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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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Fair Use for Documentaries in US Copyright Law: Brown v Netflix

Kluwer Copyright Blog

On the contrary, in Brown v Netflix the Court’s finding of transformativeness appears to focus on how the documentary intends to transmit the critical (and modified) artistic message – and not on the way the third party’s work is objectively perceived by the public. by Tito Rendas. € by Martin Senftleben. €

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

SpicyIP

In the conclusion I will highlight the major developments in the term of copyright post the Copyright Act of 1957. The Setting and the Context The term of copyright is perhaps one of the most important defining features of any copyright law. The term varied depending on the nature of the work.

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Registered Copyrights and the Requisites for Registration

Intepat

It represents an intangible, incorporeal entitlement bestowed upon the author or originator of literary or artistic creations, conferring upon them the exclusive privilege to reproduce, publish, and sell their work. What is Registered Copyright? How is it different from Unregistered Copyright?

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Copyright Protection of Modern Art

IP and Legal Filings

The primary goal of copyright law is to safeguard the interests of creators of original, publishable works. The purpose of copyright protection is to make sure that the artist reaps the rewards of creating their original work and that no one else benefits unfairly from it. Picture Credit: gettyimage].

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Contradictions of Computer-Generated Works’ Protection

Kluwer Copyright Blog

If the computer somehow transcends its role as a tool in such a way that the purported human author cannot claim he created the output, we are dealing with computer-generated or emergent works. Such apparently creative outputs are not protectable as a matter of the American copyright law – or the law of the European Union (see Blaszczyk ).

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Copyright Protection of Photographs: a Comparative Analysis Between France, Germany and Italy

Kluwer Copyright Blog

This contribution is based on a paper published in 44 European Intellectual Property Law Review 595 (2022). . Photographs are included in Article 2(1) of the Berne Convention as copyrightable artistic works. All Berne Union Member States must thus provide copyright protection to photographic works.