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court finds that transferring title to mural also transferred (c); VARA and CMI claims against ad also fail

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Hy-Vee counterclaimed for declaratory judgment that Williams’s copyright registration certificate for the mural is invalid because Williams knowingly provided inaccurate information to the Register of Copyrights when he filed his copyright registration application.

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Which Type of Intellectual Property Protection Do I Need?

Art Law Journal

Although copyright registration is not required, there are several benefits to doing so. To see more on the benefits of copyright registration, see Stop, Thief! Your Copy-Rights. Trademark Registration. So even a phrase as original as “M&Ms melt in your mouth, not in your hands‚” does not have copyright protection.

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Which Types of IP (Intellectual Property) Protection Do Artists Need?

Art Law Journal

Although copyright registration is not required, there are several benefits to doing so. To see more on the benefits of copyright registration, see Stop, Thief! Your Copy-Rights. Trademark Registration. So even a phrase as original as “M&Ms melt in your mouth, not in your hands‚” does not have copyright protection.

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Sunday Surprises

The IPKat

Events NYU Law Forum - Memes on Memes and the New Creativity On 3 November 2021, NYU Law Forum - Memes on Memes and the New Creativity will be held online at 5:45PM (CET) for a discussion on the First Amendment, intellectual property, and art law to place a phenomenon of our digital era into a broader legal, historical, and cultural context.

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Copyright for Architectural Designs

Art Law Journal

At that time, anyone could reproduce buildings that looked identical to those created by others, as long as they didn’t actually use copied drawings to build them. That is probably because, before 1990, there wasn’t much protection for building designs. With the passage […].

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Copyright for Architectural Designs

Art Law Journal

At that time, anyone could reproduce buildings that looked identical to those created by others, as long as they didn’t actually use copied drawings to build them. The post Copyright for Architectural Designs appeared first on Art Business Journal. With the passage […].

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

Art Law Journal

The copyright holder (usually the creator but could also be a company or other entity) has the exclusive right to make copies, publicly display, distribute, and create derivatives of the artwork. More importantly, copyright is a no-fault law so it doesn’t matter why or how the violation occurred.