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Protecting Copyright Isn’t Always About Money
In 2013, The Beastie Boys filed suit against the girl-oriented, creative toy company GoldieBlox. Not for the money, but for ...
Copyright Registration for Screenwriters
Copyright registration of your screenplay, especially if you write it on spec, is a good idea. But there are some ...
World Photography Day: AI and the Photographic Copyright
Happy World Photography Day! Napoleon Sarony was the most famous celebrity photographer of the late 19th century. His studios in ...
Court Strengthens Protection for Visual Artists
In November 2023, we discussed the “server test” (or server rule) as a controversial defense to copyright infringement used by ...
The Lucky Shot May Be Quite Valuable
Everyone owns copyrights. But not everyone has a need to enforce their rights. As an operation of law, copyright rights ...
Federal Court Affirms: Memes are not a Copyright-Free Zone
We’ve all become accustomed to the never-ending parade of iconic images that get picked up as viral “memes.” From Grumpy ...
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