Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

We have recently published a white paper , authored by Julia Reda ( Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte ) and Paul Keller ( Open Future ) that proposes to build a public repository of Public Domain and openly licensed works.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Whether it’s a movie becoming a holiday classic due to it being (briefly) in the public domain, holiday songs still very much under copyright, multiple legal questions around a children’s classic or some long-running myths that have changed the way people view some of the season’s most important characters, copyright has been a factor.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

This means that the owner has the exclusive right to reproduce, adapt, publish, perform, and display the work. Because copyright protection has a set term, copyrights in certain works necessarily expire each year and enter the public domain. Once a work has entered the public domain, it no longer retains.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2022

First off today, Andrew Albanese at Publishers Weekly Reports that a collection of publishers and authors have secured a default judgement against a piracy service named KISS Library, this one awarding them $7.8 Copyright Law, works lapse into the public domain on January First of the year their copyright expires.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Can I list myself as the publisher? 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). You can't list yourself as the publisher. One workaround is to add new lyrics to a public domain melody.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

Opposing the claimants’ arguments, Ravensburger challenged the cross-border application of Italian law, alleging that the claims conflict with article 14 of Copyright Directive in the Digital Single Market (CDSM) Directive since they attempt to unlawfully impose property assertions on public domain works. 633/1941, l.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 14, 2023

At the same time, the Italian Ministry of Culture has published new “Guidelines for the determination of the minimum amounts of fees and charges for the concession of use of property handed over to state institutes and places of culture of the Ministry of Culture ( Ministerial Decree of April 11, 2023, No.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2022

Musicians receive royalties from both via their record labels and publishers. 5: The Public Domain Expands. Finally, with the new year comes new works that lapse into the public domain. However, for the first few years of new public domain action, very little that is still culturally relevant has lapsed.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 27, 2021

This was also our first post in the “Creepy Copyright Mondays” that I published that year. 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.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

How do you tell if materials are public domain or fit under fair use? law, a copyright owner does not need to include a copyright notice on published works, nor does the owner need to post notices barring the use of the work. How do you tell if materials are public domain or fit under fair use? Citing the source.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

OCTOBER 16, 2023

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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Dear Rich IP Blog

JUNE 19, 2021

Speaking of the public domain, the Public Domain Review has an informative essay (“ The Mark of the Beast ”) about the first anti-vaxxers Dear Rich: I wish to reproduce photographs from a website. If the photos are in the public domain and the website hasn’t substantially modified them, you are free to copy them.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 31, 2024

This means that the owner has the exclusive right to reproduce, adapt, publish, perform, and display the work. Because copyright protection has a set term, copyrights in certain works necessarily expire each year and enter the public domain.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

AUGUST 21, 2021

One of the founders wrote and published a book in 1899 (in the USA and in France). A few years ago, we found out a publishing company had republished the book as part of their classics series. Or would we need to get permission from the publisher that republished the book as part of their classics series? Public domain.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 29, 2022

If you’re a researcher looking to publish your first article, one of the biggest choices that you will likely be confronted with is the choice of publishing in your work Open Access or going with a traditional, closed access publisher. How Traditional Publishing Works. Both have their advantages and disadvantages.

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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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Dear Rich IP Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The question is, when were they first published? I have two cases where they were published in book form in the 1990s, but those letters were copied from university libraries where apparently the originals are on display. According to your book, "publication" includes "offering for public display."

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

A court win against the Internet Archive has publishers celebrating, but what does it mean for the future of public libraries and digital access? It’s a clear win for publishers, but for public libraries—and the millions who rely on them for access to digital books—the ruling may signal more troubling times ahead.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

I'm in the process of publishing a book that will contain lots of images, mostly of artworks by one artist in particular. The artist is French, I am British, and my publisher is based in the U.S. Although most countries have placed the artist's works in the public domain (based on the life+70 years rule), the U.S.

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Garrigues Blog

JULY 15, 2024

Original works of art are protected by copyright until they come into the public domain. This entry in the public domain makes the rights expire in some way, and they become assets freely available for use by the public at large, although the author’s moral paternity and integrity rights have to be respected at all times.

