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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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Copyright Registration in India

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Copyright registration in India ensures protection for various types of works, such as literary works (e.g., books, articles, poems), artistic works (e.g., paintings, photographs, sculptures), musical works, cinematographic films, sound recordings, computer programs, and many more.

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Is your original work automatically protected by copyright?

Intepat

Copyrights are a form of IPR that offers protection to a wide range of artistic and literary works of a creator. It includes musical works, photographic works, artistic works, motion pictures, and computer programs. As the name suggests, copyright means the right to copy.

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INTERNET AND COPYRIGHT

IIPRD

Copyright is essentially a right to copy. Copyright is a term describing rights given to creators for their literary and artistic works. It’s an intellectual property, if an individual owns the copyright to something, then he’s the only owner of it and also the decider that who can copy it.

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In the Crucible of Debate: Analysing the Evolution of Copyright and Translation Terms- Part I

SpicyIP

The term varied depending on the nature of the work. For literary, dramatic, and musical works, copyright lasted for the lifetime of the author plus 50 years after their death. In the case of photographs and artistic works, the term was 50 years from the date of publication.

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Copyright Protection of Modern Art

IP and Legal Filings

Any creative works are under the purview of copyright law, according to WIPO. These creations are regarded as artistic. As a result, visual arts including paintings, sculptures, literary works, as well as video, plays, and music, are regarded to be works of art. Subject Matter of Work. Copyrighting Art.

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Can Intellectual Property Rights Safeguard Your Blog?

Kashishipr

A blog may contain an amalgamation of such rights since blogs do not merely utilize words and phrases but also videos, eBooks, music, etc. Copyright is a legal protection afforded to an original, creative literary, musical, or artistic work. Copyright and Blogs. is being utilized? It can be used freely by anyone.