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AN ARGUMENT FOR EMBRACING THE LEGALITY OF CROWDFUNDED GAME MODS

JIPL Online

Mods are beneficial for the video game industry, [3] but mods can threaten a company’s copyright exclusivity because of their status as derivative works. [4] 4] Mods that collect revenue by paywalls are likely to scare copyright holders into litigation. [5] 11] Physical mods of game hardware are considered derivative. [12]

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HIT NETFLIX CONTENT AND THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT THAT FOLLOWS

JIPL Online

Then, the post will predict how Netflix may shift its content practices, defense strategies, and settlement tactics as a result of their past litigation successes in copyright actions. Mora, Netflix Will See More Copyright Litigation After Eleventh Circuit Ruling , Daily Business Review (Oct. SETTLEMENT CASES. 1] See Michael A.

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Is Fanfiction Legal?

JIPEL Copyright Blog

The problem is that most fanfiction could be characterized as derivative works of other already existing original works, as defined in 17 U.S.C. § Despite the barriers to fanfiction that the derivative work doctrine raises, fanfiction writers may find relief from liability through the fair use doctrine.

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The Risks of Dual Licensing in The Pioneering Landscape of Contemporary Open Source

Traverse Legal Blog

Third, a change in licensing can have downstream effects on derivative works and integrations, potentially leading to legal disputes or claims of copyright or patent infringement. Failure to have a robust CLA can lead to various legal issues, ranging from intellectual property disputes to potential litigation.

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The Risks of Dual Licensing in The Pioneering Landscape of Contemporary Open Source

LexBlog IP

Third, a change in licensing can have downstream effects on derivative works and integrations, potentially leading to legal disputes or claims of copyright or patent infringement. Failure to have a robust CLA can lead to various legal issues, ranging from intellectual property disputes to potential litigation.

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Let’s Go Hazy: Making Sense of Fair Use After Warhol

Copyright Lately

A lot of ink has been spilled ( mine included, if you need a refresher ) on litigation that ultimately boiled down to whether it was fair use for AWF to license the right to publish Warhol’s artwork based on Goldsmith’s Prince photo. Alas, Campbell’s discontinued Pepper Pot in 2010. Goldsmith.

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If “Trespass to Chattels” Isn’t Limited to “Chattels,” Anarchy Ensues–Best Carpet Values v. Google

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Nevertheless, because adware often provided poor consumer experiences, adware largely fizzled out by 2010. As a result, the legal issues rarely are litigated any more. * * *. Underlying this litigation is an epistemological question: what does a “canonical” version of a web page look like? Silvaco Data Sys.