Creative Law Center

MARCH 2, 2019

The post Museums that Give Away Open Access Images of Public Domain Work appeared first on Creative Law Center. Innovative museums share their collections with high resolution open access images that can be used by anyone for anything.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

You may have heard that on January 1, 2022, Winnie-the-Pooh and the other characters from the Hundred Acre Wood are now in the public domain. Milne’s characters from his 1926 books entered the public domain at the beginning of this year, but Disney’s iteration remains copyright protected for now.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 29, 2024

Image via Staatliche Museen, Berlin, Gemäldegalerie / Christoph Schmidt Public Domain Mark 1.0 In this context of international and EU legal obligations to protect cultural rights, the EU has set a legal imperative to protect the public domain.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

While it's well known that NASA images and videos are public domain, there are still some restrictions to be aware of before using them. The post NASA: Copyright and Trademark in Space appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Also, is Rudolph public domain? The Rankin/Bass holiday specials are a Christmas tradition. So who owns the copyright to these works? The post Copyright and the Rankin/Bass Christmas Specials appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

A case before the Copyright Claims Board tests the boundaries of public domain and artistic creativity when it comes to tarot cards. The post The Copyright Battle Over a Tarot Card Deck appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Fanatics defeats copyright claim over melted ice trophy, CODA shutters Brazil anime piracy site and Popeye to enter the public domain. The post 3 Count: Slice of Ice appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 7, 2024

However, the works involved were already placed in the public domain. Yuga Labs announced a new commercial NFT venture. The post Yet Another NFT Copyright Failure appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 24, 2024

As old as Christmas traditions often feel, it's surprises many so few are in the public domain. However, there's a simple reason for that. The post Why So Much of Christmas is Protected by Copyright appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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IPilogue

JULY 15, 2022

The IPilogue previously published about Winnie the Pooh entering the public domain when Ryan Reynolds created a fun viral commercial featuring the iconic original 1926 Winnie the Pooh. Ryan Reynolds’s fun-loving commercial was generally well-received by the public, but some claimed that this would “ ruin their childhood ”. .

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Dear Rich IP Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

Is it public domain or fair use? Public domain? Other states like Virginia, New York, and Massachusetts (called "open copyright" states) have a policy that makes state documents presumptively public domain. BTW, photos by federal law enforcement are public domain. May I use it?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 11, 2025

Access to videogames, music or films that are not already part of the public domain may be lost forever if the service provider decides to stop offering it. Indeed, intellectual access to works in the public domain, their enjoyment and their use presuppose prior material access to these works.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It’s the tale of a film that was originally a flop that lapsed into the public domain only to get a reprieve thanks to the Supreme Court and its newfound popularity. 5: 5 Public Domain Christmas Songs (And 5 That Aren’t). 6: 5 Public Domain Christmas Movies. Copyright is the reason.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

We have recently published a white paper , authored by Julia Reda ( Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte ) and Paul Keller ( Open Future ) that proposes to build a public repository of Public Domain and openly licensed works.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

Just Because it’s Published Doesn’t Mean it’s in the Public Domain - Some people think that if something is on the Internet, it’s in the public domain and is fair game to be copied. Giving the public access to an article, photo, music, video, or other art doesn’t put it in the public domain.

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Likelihood of Confusion

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Newly discovered evidence [according to a court filing] “proves conclusively that Happy Birthday has been in the public domain since no later than 1922.” The post Where Were You When “Happy Birthday to You” Was Found to Be in the Public Domain? ” At stake is the more than.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2023

Under the new terms, no new works will enter the public domain in Canada for 20 years. However, the change is not retroactive and any work that is already in the public domain in Canada will remain as such. 3: Happy Public Domain Day! Canada beat that deadline by a day.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Whether it’s a movie becoming a holiday classic due to it being (briefly) in the public domain, holiday songs still very much under copyright, multiple legal questions around a children’s classic or some long-running myths that have changed the way people view some of the season’s most important characters, copyright has been a factor.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2022

Finally today, The Associated Press reports that, with the new year, several prominent works are lapsing into the public domain including the Ernest Hemingway novel The Sun Also Rises and A.A. Copyright Law, works lapse into the public domain on January First of the year their copyright expires.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 12, 2022

