Copyright Lately

AUGUST 25, 2023

Material that is in the public domain. Unlike pre-existing works in the public domain, it’s nearly impossible to accurately prove that a work has been created by AI—at least for now. Let me know in the comments below or @copyrightlately on whatever social media app you aren’t boycotting this week.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

This aspect of the lawsuit has been overlooked in most of the articles and social media comments I’ve read that are critical of Netflix, so it bears repeating: Netflix offered Barlow & Bear a license to perform an otherwise unauthorized derivative work. Even better, it’s in the public domain.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

30, 2021): Plaintiff alleges that Defendants knew that Defendant Wagner did not own the copyright to the images that Plaintiff posted on its social media channels, because Wagner abandoned the copyrights when he executed the Stipulation of Settlement, which dedicated the intellectual property rights of the images to the public domain.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

It could still apply to a dilution claim if the defending party claimed trademark rights in (1) a title for a television series (such as “Empire”), (2) the name of a political or religious organization, or (3) a political phrase for T-shirts. The Justices did not add a non-trademark use of the mark requirement to the text of 15 U.S.C.

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