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Fair Use for Documentaries in US Copyright Law: Brown v Netflix

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Chapman (‘plaintiffs’) collectively filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Netflix, Amazon, and Apple (‘defendants’), claiming that the defendants had directly and indirectly infringed their copyright over the song “ Fish Sticks n’ Tater Tots ” by using it in their documentary titled ‘Burlesque’ ( Brown v. Netflix , Inc. ).

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You’re a Fool if You Think You Can Win a 512(f) Case–Security Police and Fire Professionals v. Maritas

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

This ruling covers two key topics related to 512. 26, 2023): Plaintiffs allege that Service violated 17 U.S.C. § 512 (f) when he falsely represented in the Vimeo Takedown Notice that he possessed an exclusive right to the Documentary and that the Documentary’s presence on Vimeo infringed that right.

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Apple Defeats Copyright Lawsuit Over Emoji Depictions–Cub Club v. Apple

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Also, the iDiversicons’ inventor got a brief shoutout in 2019 The Emoji Story documentary, which made me wince after seeing this lawsuit. Also see: Emojis and the Law , my flagship paper on the topic with a section on copyright protection for emojis. Emojis and Intellectual Property , a brief and breezy survey of the topic.

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Can I Publish Interior Photo of Museum Without Permission?

Dear Rich IP Blog

The topic of our publication is the museum. As to the second factor , the nature of the copyrighted work, courts generally consider photographs as creative works, unless, as might be the case with your photo, the photo is more documentary in nature and does not “showcase the original artistic expression of the photographer.” (See

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Russian Registry Revokes TorrentGalaxy’s Domain Name for Unknown Reasons

TorrentFreak

This includes documentaries covering topics such as Navalny or the Ukraine conflict, which are effectively banned in Russia. Ukraine Censorship or Copyright Enforcement? TorrentGalaxy notes that there’s plenty of content on the site that could be seen as problematic by the Russian authorities.

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Stronger than Yesterday: The Fall of Britney Spears’ Conservatorship

JIPEL Copyright Blog

In fact, multiple documentaries on the topic have been produced and released in the last two years, including Framing Britney Spears and, more recently, Netflix’s Britney vs Spears. This included Jamie Spears cancelling Britney’s second Vegas residency due to her alleged refusal to take medication.

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Book review: The Intelletual Property of Nations

The IPKat

This book is a work of art, that reads like a novel, but blows your mind like a documentary on a topic that you thought you were already schooled in! The book will appeal to any reader interested in broadening their contextual understanding of intellectual property, as well as those considering the globalised future of IP.