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When a vampire not called Dracula bested the copyright system, and what it tells us about derivative works

The IPKat

The tale of Nosferatu shows the sometimes-uneasy relationship between copyright protection and the making of derivative works. Nosferatu was a 1922 adaption (just how much was the subject of the copyright challenge to the movie) of the wildly popular 1897 book by Bram Stoker — Dracula. blood) of the living.

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Copyright Fair Use for Education

IP and Legal Filings

Copyright Law Copy Right is a legal concept that gives creators exclusive rights over their original works and allows them to control the use and distribution of those works. These rights generally include the rights to reproduce, distribute, perform, publish and create derivative works.

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A Preliminary Analysis of Trump’s Copyright Lawsuit Over Interview Recordings (Trump v. Simon & Schuster) (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The lawsuit potentially raises fundamental issues concerning freedom of speech and the right of journalists to publish sound recordings and transcripts of interviews of public officials, conducted on the record, with the admitted consent of the subject. Once a work was published, state law was divested, and one of two things happened.

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Which Type of Intellectual Property Protection Do I Need?

Art Law Journal

Copyright is the type of Intellectual Property most often associated with artistic works like fine art, movies, or books. Copyright only protects: original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium. For example, anybody can publish a book about three teenagers who solve magical mysteries at a wizarding school.

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Which Types of IP (Intellectual Property) Protection Do Artists Need?

Art Law Journal

Copyright is the type of IP most often associated with artistic works like fine art, movies, or books. Copyright only protects: original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium. For example, anybody can publish a book about three teenagers who solve magical mysteries at a wizarding school.