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Corsearch

MARCH 13, 2023

Copyright © Walt Disney Animation Studios A background on copyright protections in the US All works that were published in the US prior to 1923 are now in the public domain, as is any work created by individuals in an official capacity for the federal government.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 16, 2022

The case looked at whether You Raise Me Up was similar to a 1977 Icelandic song Söknuður , which is owned by Johannsongs-Publishing, Ltd. 3: ComicMix To Publish Lost Dr Seuss Stories, Out Of Copyright. ComicMix is best known for its Star Trek Dr. That prompted a lawsuit from the Seuss estate, which eventually won in court.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

Dear Rich: A song was first copyrighted in an “unpublished” form in 1950, and subsequently, in the same year, the same song was copyrighted in “published” form. The published registration was renewed in a timely fashion. Does the renewal of the published work protect the rights of the composer?

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Copyright Lately

APRIL 30, 2021

Scott-Giles’ “Upper Hell” illustration was first published in a 1949 U.K. ” The complaint, filed in federal court in Los Angeles, claims that Nirvana infringed an illustration first published in a 1949 English language translation of Dante’s “Inferno.” copyright law. on November 16, 1949. and abroad for years.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2020

You can't claim copyright in photos published before 1925 or in unpublished photos taken by photographers who died before 1950. These photos are in the public domain and free for anyone to copy. Should I let the Copyright Office switch my registration to merely text and lose all ability to include photographs?

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Most of the top publications are monetized by major publishers, which means that they are locked behind a paywall. While many see this as a great feature, some academic publishers are not pleased with this activity. The publishers will have the law on their site in most cases. Take Down 200,000 Files.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 24, 2022

If your interest in copyright is more broad, you need to be aware of the copyright circulars published by the U.S. Copyright Office, which is part of the federal government, the work itself is in the public domain. They aren’t meant to be complete overviews, just catch up guides for those interested in that specific topic.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 18, 2022

These articles come from a variety of sources including publishing blogs , sites that help those that run churches and even sites that help photographers enforce their images. However, for every site that offers free stock photography, there are dozens of articles saying why you shouldn’t use them.

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IPilogue

MARCH 27, 2023

Every year on January 1, works protected under copyright law enter into the public domain due to their copyright protection expiring. This means that Mickey Mouse can be reproduced, adapted, published, publicly performed, and publicly displayed by anyone in the United States without infringing upon Disney’s copyright.

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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 Law 360

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Comics creator Bill Willingham couldn't stand working with DC Comics any longer, so he released copyrights for one of his popular series into the public domain, a move that legal experts say is highly unorthodox but not surprising, given that publishers increasingly expect creators to relinquish their intellectual property rights.

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Olartemoure Blog

APRIL 30, 2024

A clear example can be seen in “Romeo and Juliet,” where Shakespeare took a lot from Arthur Brooke’s poem, “The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet,” published in 1562 , but enriched the story and characters.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

For business owners, publishers, and sellers, understanding copyright can prevent legal issues and ensure fair use of content. When a book is copyrighted, only the copyright holder—usually the author or publisher—has rights to: Publish and sell the book. Resources like Project Gutenberg host many public domain books.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The paper, originally published in 2013, brought Newmaster to prominence in the field of botany and led to massive amounts of not just academic success, but also entrepreneurial success. Perhaps the most damming evidence came out in a February 2022 feature published by Science Magazine. A Long, Complicated History.

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Intepat

APRIL 18, 2022

You have to register your work within five years of publishing it. Hence, creators should be well aware to document their work before going into the public domain. Besides, the owner could also enjoy a good reputation by securely publishing his work in the public domain. Proof of validity.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Anne never saw her diary in printed form, as the first copies were published by her father Otto Frank in 1947. The Anne Frank Copyright Battle While early versions are presumably in the public domain in several countries, the original manuscripts are protected by copyright in the Netherlands until 2037.

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The IPKat

JULY 17, 2024

Is the national anthem in the public domain? Additionally, if the anthem is in the public domain, it can be freely used without legal constraints. Could Nigeria’s “new” anthem be deemed to have been “prepared or published by or under the direction or control of His Majesty or any Government department”?

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