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Fair Use for Documentaries in US Copyright Law: Brown v Netflix

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Chapman (‘plaintiffs’) collectively filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Netflix, Amazon, and Apple (‘defendants’), claiming that the defendants had directly and indirectly infringed their copyright over the song “ Fish Sticks n’ Tater Tots ” by using it in their documentary titled ‘Burlesque’ ( Brown v. Netflix , Inc. ).

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HIT NETFLIX CONTENT AND THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT THAT FOLLOWS

JIPL Online

2] While most Sherlock Holmes stories are now in the public domain, the estate alleged that some works and character elements regarding Sherlock Holmes are still protected by copyright. [3] 14] Before lawyers got involved, pressure from the photographer resulted in the granting of a licensing fee. [15] ANALYSIS/PREDICTION.

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The United States Copyright Office Notice of Inquiry on AI: A Quick Take

Velocity of Content

Significant amounts of content are available through licenses, including open licenses such as CC BY and CC BY-NC. Significant amounts of content are also available through the public domain. To what extent are copyrighted works licensed from copyright owners for use as training materials? 529 F.Supp.3d

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The Modern Copyright Dilemma: Digital Content Ownership and Access

IP and Legal Filings

The crux of this debate is the argument that if the theft of restricted digital content is for the purpose of knowledge and research, it should be considered as an act done under ‘fair use’ and ‘fair dealing’ of the content. Digital Rights Management & Fair Use If everything is so well designed, then where is the issue?

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A Preliminary Analysis of Trump’s Copyright Lawsuit Over Interview Recordings (Trump v. Simon & Schuster) (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Fifth, assuming Trump owns a valid copyright, did he grant an implied license to Woodward to publish transcripts of the interviews and/or the record­ings themselves? Sixth, assuming Woodward published copyrighted material without Trump’s authorization, was he permitted to do so, either as a fair use, or by the First Amendment?

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