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Court Rules Lego Creation Based on Religious Texts is Eligible for Copyright Protection

The IP Law Blog

The plaintiff owns copyright registrations for its Second Holy Temple Product and its photograph of its Second Holy Temple Product (the “Copyright Registrations”). Under the Copyright Act of 1976, a copyright registration creates a rebuttable presumption that the copyright is valid.

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Copyright Registration in India

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Copyright Registration in India ensures legal protection to the creators of original works. Copyright registration in India ensures protection for various types of works, such as literary works (e.g., The Copyright Office in India deals with the copyright registration application and grants the registration.

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Court Rules Lego Creation Based on Religious Texts is Eligible for Copyright Protection

LexBlog IP

The plaintiff owns copyright registrations for its Second Holy Temple Product and its photograph of its Second Holy Temple Product (the “Copyright Registrations”). Under the Copyright Act of 1976, a copyright registration creates a rebuttable presumption that the copyright is valid.

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Is your original work automatically protected by copyright?

Intepat

As the name suggests, copyright means the right to copy. Whereas, the copyright registration certificate will be valid proof against the infringer. Hence, copyright registration will signify the work is inaccessible to competitors. However, you can opt for trademark registration. Inaccessible to competitors.

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The Best Starting Place for People New to Copyright

Plagiarism Today

Copyright Office, which is part of the federal government, the work itself is in the public domain. This means that it can be freely copied, printed, shared, distributed without any permission from the U.S. The document itself is very straightforward. Best of all, since it was produced by the U.S. Copyright Office.

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What is Protected by Copyright? Why Register Copyright?

Intepat

As the name suggests, copyright means the right to copy, which signifies that only the creator of the work has the right to use it. The copyright registration certificate will be valid proof against the infringer, and the creator can use it as prima facie evidence and claim damages. However, you can opt for trademark registration.

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Best practices to avoid copyright infringement

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

A person brings in counterfeit copies of a work Without getting permission from the copyright holder, someone reproduces his work in any way. Additionally, creators are not needed to file a copyright registration with the US Copyright Office. Public domain resources as a starting point. Do not copy anything.