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Plagiarism Today
JANUARY 5, 2022
On January 1, 2022, works that were first published in the year 1926 lapsed into the public domain. Winnie-the-Pooh is likely the most culturally relevant character to enter the public domain since 2019, when works started entering the public domain again in the United States due to the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act.
Copyright Lately
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Oh Mickey, you’re so fine—but you’re not alone: An avalanche of copyrighted works will enter the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2024. public domain on January 1, 2024—and that’s a shame. public domain for failure to comply with the various formalities (e.g., copyright terms.
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Plagiarism Today
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
Last month, a study published by The Galaxy examined the top 25 most valuable NFT projects and found that, despite many understanding that NFTs transferred either the copyright or the license in the original work, only 1 in 25 of those projects even attempted to do as such. Understanding the “Can’t Be Evil” Licenses.
The TTABlog
DECEMBER 13, 2022
District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia upheld the TTAB's decision [ TTABlogged here ] affirming a refusal to register certain features of Timberland's boot design on the ground that the proposed mark for "footwear, namely, lace-up boots" lacked acquired distinctiveness. TBL Licensing, LLC v. Vidal , Civil Case No.
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. AimJunkies continues to argue that the development of cheat software is not an infringement of copyright, though Bungie made claims that code was copied for the purpose of creating the software.
IP Intelligence
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
If restrictions are placed on the fair use defense and/or a compulsory licensing regime implemented for models that used copyrighted content, such restrictions might apply to computer vision models that enable surgical robotics and autonomous vehicles. AI authorship rules apply regardless of the nature of the claimant.
Intepat
APRIL 2, 2022
Any product, design, or process that does something using a novel methodology or solves an existing technical problem is an invention. Firstly, it prevents other organizations from copying the invention, thereby lowering the risk of competitors in the market. A patent is a form of intellectual property right granted to an invention.
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