Plagiarism Today
DECEMBER 28, 2023
In just a few days, the first appearance of Mickey Mouse lapses into the public domain. The post What Mickey Mouse Lapsing into the Public Domain Means appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Here's what it really means to other creators.
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.
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Plagiarism Today
MAY 11, 2022
Josh Hawley’s Move to Strip Disney’s Copyrights Called ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’. He claims that it aims to revoke Disney’s “special” copyright protections though the law would rewrite copyright law for all creators. 2: Riot Games sues Mobile Legends: Bang Bang for Plagiarism—Again.
Plagiarism Today
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
They have a lengthy and aggressive history when it comes to protecting their rights , even as many of their stories are based on public domain tales. The company is also routinely accused of having an outsized impact on copyright law , including the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Actt of 1998.
Plagiarism Today
JANUARY 3, 2023
2: Canada Extends Copyright Protection for 20 More Years Under New Trade Obligation. Next up today, Mia Robson at The Canadian Press reports that, in Canada, a new copyright law has taken effect that will extend the copyright on works in Canada another 20 years, bring the country up to the same term used by the United States.
Plagiarism Today
JANUARY 3, 2022
Finally today, The Associated Press reports that, with the new year, several prominent works are lapsing into the public domain including the Ernest Hemingway novel The Sun Also Rises and A.A. Copyright Law, works lapse into the public domain on January First of the year their copyright expires.
Plagiarism Today
JANUARY 24, 2022
The guide is an amazingly thorough overview of copyright, written in a way to be understood by lay people and it includes nearly all of the important information one needs to know in just 10 pages and 4,000 words. Copyright Office, which is part of the federal government, the work itself is in the public domain.
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