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Deadly Dolls and a Forgotten Copyright Exception

Copyright Lately

Deadly Doll has applied versions of its artwork to various products, including tops and sweatpants: Deadly Doll’s artwork as reproduced on useful articles. In 2020, photographer Carlos Vila took a picture of Russian model Irina Shayk wearing Deadly Doll sweats that incorporated its “Pin-Up Girl” artwork on the right pant leg.

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Microsoft's PR agency got Gannett sued by sending it an ad for its Superbowl Ad Meter

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15, 2023) This is a copyright suit against Gannett for advertising-like use of a photo taken by Campbell of NFL coach Katie Sowers; the photo came from a screenshot of an ad run by Microsoft that played during the Super Bowl. Gannett did not use the screenshot of the Sowers photo on Ad Meter, but instead on webpages promoting Ad Meter.

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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. 277 (2020). [iv] Keller, Recognizing the Derivative Works Right as a Moral Right: A Case Comparison and Proposal , 63 Case W.

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The Good Get: Interviews, The Predicates Of Copyright Ownership, & Divorcing Subjects From Owning Copyright Content

LexBlog IP

1498, 1509-10 (2020). The government works principle is central to our democracy: the work product of government representatives—including the president—is common property that exists to benefit the public, not an opportunity for exclusive, private gain. ” H.R. 94-1476 at 58 (1976); see also Georgia v.