2004 Copyright Law Derivative Work Fair Use 
Velocity of Content
JUNE 8, 2022
All copyrights, except one, expire.*. Preface: I wanted to learn more about the concept (and applications) of “derivative works” and adaptations under copyright law, and I was searching for a useful example that might also be interesting for readers of Velocity of Content to read about.
Copyright Lately
OCTOBER 25, 2021
The judge rejected BMG’s fair use defense, holding that the defendants took more elements from the “Nightmare on Elm” street films than they needed to accomplish any parodic purpose. Bottom line is that the masks were equally freaky, but not substantially similar as a matter of copyright law.
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