As a result, there will be a two decade moratorium on new works entering the public domain, creating an enormous impact on access to Canadian culture and history for a generation. With the copyright term extension in Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s Budget 2022, the works are locked out of the public domain for a generation.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

Opposing the claimants’ arguments, Ravensburger challenged the cross-border application of Italian law, alleging that the claims conflict with article 14 of Copyright Directive in the Digital Single Market (CDSM) Directive since they attempt to unlawfully impose property assertions on public domain works. 633/1941, l.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 9, 2024

On January 1, 2024, the copyrighted 1928 motion picture “Steamboat Willie,” featuring one of the earlier-versions of Mickey Mouse, became public domain.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Because copyright protection has a set term, copyrights in certain works necessarily expire each year and enter the public domain. Once a work has entered the public domain, it no longer retains. This means that the owner has the exclusive right to reproduce, adapt, publish, perform, and display the work.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 14, 2023

In particular, under EU law the Italian public cultural property seems to be inconsistent with art. 14 of the CDSM 2019/790 directive on works of visual art in the public domain. More from our authors: Guide to EU and UK Pharmaceutical Regulatory Law, Eighth Edition by Sally Shorthose € 265

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 20, 2025

Some works enter the public domain the moment they are created, such as the AI-generated images below. Others take their sweet time, so when they finally do arrive, its cause for celebration. By: Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

So keep your eyes open this holiday season and see if the tradition continues with more domain seizures around Thanksgiving. 5: 5 Public Domain Christmas Songs (And 5 That Aren’t). So, in this article we examine 10 Christmas songs including five that are in the public domain and five that are not.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2022

5: The Public Domain Expands. Finally, with the new year comes new works that lapse into the public domain. Due to the Sony Bono Copyright Term Extension Act in 1998, nothing entered into the public domain in the United States between 1999 and 2019.

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IP Close Up

JANUARY 3, 2023

What do Virginia Woolf’s ‘To The Lighthouse” and the final Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, the German science-fiction film ‘Metropolis’ and Alfred Hitchcock’s Continue reading.

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Intellectual Property Office Blog

MARCH 7, 2024

This year Disney is celebrating its 100th anniversary but did you know that the original version of one of Disney’s most iconic and popular characters, Mickey Mouse, has recently been released from its copyright worldwide?

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Creative Law Center

MARCH 22, 2021

To use song lyrics in your fiction, you need to: (1) Use a song in the public domain; (2) Get permission; (3) Establish fair use ; or (4) Not do it. The post How to Use Song Lyrics in Your Fiction [INFOGRAPHIC] appeared first on Creative Law Center.

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IPilogue

JULY 27, 2022

According to an interesting study on “ The effect of copyright term length on South African book markets ,” a book entering the public domain generates 26.5 additional editions on average after it enters the public domain. The concerns are loud and clear.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 22, 2024

Music lawyer Tamera Bennett and TV lawyer Gordon Firemark discuss: The impact of Mickey Mouse (or some versions) going public domain on January 1, 2024. Microsoft Corp., 1:23-cv-11195 (S.D.N.Y. 27, 2023); and the No AI Fraud ACT bill is introduced in the House.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

These comments and references were already known to the plaintiffs, but now enter the public domain. .” In addition, there was an internal discussion about not using Facebook infrastructure to torrent, to avoid[] risk of tracing back the seeder/downloader to Meta servers.

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Art Law Journal

JULY 15, 2021

If an artwork is in the public domain, free from copyright protection, then how can a museum claim it holds the copyright? Steve Schlackman.

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IP Close Up

DECEMBER 20, 2022

He is also on a mission to keep the content he and others create out of the public domain. Mark Helprin is a successful novelist. Continue reading.

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IP Close Up

AUGUST 20, 2024

and other power brands will be entering the public domain at an alarming rate between Continue reading Iconic characters from Disney, Marvel and DC Comics (Warner Bros.)

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IP Close Up

JANUARY 9, 2024

The most anticipated entry to the public domain, “Steamboat Willie,” an animated short featuring and early incarnation of Mickey Mouse, became available royalty-free to all Continue reading

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