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Charting New Waters: Steamboat Willie’s Mickey Mouse Sets Sail into the Public Domain

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

On January 1, 2024, a significant shift in intellectual property rights occurred with the iconic American pop culture figure, Mickey Mouse, entering the public domain. This momentous occasion follows a prolonged journey shaped by numerous extensions and revisions of copyright laws. Continue reading

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Free Mickey? (Don’t Be Goofy)

JD Supra Law

January 1, 2024, brought numerous hangovers along with an unprecedented amount of media attention to intellectual property law. Freed from the shackles of copyright, Walt Disney’s iconic rodent was now in the public domain and, therefore, available for everyone to copy. But not so fast.

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IPKat event announcement: (Re-)discovering the copyright basics – Originality after THJ v Sheridan

The IPKat

IPKat copyright event on 14 March: you can attend in person. Ruling on whether copyright would subsist in certain graphic user interfaces (GUIs), Lord Justice Arnold pointed out that section 1(1)(a) of the UK Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act must be interpreted in accordance with Article 2(a) of the EU InfoSoc Directive.

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Sunday Surprises

The IPKat

This week’s big IP news is the New York Times suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, trademark dilution and other violations of existing laws. As with most current cases related to AI’s copyright infringement, this one will most likely result in the issuance of a landmark ruling. Microsoft Corp.,

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Free Mickey? (Don’t Be Goofy)

LexBlog IP

January 1, 2024, brought numerous hangovers along with an unprecedented amount of media attention to intellectual property law. Freed from the shackles of copyright, Walt Disney’s iconic rodent was now in the public domain and, therefore, available for everyone to copy. But not so fast.

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Is the Happiest Place on Earth About to Lose its Smiling Face?

LexBlog IP

But what happens if one of the most recognizable faces of one of the world’s most recognizable brands falls out of copyright protection and can be used by the masses? copyright protection in 2024. Copyrighted materials are protected until 70 years after the author’s death.