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Which Type of Intellectual Property Protection Do I Need?

Art Law Journal

When people find out that I am an Intellectual Property attorney, I am often battered with questions about the topic. 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.

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

Art Law Journal

When people find out that I am an Intellectual Property (IP) attorney, I am often battered with questions about the topic. 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. That’s understandable.

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Court Rules Lego Creation Based on Religious Texts is Eligible for Copyright Protection

The IP Law Blog

Thus, here, given that the plaintiff has Copyright Registrations, the burden shifts to Defendants to come forward with “evidence that the work[s] [were] copied from the public domain.” As a result, Defendants contend that Plaintiff’s Second Holy Temple Product can be copied and used in derivative works.

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Creative Commons and NFTs – is CC licensing compatible with the new technologies?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

With the exception of CC0, CC licences allow authors to keep their copyright whilst at the same time communicate which rights they reserve and which rights they waive for public benefit. The underlying work, in turn, could be licensed, including through the use of CC or released into the public domain, e.g., with CC0.

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Court Rules Lego Creation Based on Religious Texts is Eligible for Copyright Protection

LexBlog IP

Thus, here, given that the plaintiff has Copyright Registrations, the burden shifts to Defendants to come forward with “evidence that the work[s] [were] copied from the public domain.” As a result, Defendants contend that Plaintiff’s Second Holy Temple Product can be copied and used in derivative works.

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Clarifying Copyright Fair Use in Commercialized and Licensed Visual Arts: Insights from Warhol v. Goldsmith

LexBlog IP

Goldsmith SCOTUS Decision Welcome to the ever-evolving world of intellectual property law, where creativity intersects with legal rights, and the boundaries of art and originality are constantly being defined and redefined. This could potentially stifle creativity and limit the use of derivative works in commercial contexts.

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It’s a Wonderful Copyright

LexBlog IP

The simple answer: public domain came to the rescue. When 1974 (28 years after 1946) came around, NTA failed to file for renewal, which meant It’s a Wonderful Life entered the public domain. This resulted in the production company producing the film at a pretty significant loss.