Public Domain Full of Mousetraps After Steamboat Willie
JD Supra Law
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
The expiration of the 95-year copyright for Disney’s first Mickey Mouse from Steamboat Willie marked a momentous day in IP history.
JD Supra Law
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
The expiration of the 95-year copyright for Disney’s first Mickey Mouse from Steamboat Willie marked a momentous day in IP history.
IP and Legal Filings
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
The primary goal of copyright law is to safeguard the interests of creators of original, publishable works. The purpose of copyright protection is to make sure that the artist reaps the rewards of creating their original work and that no one else benefits unfairly from it. The Copyrights Act of 1957 regulates copyright law in India.
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Kluwer Copyright Blog
DECEMBER 12, 2021
Recent discussions have focused on AI-aided and AI-generated output, concentrating on whether an AI system can be a creator or an inventor (see, among others, here and here ). Additionally, all proprietary and open source software licensing rely on copyright protection.
The IPKat
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Authors in the subsequent section explore industrial property rights, with Nari Lee delving into inventors and patents, Giorgio Spedicato shedding light on industrial design, and Genevieve Wilkinson discussing trade marks.
Intepat
MAY 4, 2023
When an inventor is granted exclusive rights over their inventions for a specific period of time, it provides a return on their investment in terms of time, resources and capital. The idea that a specific invention will allow the inventor to reap benefits has a direct effect on incentivising inventors to create and invent more.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
DECEMBER 1, 2021
On 29 October 2021, the UK Intellectual Property Office launched a public consultation looking at how the copyright and patent regimes should deal with artificial intelligence. This is not the first time the UKIPO has engaged with a public call for views on the topic of AI and IP. Photo by Rock’n Roll Monkey on Unsplash.
Patently-O
AUGUST 22, 2022
And, once a patent expires (or is refused or forfeited by public use), the balance allows “free access to copy whatever the federal patent and copyright laws leave in the public domain.” ” Compco Corp. Day–Brite Lighting, Inc. , 234 (1964). Hotchkiss v. Greenwood , 11 How. 248 (1851). 3d 25 (2d Cir.
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