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Free Mickey? (Don’t Be Goofy)

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The law gives copyright owners a monopoly to exploit and monetize creative works. Copyright protection is afforded to every original literary, dramatic, musical, or other artistic work, whether published or unpublished. Trademark law has something to say about use. 3] CA Copyright Act, s.

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Stop, thief! How to win big in a copyright infringement case

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It’s heartbreaking to find your artwork on a t-shirt at Forever 21 or as an image on someone’s blog without your permission. Let’s say Jack grabs your artwork from your personal website and uploads it to a website he created called Stock Art Online, where he sells all his stolen digital art to make some extra cash.

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Prince, Prince, Prints: Will the Supreme Court Revisit Fair Use?

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1] That decision shook the art world, as it seems to dramatically narrow the scope of the fair use doctrine, and raises doubts about the lawfulness of many existing works. [2] Originals” [7] : The Works at Issue. for Visual Arts, Inc. 4] ), and issued a new decision in which it reached the same result. [5].