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Too Rusty For Krusty–Nickelodeon v. Rusty Krab Restaurant (Guest Blog Post)

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And the three registrations that Viacom owns for KRUSTY KRAB are for aquarium ornaments, plastic cake decorations, and a website featuring entertainment information related to television programs and cartoons.

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WIPIP session 5: Anti-Circumvention

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You’re forbidden to remove/alter information at pain of $2500/violation. Fanworks is a good example where fair use is important. Highlights that Chamberlain and other cases are about personal property versus 1201’s use of copyright. Pam Samuelson: don’t forget 1202. A distinct set of works.

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27th Annual BTLJ-BCLT Symposium: From the DMCA to the DSA: Panel 3: Intended and Unintended Consequences of the DSA

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Fly in the ointment: notices are signals conveying information. The nonprofit I work with, the Organization for Transformative Works (“OTW”) was established in 2007 to protect and defend fans and fanworks from commercial exploitation and legal challenge. But we can’t match that up to internal information about user behavior.

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Copyright Office Technical Measures Consultations

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Organization for Transformative Works, Rebecca Tushnet: The Organization for Transformative Works (“OTW”) is a nonprofit established to protect and defend fans and fanworks from commercial exploitation and legal challenge. Encourage CO to think carefully about smaller nonprofit and educational uses.