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Matricide, Movies and Salinger

Dear Rich IP Blog

I have read that the "change of ownership" of this collection is considered a publication. Included in the collection is an undated typewritten poem by the daughter-murderer (who died in 2007), probably written 1944-1949. Does paying the library for their use put the burden of ownership/copyright on them? Is that correct?

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The Narrative of One’s Life: A Sneak Peek Into the “Who is the Bad Art Friend?” Controversy

IPilogue

Dawn Dorland and Sonya Larson , both authors, first crossed paths sometime between 2005 and 2007 at GrubStreet—a creative writing centre in Boston. Dorland will need to show: (1) ownership of a valid copyright, and (2) copying of constituent elements of the work that are original. On June 24, 2015, Ms.

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Copyright Goes Bananas: District Court Rejects Maurizio Cattelan’s Motion to Dismiss Copyright Claim Against His Taped Banana

LexBlog IP

Morford cannot claim ownership over a natural element (a fruit) and a functional component (duct tape). ’” [20] “Legal copying” requires “similarities between the two works [that] extend to the work’s original, protectable elements.” 2007 WL 9747250, at *9 (N.D. 26, 2007)). [17]

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The Supreme Court’s Unsettling Attempt at Settling the Debate on Section 63 of the Copyright Act

SpicyIP

Abdul Sathar v Nodal Officer, Anti-Piracy Cell, Kerala Crime Branch Office & Anr, 2007. Sureshkumar S/o Kumaran v the Sub Inspector of Police, 2007. Moreover, Section 64 of the Copyright Act shows that on an action of seizure, the police officer can “seize copies of infringing works without a warrant.” Andhra Pradesh.

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The Choice Of Law Debate In Copyright Infringement

IP and Legal Filings

Since copyright in whatever form (even first ownership) is subject to the territoriality principle, many argue that lex loci protectionis is the appropriate course of action. [10] Person A makes a copy of the movie on his phone and shares it with his friends. His friend, B, sells it to an online streaming platform called ‘Freelm’.

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Precedential No. 18: TTAB Orders Cancellation of Two Registrations Under Section 14(3) Due to Registrant's Misrepresentation of Source

The TTABlog

Otto Kern GmbH , 83 USPQ2d 1861, 1863 (TTAB 2007). Coca-Cola submitted evidence of its ownership of the marks THUMS UP and LIMCA in India for soft drinks, where the marks are well known. The respondent’s use must be a “blatant misuse of the mark … in a manner calculated to trade on the goodwill and reputation of petitioner.”

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Despite likely confusion and presumption of irreparable harm, delay dooms old USFL's PI bid

43(B)log

He also hosted a reunion and golf tournament in 2007 and engaged in other referential activities; he managed royalties from the licensed USFL apparel from 2011-2021. American Classics responded by sending a copy of the License Agreement between American Classics and Ehrhart, and other records relating to the royalty payments. “In