Velocity of Content
JUNE 8, 2022
Preface: I wanted to learn more about the concept (and applications) of “derivative works” and adaptations under copyright law, and I was searching for a useful example that might also be interesting for readers of Velocity of Content to read about. Beginning in 1955, adaptations of the stage play for television begin.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
OCTOBER 6, 2022
2K Games rejected similar infringement claims on the basis of de minimis use, implied license, and fair use. To briefly summarize, the court left the fair use question entirely to the jury, despite its own pre-trial order and the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Google v.
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IPilogue
DECEMBER 20, 2021
Cosplay (or “costume play”) is the act of dressing up as a character, often from anime, video games, comics, television, or film. In both the United States and Canada , costumes do not fall under copyright protection given their classification as “useful articles.” Unfortunately, laws around fanfiction and fanart are not clear.
Copyright Lately
AUGUST 2, 2022
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.” While Barlow & Bear may now try to argue that their work constitutes fair use, it’s a weak defense in this case.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
JUNE 20, 2023
Supreme Court affirmed the Second Circuit’s ruling that the reproduction of Andy Warhol’s Orange Prince on the cover of a magazine tribute was not a fair use of Lynn Goldsmith’s photo of the singer-songwriter Prince, on which the Warhol portrait was based. By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa By a 7-2 vote, the U.S. Goldsmith , No. 569 (1994).
JIPEL Copyright Blog
MARCH 14, 2022
Bridgerton is the Netflix television sensation that enraptured the United States in late 2020. A derivative work itself, Netflix’s Bridgerton is based on the book series by Julia Quinn , a Regency-era series set between 1813 and 1827. Together, they explored the concept: What if Bridgerton was a musical ?
LexBlog IP
OCTOBER 25, 2023
The copyright claims came down to a fair use analysis, something that has occupied discussions by this poster before. ” With a mixed bag present on the substantial similarity analysis, the District Court moved on to looking at fair use itself. .” Let’s see why.
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