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5 Spooky Articles About Copyright and Halloween

Plagiarism Today

1: How a Copyright Mistake Created the Modern Zombie. Night of the Living Dead is possibly one of the most famous public domain movies of all time. When the film was released, the print was missing a copyright notice. Under the laws at the time, this mean that it didn’t have copyright protection.

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3 Count: Grand Theft Copyright

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Second, since he was a federal employee at the time the image was taken, the work itself is in the public domain. 2: Bungie’s Copyright Infringement Claims Against AimJunkies ‘Insiders’ Can Continue. First, he took the photograph of President Obama and Hillary Clinton.

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How Lulu Lost Her Mark

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Dear Rich: A company in Florida filed a trademark on "Louise Brooks" and has used that to remove all Louise Brooks items off of Etsy in order for its company to sell its own Louise Brooks products. The story behind the trademark. A company from Coral Gables, Florida applied for the Louise Brooks trademark in 2018.

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How to Defeat an AI-Powered DMCA Scam

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As we discussed in March 2021 , many scammers are turning to fake copyright notices as a way to extort money, push malware, obtain backlinks (as in this case) or obtain personal information. The fake lawyer identifies herself as a trademark attorney, but is handling a copyright issue. How to Avoid the Scam.

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Which Type of Intellectual Property Protection Do I Need?

Art Law Journal

Unfortunately, Intellectual Property law has gotten so complicated that many people aren’t even sure which type of Intellectual Property (copyright, trademarks, or patents) protects their creative work. Take these two commonly heard phrases: “I need to copyright my company name,” and “I want to patent my new idea.”. Trademarks.

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

Art Law Journal

Unfortunately, IP law has gotten so complicated that many people aren’t even sure which types of IP (copyright, trademarks, or patents) protects their creative work. Take these two commonly heard phrases: “I need to copyright my company name,” and “I want to patent my new idea.”. Trademarks.

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IP Reveries: Class 1 – IPR: A Tantalising Term or Troubling Terminology?

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Mindy: I think it is just copyright, patent, trademark, and stuff like that, right? Akira: Well, to be honest, ( taking a pause to think ) IPR mostly reminds me of how hard it is to upload TikTok videos to YouTube , because of either over-eager lawyers or how their magic code detects it and sends copyright notices!

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