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The Modern Copyright Dilemma: Digital Content Ownership and Access

IP and Legal Filings

Before the digital era, copyright protected tangible art or works, allowing authors to easily regulate usage, copies, and earnings. Development of Copyright Law Protection of Intellectual property rights has always been in existence among various sections of the society.

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IT’S THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT FOR ME: WHY CLAIMS AGAINST MEME CONTENT SHOULD NOT MATTER

JIPL Online

On one hand, those who view intellectual property rights as a limited monopoly would suggest that even derivative use of the content in a meme is infringement on the rights holder’s interest. Keller, Recognizing the Derivative Works Right as a Moral Right: A Case Comparison and Proposal , 63 Case W.

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Just Humor Them: Jests, Jokes, Satire, and Parody In Infringement and Defamation Cases

LexBlog IP

ii) For Laughs : Real Infringement Cases Impacted, In The US and Elsewhere, By Claims To Humor To Show Fair Use Or Non-Confusion. ” Many of these issues on the trademark side could be addressed in the Jack Daniels matter if the US Supreme Court grants cert. According to the cert. ’” Cert.