

United States – The year 1927 brought with it musical compositions by the likes of Duke Ellington , cinematic masterpieces by film greats like Alfred Hitchcock , who produced his first thriller in 1927, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog , and pieces of classic literature, such as To the Lighthouse , by Virginia Woolf.

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IPilogue

JULY 27, 2022

On June 23 rd , 2022, the Parliament of Canada passed legislation to extend the term of copyright protection in literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works from life of author plus 50 years to 70 years. additional editions on average after it enters the public domain. The concerns are loud and clear.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 18, 2024

From background music and guest interviews to sound effects, every element in a podcast could involve intellectual property (IP). The Copyright Act, 1957, provides protection to original works, including scripts, narration, sound effects, music, and other unique production elements, under Section 13(1) of the Act.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the music industry, a fierce legal battle is brewing between record companies and AI music generators. The dispute centers around the use of copyrighted music to train AI models and the broader implications for the future of the music business. Under the U.S.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

A musical production of the 1908 children's classic "Anne of Green Gables" on Tuesday urged a New York federal court to shut down another production's trademark claims, saying that, since the book is in the public domain, it would be equivalent to claiming ownership of Shakespeare's works.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 9, 2023

Every year on January 1, new works enter the public domain. In 2023, all literary works, musical compositions, and movies first published or released in 1927 entered the public domain in the United States. Earlier works were already in the public domain. By: AEON Law

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 28, 2024

public domain would spark headlines worldwide. Free Mickey On January 1, many people celebrated the public domain event by uploading “Steamboat Willie” to YouTube and elsewhere. From a copyright angle, a public domain Mickey Mouse is highly intriguing, but it seems that pirates can’t be bothered by it.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 17, 2022

On January 1, 2022, copyrighted works from 1926 will enter the US public domain. That means that anyone can copy, share, and build upon that work , but it doesn’t mean the public can do the same for things that are already derived from the original. More into music? What do I mean by that? De Sylva, Irving Caesar).

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

First Neil Young , followed by Joni Mitchell , demanded that Spotify, the exclusive distributor of Rogan's podcast, reportedly the most-listened to podcast in the world, remove their music from the platform. As for Spotify and the musical artists that it compensates, Ross asserts that the terms of the commercial arrangements have—.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

Yet, the very same automation poses challenges for the application of copyright law, increasing legal uncertainty, as demonstrated in this report vis-à-vis AI music outputs. The study covers practices of for-profit AI-powered online music creation services (e.g., Copyright protection and authorship of AI music outputs.

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IPilogue

MAY 6, 2022

Copyright infringement of a musical work in the United States typically requires finding two elements, access to the work and substantial similarity. Musical cases such as Bright Tunes Music Corp v Harrisongs Music Ltd hold that access can be subconscious. Next Steps.

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The IPKat

JULY 17, 2024

The lyrics of the now former Nigerian anthem, “Arise O Compatriots,” was taken from five of the best entries in a national contest and its music composed by Benedict P. It was reported that the composition has earned the composer royalties from the Musical Copyrights Society Nigeria (MCSN). Is the national anthem in the public domain?

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Dear Rich IP Blog

AUGUST 11, 2024

Listen to Bessie Smith Dear Rich: I'm trying to determine if a recording of a song from 1923 is in the public domain for use as background music in a film scene. My understanding is that this recording is now in the public domain because of the Music Modernization Act of 2018. You are correct!

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Kashishipr

JUNE 8, 2022

As a video creator, you may hop onto your laptop, start searching for free music, and finally come across platforms or websites offering royalty-free music or music without copyright (copyright-free music). What is Royalty-Free Music? Can Royalty-Free Music be Used for Commercial Purposes?

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Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

A copy of something in the public domain can’t support a copyright unless it contains a distinguishable variation that reflects independent creativity. ” If Rosss tool used the headnotes only to learn language patterns for producing quotes from public domain judicial opinions, that would weigh in favor of fair use.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 9, 2023

In one recent case, two men set up a company to find and claim unmonetized music. A TV company claimed the public domain footage as their own. Since the Content ID system was launched several years ago, $9 billion in ‘claimed’ revenue was paid out to copyright holders.

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SpicyIP

JULY 3, 2022

Disclaimer: Though the authors principally deal with copyright and music related matters, the thoughts and opinions expressed in this Article are personal. 22, which states that the duration of copyrights in a literary or musical work is for the entire life of the author and 60 years thereafter, and S. Beginning of the Controversy.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2022

On Sunday he informed TorrentFreak that he’s also an independent film composer and producer, working with music production libraries, and distributing to the main music platforms. to which I can add my own music on top,” Bruno said.

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Copyright Lately

APRIL 30, 2021

Despite these copyright notices, Nirvana is now taking the position that the “Upper Hell” illustration is in the public domain and therefore free to use. public domain (subject to potential restoration, which I’ll discuss shortly). It argues that when the U.S. formalities placed foreign works in the U.S.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 20, 2022

My previous posts in the series examined the incredible array of authors and political figures that helped shape Canada for decades who will have their works locked out of the public domain. It is those intermediaries – not individual creators – who have persistently lobbied for copyright term extension.

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 19, 2023

copyright is a form of protection provided by the government to the authors of “original works of authorship, including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works.” songs, music, spoken word, sounds, and other recordings) Audiovisual works (e.g., What is copyright? In the U.S.,

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 18, 2024

Routine demand letters often allege that the company’s use of what it believed was a stock photo, public domain image, or music on websites or social media is in fact infringing use of copyrighted materials. Many companies are not strangers to receiving demand letters on behalf of copyright owners.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

But this time, Netflix is the one doing the suing, and it’s targeting the creators of “ The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical ” with what I’ll call “The Official Bridgerton Musical Copyright Infringement Lawsuit” (read here). Okay, But What if Bridgerton Was a Musical?

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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] 13] Ashley King, Netflix Quietly Settles Its Fyre Festival Copyright Infringement Lawsuit , Digital Music News (July 18, 2019), [link]. [14]

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IPilogue

JULY 12, 2021

Some of her most notable copyright holdings include Alberta (Education) v Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright) , Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) v Bell Canada , and Keatley Surveying Ltd. v Teranet Inc. v Law Society of Upper Canada.

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