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3 Count: Sealed with a Kiss

Plagiarism Today

2: SoundExchange Royalties Dispute with Music Choice to be Referred to Copyright Royalty Board. Finally today, The Associated Press reports that, with the new year, several prominent works are lapsing into the public domain including the Ernest Hemingway novel The Sun Also Rises and A.A. Milne’s book Winnie the Pooh.

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‘Meta Torrented over 81 TB of Data Through Anna’s Archive, Despite Few Seeders’

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terabytes of data from LibGen,” the plaintiffs state in the unsealed document, referring to an email where Anna’s Archive is referred to by the initials “AA” Unsealed email The email, shown above, mentions the Internet Archive as a key source as well, although it’s not a typical shadow library. .”

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Can I Claim Publishing for Public Domain Song?

Dear Rich IP Blog

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). Because public domain songs are not protected by copyright (they are free to the public) no one can claim ownership of these compositions.

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YouTubers Lose Brains Over Night of The Living Dead Copyright Claims

TorrentFreak

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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Disney ‘Cracks Down’ on Mickey Mouse ‘Steamboat Silly’ Pirates

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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. The episode is littered with easter eggs including references to the 1929 The Skeleton Dance and Dumbo’s debut in 1941.

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How to Defeat an AI-Powered DMCA Scam

Plagiarism Today

It refers to the Wayback Machine as a “permanent public archive” though it is far from that. The letter also makes reference to a “DMCA legal case”, which is simply not a thing. Either seeking out public domain licensed images or stock photos from libraries he has legal access to. How to Avoid the Scam.

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Mickey Mouse headed to the public domain but what can you do with it?

JD Supra Law

Walt Disney incorporated in 1923 and first aired a video of Mickey Mouse (which I shall refer to as Mickey Mouse 1.0) Mickey Mouse is one of the most prolific cartoon characters of all time. in the short cartoon "Steamboat Willie" a movie about 7 minutes long. The movie was copyrighted in 1928.