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5 Ways Copyright Has Shaped the Holidays

Plagiarism Today

Whether it’s a movie becoming a holiday classic due to it being (briefly) in the public domain, holiday songs still very much under copyright, multiple legal questions around a children’s classic or some long-running myths that have changed the way people view some of the season’s most important characters, copyright has been a factor.

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17 Copyright and/or Plagiarism Stories for Halloween

Plagiarism Today

Copyright Challenges in Creating Garbage Horror : Back in October 2011, my partner and I were running a small YouTube channel named Garbage Horror, where we reviewed various low-budget horror movies. Nearly all copies of the film were destroyed, but an American copy survived, as Dracula was already public domain in the United States.

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Is "The Naked Kiss" Missing Copyright Notice?

Dear Rich IP Blog

Does the absence of the insignia mean that the film is public domain? Nowadays, the publication of a film without copyright notice won't effect ownership, but in 1964, the penalty was draconian. If the copyright owner failed to include a copyright notice on "The Naked Kiss," then it would likely be in the public domain.

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Patent Office Appeals: When You Have To Fight For Your Idea

Larson & Larson

Novelty is about prior art: can your examiner point to a thing already in the public domain that is practically a kissing cousin of your thing? The 2011 America Invents Act changed the appeals process a lot. Basically, everyone in the industry could come to your conclusion by reading the relevant material. The Appeals Process.

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Who Owns the Copyright in AI-Generated Art?

Intepat

In 2011, wildlife photographer David Slater captured a monkey selfie, which gained widespread attention online. One of the landmark cases that highlighted the grey area of copyright law with respect to art generated by AI or without the help of human touch is that of Naruto v. Slater, 16-15469, popularly known as the Monkey selfie case.

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Can AI-generated works be protected by copyright? No, according to US Copyright Office.

CopyrightsWorld

Because it was not made by a human, this viral monkey selfie from 2011 is in the public domain. So, whats the Future of Copyright for Artificial Intelligence-Created Works?

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Is it possible to protect AI-generated works with copyright? According to the US Copyright Office, no.

CopyrightsWorld

Because it was not made by a human, this viral monkey selfie from 2011 is in the public domain. So, whats the Future of Copyright for Artificial Intelligence-Created Works?