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What are the intellectual property rights for startups?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Under copyright protection, startups have the exclusive right to reproduce their works and distribute them to the public. Copyrights also provide startups with the authority to create derivative works based on their original creations. This means that no one else can copy or distribute their creations without permission.

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Which Type of Intellectual Property Protection Do I Need?

Art Law Journal

Unfortunately, Intellectual Property law has gotten so complicated that many people aren’t even sure which type of Intellectual Property (copyright, trademarks, or patents) protects their creative work. Which Type of Intellectual Property Law Is Right for You.

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Nintendo’s Actions Demonstrate Our Intellectual Property Laws are Broken

JIPEL Copyright Blog

scene in the past, things seemed to come to a head in November 2020 when Nintendo sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Tournament Organizers (TOs) of the Big House, an upcoming streamed Melee tournament, and subsequently forced them to cancel the event. Melee , know this better than anyone.

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Which Types of IP (Intellectual Property) Protection Do Artists Need?

Art Law Journal

The result is that Intellectual Property is often left unprotected or undefended. Fortunately, you don’t need to grasp all the complexities of Intellectual Property law to protect your creative work. (We’ll get back to these statements later.).

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Supreme Court Finds Warhol’s Commercial Licensing of “Orange Prince” to Vanity Fair Is Not Fair Use and Infringes Goldsmith’s Famed Rock Photo

Intellectual Property Law Blog

When Goldsmith issued a cease and desist letter claiming copyright infringement, AWF brought a declaratory judgment action asserting that its use of Goldsmith’s photograph in Orange Prince was protected under the Copyright Act’s fair use doctrine. Goldsmith was not paid or credited for this use.

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