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A Lady Whistledown-Worthy Scandal!

IPilogue

Netflix argued that this is a direct violation of US copyright law , which provides that only copyright holders have the exclusive right to monetize and create derivative works of their IP. Netflix claimed that the defendants declined their licensing offer before the live performance and proceeded without authorization.

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Copyright Evidence: 21 for 2021 (a year in review)

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Drawing on a well-established body of quantitative studies, Heald concludes that extensions to copyright duration have largely negative impacts on the availability of works, development of derivative works, and prices. Despite being only one piece of the puzzle, copyright has dominated the debate in this area.