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Photographers: New Copyright Registration Laws Are Going into Effect

Art Law Journal

Copyright Office will alter the way it accepts applications for copyright registration of photographs. Chris Reed. On February 20, The U.S. Here's what you'll need to know moving forward.

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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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Sunday Surprises

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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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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! Trademark Registration. So even a phrase as original as “M&Ms melt in your mouth, not in your hands‚” does not have copyright protection. Your Copy-Rights.

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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! Trademark Registration. So even a phrase as original as “M&Ms melt in your mouth, not in your hands‚” does not have copyright protection. Your Copy-Rights.

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Who Owns the Copyright in Your Tattoo Art?

Art Law Journal

But copyright laws come into play in various ways when tattooing new work – whether you’re the artist whose designs are being inked, the tattoo artists drawing your own work, or an artist […]. Nicole Martinez.

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Copyright for Architectural Designs

Art Law Journal

Steve Schlackman. It is a common misperception that you cannot copyright a building design. That is probably because, before 1990, there wasn’t much protection for building designs. 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.

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