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

Kluwer Copyright Blog

With the exception of CC0, CC licences allow authors to keep their copyright whilst at the same time communicate which rights they reserve and which rights they waive for public benefit. In their blog post , CC have effectively warned readers that many people misunderstand what a CC licence actually means.

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HIT NETFLIX CONTENT AND THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT THAT FOLLOWS

JIPL Online

1] This blog will briefly summarize a few of the notable copyright infringement cases Netflix has defended against in the United States. 2] While most Sherlock Holmes stories are now in the public domain, the estate alleged that some works and character elements regarding Sherlock Holmes are still protected by copyright. [3]

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It’s a Wonderful Copyright

LexBlog IP

The simple answer: public domain came to the rescue. When 1974 (28 years after 1946) came around, NTA failed to file for renewal, which meant It’s a Wonderful Life entered the public domain. This resulted in the production company producing the film at a pretty significant loss.

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AI Music Outputs: Challenges to the Copyright Legal Framework – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

This two-part blog post contains a summary of our report’s conclusions and recommendations. A piece of AI music output created with one click on a button specifically for this blog post using folk-rnn could be enjoyed here: [link]. 1] (On the topic of AI outputs and derivative works, see here.). folk-rnn , Melomics ).

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Is the Happiest Place on Earth About to Lose its Smiling Face?

LexBlog IP

Disney should also be strategically liberal in its lawsuits—both under trademark law and under derivative works. While copyright protection expires, trademark protection does not. ” Disney has trademark protection for Mickey Mouse.

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Taking the Mona Lisa Effect from Illusion to Reality: Enhancing the Museum Experience with Augmented and Virtual Reality

JIPEL Copyright Blog

addition of written or pictorial elements) of a work not in the public domain and/or where the creator is still alive. infringement of the creator’s exclusive right to reproduce and/or prepare a derivative work) or VARA/moral rights (i.e.,

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Prince, Prince, Prints: Will the Supreme Court Revisit Fair Use?

LexBlog IP

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] These divergent approaches and the persistent lack of clarity delineating a transformative use from a derivative work may compel the Supreme Court to intervene.