2022 Copying Designs Public Domain 
Plagiarism Today
JANUARY 5, 2022
On January 1, 2022, works that were first published in the year 1926 lapsed into the public domain. Winnie-the-Pooh is likely the most culturally relevant character to enter the public domain since 2019, when works started entering the public domain again in the United States due to the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act.
Copyright Lately
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Oh Mickey, you’re so fine—but you’re not alone: An avalanche of copyrighted works will enter the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2024. public domain on January 1, 2024—and that’s a shame. public domain for failure to comply with the various formalities (e.g., copyright terms.
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Plagiarism Today
JANUARY 3, 2022
To that end, 2022 is looking to be a major year for copyright in a myriad of ways. While there are far too many for any single list, here are 5 copyright stories that you should definitely watch in 2022. According to Unicolors, the retailers infringed on one of their designs and sold various goods with it. 4: The Unicolors Case.
The TTABlog
DECEMBER 13, 2022
District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia upheld the TTAB's decision [ TTABlogged here ] affirming a refusal to register certain features of Timberland's boot design on the ground that the proposed mark for "footwear, namely, lace-up boots" lacked acquired distinctiveness. December 8, 2022). Welch 2022. l:21CV681 (E.D.
IPilogue
JANUARY 17, 2022
Photo from Cooper Hewitt , Smithsonian Design Museum, 1926. While many were observing the new year, intellectual property scholars and the artistic community were celebrating Public Domain Day. While many were observing the new year, intellectual property scholars and the artistic community were celebrating Public Domain Day.
LexBlog IP
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Freed from the shackles of copyright, Walt Disney’s iconic rodent was now in the public domain and, therefore, available for everyone to copy. It is no surprise that the legalities of the public domain are more complicated than the headlines suggest. But not so fast.
TorrentFreak
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Most parties agree that it’s impossible to design an error-free takedown process but disagree on what error rate is acceptable when takedowns are automated. Rightsholders did not dispute that but noted that these issues don’t play a role when full copies of copyrighted content are shared. . Tweaking the DMCA.
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