Technology & Marketing Law Blog
OCTOBER 6, 2022
As my prior work on the tattoo industry highlights, there is a universal understanding among tattooers that clients have the right to display their tattoos in public, take and post photos that feature their tattoos, and appear in media like film or television without any fear of copyright infringement. Warner Bros.
Copyright Lately
FEBRUARY 20, 2022
After Marvel’s successor Disney released a new Muppet Babies reboot in 2018 without providing him credit or compensation, Scott filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement and breach of contract in the Central District of California. The case didn’t get very far as a result of a somewhat unusual set of circumstances.
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Kluwer Copyright Blog
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
This provokes the question of how we can transplant evidence gleaned from one industry to another (in Barr’s synthesis, to television). Now, further initiatives are needed to support the tailoring of a copyright regime, in contract and statute, to encourage the use of reversion provisions.
Copyright Lately
MAY 6, 2022
NFTs were minted Money was advanced The underlying contracts Never got a glance Dreams of exploitation From Florida to France But no rights were acquired The kids don’t stand a chance. — “The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance, Aaron’s Version” ( with apologies to Vampire Weekend ). Want to Create New Derivative Works?
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
JUNE 20, 2023
Legal Background: Copyright and Derivative Works Copyright law protects original works of authorship, including “pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works,” 17 U.S.C. For obvious reasons, the copyright in a photograph does not include the right to publicly perform the copyrighted work.
Copyright Lately
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
Miramax claims, among other things, that the preparation and sale of these derivative works constitutes copyright infringement because the contractual rights Tarantino reserved in his 1993 agreement with Miramax don’t cover NFTs. The breathless media reports soon followed. Tarantino : The Bottom Line.
LexBlog IP
APRIL 13, 2022
Although none has reached a resolution, these private civil actions highlight various legal theories of liability that could arise when participating in the NFT market, including claims for copyright infringement, trademark infringement, breach of contract and violations of securities laws. Copyright Claims: Roc-A-Fella Records Inc.
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