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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. Trademark law has something to say about use.

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

Art Law Journal

The theft of your intellectual property, also known as an infringement, is not that different from any theft of your property — except you can’t go to the police to help you get justice. Copyright registration is like having art insurance. All that needs to be done is to register your artistic works.

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

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6] The Supreme Court’s ruling on that petition—and a possible eventual decision on the merits—could have enormous implications for the art world and other industries impacted by copyright law. Originals” [7] : The Works at Issue. for Visual Arts, Inc. 2d 191, 192 (S.D.N.Y. 4] Google LLC v. 1183 (2021). [5]