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Can Intellectual Property Rights Safeguard Your Blog?

Kashishipr

A blog is like any other creative work of literature manifested in a different form. Due to creative and original use of expressions, blogs are deemed to be counted as private property for which Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) can be sought. Copyright and Blogs. Blogging and Fair Use.

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Free Mickey? (Don’t Be Goofy)

LexBlog IP

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. But not so fast.

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Resolving Conflicts Between Trademark and Free Speech Rights After Jack Daniel’s v. VIP Products (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

It is clear after Jack Daniel’s that Rogers ’ threshold test for infringement liability cannot apply to a “‘ quintessential trademark use ’ like confusing appropriation of the names of political parties or brand logos.” The post Resolving Conflicts Between Trademark and Free Speech Rights After Jack Daniel’s v.