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Why Netflix’s “Bridgerton” Lawsuit is Good for Fan Fiction

Copyright Lately

performances of “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical”) or other derivative works that might compete with Netflix’s own planned live events,” including the multi-city “ Bridgerton Experience.” First, as far as copyright cases go, this one’s easy. Was it a license on the world’s greatest terms?

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A Brief Thematic Review of Non-Fungible Tokens and their Copyright

IP and Legal Filings

The copyrights Act includes computer programmes and electronic communication, however this has been viewed as a grey area. Following the 2012 revision to the copyrights Act, it was made clear that Internet activities were also covered by the copyright law. They serve as a medium for new ideas, images, and sounds.

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13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

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It found that because Harvey had not renewed the copyrights on the comics featuring the character that later developed into Fatso, the depictions of the character relied on by Harvey had fallen into the public domain. Harvey wasn’t saved by the fact that later issues of “Casper” remained subject to copyright.

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