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Limited Licensing: An introductory overview

IP and Legal Filings

Such a person can use it to serve their purpose in a limited manner for a particular period without having sole ownership of the property. Main Blog Unlicensed use of any content registered under the Copyright Act, 1957 , violates the exclusive rights of the owner and amounts to copyright infringement.

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Creative Commons and NFTs – is CC licensing compatible with the new technologies?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The ownership of an NFT is recorded in the blockchain, and can be transferred by the owner, allowing NFTs to be sold and traded ”. Crucially, the ownership of an NFT does not equate to ownership of an underlying asset. Another curious question arises when someone mints an NFT of a CC-licensed work.

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“Pearson v Chegg”: Is “Cheating” a Copyright Infringement?

IPilogue

Chegg works by hiring freelance workers to prepare step-by-step processes to answer the questions at the end of each chapter of Pearson textbooks. Nicole Haff , a litigation partner at Romano Law PLLC, states, “ answers to study guides and explanations to study guide questions are not protected as derivative works under the Copyright Act.”

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Understanding Assignment of Copyright

Kashishipr

Each work has various rights, such as theatrical rights, distribution rights, rental rights, broadcasting rights, rights related to adoption and translation, rights to prepare derivative works, and so on, each of which can be exploited separately. An assignment is, in spirit, a transfer of ownership, even if it is partial.

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IP Protection of NFTs: A Comparative Look at the US and China

IP Tech Blog

In this blog post we examine how copyright is leveraged to protect NFTs, both in the US and China, with a comparative approach that elucidates both the challenges and potential solutions. For more details on the topic of design and the metaverse in China see our previous blog post. Ownership and Enforcement. Copyright Ownership.

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Types of Intellectual Property Contracts

Intepat

TYPES OF IP CONTRACTS (1)INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT The process of facilitating the transfer of ownership rights for various forms of intellectual property, such as copyrights, trademarks, patent, trade secrets, and other intangible creations is known as an intellectual property assignment.

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IP Protection of NFTs: A Comparative Look at the US and China

LexBlog IP

In this blog post we examine how copyright is leveraged to protect NFTs, both in the US and China, with a comparative approach that elucidates both the challenges and potential solutions. For more details on the topic of design and the metaverse in China see our previous blog post. Ownership and Enforcement. Copyright Ownership.

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