Contracts Copyright Infringement Derivative Work Public Domain 
Kluwer Copyright Blog
JUNE 19, 2023
Specifically, a group called Spice DAO purchased an NFT displaying a copy of filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ‘Dune’ for $3 million, assuming it would grant them the ability to produce derivative works, such as an animated Dune series.
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.
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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.
IP and Legal Filings
JANUARY 23, 2023
Due to the recurrent copyright difficulties, which have a significant impact on an individual’s business interest, it is imperative to preserve the ownership rights of digital works. One such area where copyright violations are common is the internet.
IP and Legal Filings
MAY 3, 2023
Originality is the quality that distinguishes produced or invented works from copies, clones, forgeries, or derivative works by being new or novel. Here, merely automated and mechanical work that lacks originality is also protected by the said copyright doctrine. A publishing company called Feist Publications Inc.
Copyright Lately
OCTOBER 25, 2021
But Lewis thought the song was a rip-off of “I Want a New Drug” and asserted a copyright infringement claim against Columbia Pictures. ” They argued that had Twain really written the book, Clemens’ estate would own the copyright and Harper would have the exclusive right under contract to publish it.
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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