Velocity of Content

JUNE 8, 2022

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. All copyrights, except one, expire.*.

Derivative Work 105

Derivative Work Public Domain Copyright Fair Use 105

Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

For bloggers and podcasters who wish their work to be shared as widely as possible, with a minimum of restrictions (and no direct economic return), it seems to me that Creative Commons licenses are an easy-to-use option.

Copyright 116

Copyright Licensing Social Media Derivative Work 116

LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

13] Instead, the Second Circuit held that the differences between the works are more akin to the differences between a novel and an adaptation of that novel—“a paradigmatic example” of a derivative work that would require a license. [14]. It found that all four fair use factors weighed against fair use. [12] at 36, 43. [14]

Fair Use 97

Fair Use Derivative Work Art Licensing 97

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Legal Background: Copyright and Derivative Works Copyright law protects original works of authorship, including “pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works,” 17 U.S.C. For obvious reasons, the copyright in a photograph does not include the right to publicly perform the copyrighted work.

Fair Use 96

Fair Use Derivative Work Blogging Licensing 96

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

Copyright Act grants authors five exclusive rights: “to reproduce the copyrighted work in copies or phonorecords”, “to prepare derivative works based on the copyrighted work,” “to distribute copies or phonorecords of the copyrighted work to the public,” “to perform the copy­righted work publicly,” and “to display the copyrighted work publicly.”

Blogging 96

Blogging Copying Social Media Copyright 96

Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

“Dawn of the Dead” (1978) “Dead Rising” (2006) Nothing to see here: just some humans battling zombies in a mall during a zombie outbreak. .” The few similarities acknkowledged by the court were “driven by the wholly unprotectable concept of humans battling zombies in a mall during a zombie outbreak.”

Copyright 144

Copyright Cinema Copying Copyright Infringement 144

43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2021

Significant rise in substantial similarity litigation starting in 2006—tripled. Share of 9 th Circuit opinions also exploded in 2006. Derivative works? Asay, An Empirical Study of Copyright Law’s Substantial Similarity Test 1005 cases found. Possibly related to internet adoption. Annemarie Bridy: reproduction right?

Trademark 72

Trademark Copyright Branding Brands 72