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The Canadian Government Makes its Choice: Implementation of Copyright Term Extension Without Mitigating Against the Harms

Michael Geist

The Canadian government plans to extend the term of copyright from the international standard of life of the author plus 50 years to life plus 70 years without mitigation measures that would have reduced the harms and burden of the extension. Freeland has a long history with copyright term and surely understands the costs to Canadians.

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17 Copyright and/or Plagiarism Stories for Halloween

Plagiarism Today

Along the way, we discussed why a knockoff Beetlejuice costume is titled “Juice Demon”, the ways that intellectual property laws govern Halloween costumes and the ways one could find themselves in trouble. It’s an interesting look at how a public domain source and a modern interpretation can clash.

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Smells Like Copyright Infringement

IPilogue

Relying on Twin Books Corporation v Walt Disney Company ( Twin Books ), Bundy argued, “a foreign publication of a foreign work, before January 1, 1978, without notice of United States copyright, did not put the foreign work into the public domain in the U.S.”. They brought evidence of U.S. Copyright Act of 1909. The Outcome.

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NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Image by Tumisu via Pixabay Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are altering society’s notion of digital ‘ownership’ and redefining the common perspective on distribution of original works to consumers by introducing scarcity to the digital realm.

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Who Owns the Copyright in AI-Generated Art?

Intepat

This burgeoning genre is not only pushing the boundaries of artistic expression but also challenging the established norms of copyright ownership. This blog post embarks on a comprehensive journey to unravel the complex issue of copyright ownership in AI-generated art. Copyright laws are designed to safeguard the rights of creators.

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Traditional Knowledge on the agenda for 2024

The IPKat

The Bill would vest ownership of traditional knowledge with the appropriate government of the territory where it is practiced (a suggestion that has received some criticism ), and then allows for "knowledge societies" to apply to the government to be recognised as custodians of the knowledge. Image from Pixabay.

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Copyright implications of Augmented Reality for cultural goods – Part 1

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Thus, AR can be considered as a tool for boosting cultural heritage exploitation, helping achieve the educational mission of bodies governing cultural heritage, as well as enabling better participation in cultural life. i) Public domain works. Thus, ownership of such rights is crucial for exploitation purposes.

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