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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. The law gives copyright owners a monopoly to exploit and monetize creative works. This monopoly is time-limited: it expires after certain periods have elapsed. 3] CA Copyright Act, s.

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

LexBlog IP

Controversy” [8] : The Litigation. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. , [26] to assess the meaning of artistic works, and “collapse[s] the transformativeness inquiry into the antecedent substantial similarity analysis.” [27]. for Visual Arts, Inc. Xpectation” [37] : Takeaways. 2d 191, 192 (S.D.N.Y. 4] Google LLC v. 2019.)

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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. The legal fees provision doesn’t just save you money but also makes the entire litigation process easier and simpler.