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Free Mickey? (Don’t Be Goofy)

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Freed from the shackles of copyright, Walt Disney’s iconic rodent was now in the public domain and, therefore, available for everyone to copy. It is no surprise that the legalities of the public domain are more complicated than the headlines suggest. Trademark law has something to say about use.

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Digital collections from GLAM institutions: Policy Paper

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In a policy paper , copyright and art-law experts led by the author clarified the general copyright law principles applicable to stakeholders dealing with digital cultural heritage worldwide and formulated recommendations, addressed to policy-makers, to facilitate their digital activities. Proposal 9.

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

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Controversy” [8] : The Litigation. We will continue to monitor this litigation as it proceeds through the certiorari process, since the ultimate outcome will have significant consequences for the art world and other creative industries. for Visual Arts, Inc. Xpectation” [37] : Takeaways. 2d 191, 192 (S.D.N.Y.