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Free Mickey? (Don’t Be Goofy)

LexBlog IP

Freed from the shackles of copyright, Walt Disney’s iconic rodent was now in the public domain and, therefore, available for everyone to copy. It is no surprise that the legalities of the public domain are more complicated than the headlines suggest. Trademark law has something to say about use.

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Registered Copyrights and the Requisites for Registration

Intepat

In this article, we delve into the intricacies of these advantages and explore the requisite documentation necessary for the effective registration of copyrights. What is Registered Copyright? How is it different from Unregistered Copyright?

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Copyright Evidence: 21 for 2021 (a year in review)

Kluwer Copyright Blog

We invited experts to offer a synthesis of empirical evidence catalogued on the Evidence Portal in response to 21 topical copyright questions of importance for the 21 st century. The digital revolution has moved legal questions about copyright, information, and competition law to the regulatory centre of the creative industries.

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The Copyright Quandary regarding the Delhi High Court Rules on Live-streaming of Court Proceedings

SpicyIP

The Copyright Dilemma Perhaps to counter the obvious and non-obvious ills of live-streaming judicial hearings, Rule 9.2 prescribes that unauthorized use of the live streaming will be punishable “ as an offence under the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, Information Technology Act, 2000, and other provisions of law, including the law of Contemp t.”

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Copyright Protection of Modern Art

IP and Legal Filings

The primary goal of copyright law is to safeguard the interests of creators of original, publishable works. The purpose of copyright protection is to make sure that the artist reaps the rewards of creating their original work and that no one else benefits unfairly from it. Copyright can be applied to art if it can be sold.

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Emoji and World of Intellectual Property

IIPRD

Recently, it has provided such uniform unique code numbers to approximately 2000 emoji which may be described as having an outline shape, with black and white colors along with a brief description regarding the same. This may be explained by taking into consideration copyright, trademark as well as other intellectual property regimes.

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Dilution of Fictional Characters: A Remedy to Trademark Infringement

IP and Legal Filings

Schechter’s 1927 Harvard Law Review article, in which he explained dilution as the gradual elimination of the distinctive image of a trademark in the minds of the public, on account of the use of the trademark for non-competing goods. [2] 11] Kristen Knudsen, ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ (2000) 2 VAND. 1125(c)(1). [7] 7] 49 U.S.P.Q.2d