The IP Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Further, only a modicum, or small amount, of creativity is required for copyright protection to attach. Many find it surprising, but there is no requirement to include a copyright notice on a work for the work to be protected by copyright law. The lack of a copyright notice does not give you permission to use the work.
Canadian Intellectual Property Blog
OCTOBER 28, 2020
With the ever-increasing presence of social media, including websites like YouTube where content can generate income, copyright infringement is escalating at alarming rates. Unfortunately, it is no secret that the cost of enforcing copyright through the courts is expensive.
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LexBlog IP
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Further, only a modicum, or small amount, of creativity is required for copyright protection to attach. Many find it surprising, but there is no requirement to include a copyright notice on a work for the work to be protected by copyright law. The lack of a copyright notice does not give you permission to use the work.
The IP Law Blog
MARCH 12, 2021
We recently discussed a new trend in celebrity copyright litigation on our YouTube channel and podcast ( The Briefing on YouTube ). Specifically, we discussed celebrities taking a stand and defending copyright claims brought by photographers against celebrities who reposted photos on their social media accounts.
Copyright Lately
JANUARY 16, 2022
Gaiman involved a dispute between Neil Gaiman and Todd McFarlane over co-authorship of characters from the “Spawn” series, and the Seventh Circuit in that case actually rejected an independent copyrightability requirement for “mixed media” works like comic books. Invincible #1. A copy of the Crabtree’s new lawsuit follows.
SpicyIP
JANUARY 2, 2022
The decisions in the first category , i.e., Top 10 IP Judgments/Orders (Topicality/Impact) reflect those that we thought were important from a topical point of view and were covered by the media in some way owing to the importance of parties litigating or the issue being considered or for impact on industry and innovation/creativity ecosystem etc.
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