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3 Count: Sealed with a Kiss

Plagiarism Today

The lawsuit claimed that the site was offering illegal downloads of their books and specifically targeted two Ukrainian nationals as the operators. 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.

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INTERNET AND COPYRIGHT

IIPRD

A standard myth about the Internet is that anything posted online can be copied or downloaded. After the term of protection expires, the copyrighted work is out there in the public domain and the rights of the author terminate. MP3 REVOLUTION (DERIVATIVE WORKS) MP3 stands for MPEG audio layer 3.

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Which Type of Intellectual Property Protection Do I Need?

Art Law Journal

For those looking to find copyright-free works to use, one rule of thumb is that any work created prior to 1924, no longer has copyright protection (in the public domain). For any works created before 1989 and 1924, use the flowchart below. Trademarks.

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

Art Law Journal

For those looking to find copyright-free works to use, one rule of thumb is that any work created prior to 1924 no longer has copyright protection (in the public domain). For any works created before 1989 and 1924, use the flowchart below. Trademarks.

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HULM Entertainment v.  Fantasy Sports: Reanalysing Originality, Idea-Expression Dichotomy and Copyrightability of GUIs

SpicyIP

However, this order was later modified on April 25 ( pdf ), where Fantasy Sports was restrained from using Hulm Entertainment’s copyrighted works through their “MyFab11” app but allowed their app to be downloaded.

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13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

Copyright Lately

Faced with the prospect of either pulling Twain’s name from a poorly-reviewed novel that couldn’t stand on its own or turning over the book’s profits, publisher Mitchell Kennerley agreed to cease publication and destroy all remaining copies. You can judge for yourself by downloading a copy of “Jap Herron” here.

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