IPilogue
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Source: Screenshot of Night of the Living Dead (1968) opening credit / Public Domain. The film curiously entered the public domain due to a slight error, allowing widespread accessibility and reproduction. Due to the oversight, anyone could copy and distribute the film for free.
Plagiarism Today
OCTOBER 24, 2022
1: How a Copyright Mistake Created the Modern Zombie. Night of the Living Dead is possibly one of the most famous public domain movies of all time. When the film was released, the print was missing a copyright notice. Under the laws at the time, this mean that it didn’t have copyright protection.
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Dear Rich IP Blog
JUNE 20, 2023
Despite the publication date, I can't tell if this book is in the US public domain. It appears to have been only published in the UK, and I've seen evidence the copyright was renewed in the 30's. I have a recent UK copy of the book, and it has no copyright notice.
Copyright Lately
APRIL 30, 2021
The new lawsuit raises a host of complicated legal issues that, while exciting for copyright nerds like me, are often a nightmare to litigate. Key among them is the extent to which pre-1978 works first published abroad without proper copyright notice are still protected under U.S. copyright law. and abroad for years.
Plagiarism Today
AUGUST 23, 2022
Second, since he was a federal employee at the time the image was taken, the work itself is in the public domain. 2: Bungie’s Copyright Infringement Claims Against AimJunkies ‘Insiders’ Can Continue. 3: Original GTA Creator Reports Rockstar Put Copyright Strikes on His Prototype Videos.
Copyright Lately
JANUARY 13, 2023
Shortly after his “I Have a Dream” speech was delivered in August 1963, King moved for a preliminary injunction preventing record companies from selling copies of the speech. CBS brought a summary judgment motion to establish that the speech was in the public domain. The defendants, Mister Maestro, Inc. What’s the difference?
The IPKat
APRIL 8, 2022
However, there was no longer copyright protection of the book in the U.S. due to a defect in the copyright notice (this was a material issue under the 1909 copyright law then in effect in the US). However, there was no longer copyright protection of the book in the U.S. The movie had entered cinema oblivion.
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