Copyright Lately

AUGUST 10, 2021

In a 91-page report and recommendation, a magistrate judge finds that the new version of the Philadelphia Phillies’ mascot falls within the “derivative works exception” to copyright termination. The law permits the owner of a derivative work prepared before termination to continue using that new work even after termination.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 25, 2023

Howell ruled last Friday that the Register of Copyrights did not act “arbitrarily or capriciously” in denying a copyright registration to Dr. Stephen Thaler for artwork generated entirely by artificial intelligence. In a decision that surprised exactly no one, D.C. District Court Judge Beryl A. What is Unclaimable Material?

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Derivative Work Registration Copyright Public Domain 80

Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In my first post in this series, after discussing the basics of good copyright practice for bloggers (and other creators whose distribution is primarily through social media sites), I went on to look at the DMCA and how it may be seen as a useful first-line-of-defense bit of IP protection for content first appearing on such sites.

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Copyright Licensing Social Media Derivative Work 116

Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The copyright in the Fritz Lang motion picture first lapsed in 1953 after its owner didn’t renew the initial copyright registration. The Act restored protection for Metropolis and other foreign works that were still protected by copyright in their source countries, but which had fallen into the U.S. public domain on January 1, 2023.

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Public Domain Derivative Work Copyright Social Media 145

Corsearch

MARCH 13, 2023

We also provide a full suite of Entertainment Availability and Copyright search offerings which include a Full US Copyright Search, enabling you to learn everything about the original copyright, registration, renewals, and all derivative works for the copyrighted work.

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Public Domain Trademark Copyright Registering Trademarks 52

43(B)log

AUGUST 4, 2023

Xuan-Thao Nguyen, Tech Bros, Social Media, and the End of IP Financing? Reproduction and public display are the main alleged rights violated (with lots of overlap); only 71 derivative work claims. registration status makes a big difference here] A: generally, there is a selection effect—wants to track that over time.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

Most NFTs are protected under US Copyright Law as creative works and/or may be derivative works based on pre-existing copyright-protected works. As of March 12, 2022, the USPTO TESS Database contained 2551 trademark applications or registrations using NFT in the goods/services descriptions.

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