Blogging Copyright Infringement Derivative Work Public Domain 
JIPL Online
MARCH 15, 2021
With more content comes the increased possibility that Netflix is engaging in copyright infringement and on the receiving end of copyright infringement claims. [1] 1] This blog will briefly summarize a few of the notable copyright infringement cases Netflix has defended against in the United States.
LexBlog IP
DECEMBER 21, 2021
The simple answer: public domain came to the rescue. Under copyright law in the 1940s, copyrights registered for an initial 28-year period, and that period could then be renewed for an additional 28 years with proper filings. Supreme Court precedent to sort of “reclaim” the copyright.
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JIPEL Copyright Blog
MARCH 9, 2022
Perhaps one of the most salient legal issues is whether there is copyright infringement or a violation of the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 (“VARA”) in the virtual modification (e.g., addition of written or pictorial elements) of a work not in the public domain and/or where the creator is still alive.
LexBlog IP
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
1] That decision shook the art world, as it seems to dramatically narrow the scope of the fair use doctrine, and raises doubts about the lawfulness of many existing works. [2] Goldsmith counterclaimed for copyright infringement. 4] ), and issued a new decision in which it reached the same result. [5].
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
JUNE 20, 2023
As usual, readers who are already familiar with the case and/or with copyright law may skip the “Background” sections below (but don’t skip the commentary “The Road Not Taken”). Legal Background: Copyright and Derivative Works Copyright law protects original works of authorship, including “pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works,” 17 U.S.C.
LexBlog IP
AUGUST 23, 2023
Though articles about many of those, or related, issues have appeared here in the past, they present issues that will not be solved, or even too well-defined, in this August blog post. Warhol , at 1283-84 ] This paragraph asks the judge, or the art critic, to carry out their tasks, and consider the meaning of a work. ” Id.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
If the work was published with proper copyright notice, it received a federal statutory copyright. If the work was published without proper copyright notice, the work entered the public domain. Ashcroft , 537 U.S. at 556-58, 560; Eldred , 537 U.S. at 219-21; Golan v.
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