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Take What You Want From Sherwood Forest

Dear Rich IP Blog

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.

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Foreign Works, US Rights: The 7th Circle of Copyright Hell?

Copyright Lately

Scott-Giles’ “Upper Hell” illustration was first published in a 1949 U.K. ” The complaint, filed in federal court in Los Angeles, claims that Nirvana infringed an illustration first published in a 1949 English language translation of Dante’s “Inferno.” copyright law. without a copyright notice.

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The Copyright Legacy of Martin Luther King

Copyright Lately

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?

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When a vampire not called Dracula bested the copyright system, and what it tells us about derivative works

The IPKat

Assuming that even if Grau was not familiar with Stoker's book when he heard the stories from the farmers in Serbia, still his decision to focus on Dracula brought him directly into contact with the copyright universe. However, there was no longer copyright protection of the book in the U.S. The movie had entered cinema oblivion.

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Which Type of Intellectual Property Protection Do I Need?

Art Law Journal

However, a film of the dance moves, or drawings and descriptions of them would be copyrightable. More importantly, because the work must be tangible, that also means that an idea can’t be copyrighted , only the execution of that idea. How To Win Big In a Copyright Infringement Case. Your Copy-Rights.

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Copyright Fair Use for Education

IP and Legal Filings

Copyright Law Copy Right is a legal concept that gives creators exclusive rights over their original works and allows them to control the use and distribution of those works. These rights generally include the rights to reproduce, distribute, perform, publish and create derivative works.

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

Art Law Journal

However, a film of the dance moves, or drawings and descriptions of them would be copyrightable. More importantly, because the work must be tangible, that also means that an idea can’t be copyrighted , only the execution of that idea. How To Win Big In a Copyright Infringement Case. Your Copy-Rights.