Can a TV set in our movies play a copyrighted movie?
It infringes the copyright to use a copyrighted work commercially without permission. There is an argument that a de minimis use cannot sustain an...
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It infringes the copyright to use a copyrighted work commercially without permission. There is an argument that a de minimis use cannot sustain an...
Studios spend a grip (no pun intended) on rights clearances because the Copyright Act prevents the unauthorized use, including through derivative...
It might be copyright infringement. The interesting question is of who? Many Hotwheels cars are of actual car models, made pursuant to licenses...
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Initially, your question confuses "copyright" with "register." Copyright exists the moment a work is created. There may be a dispute as to who...
Any work that displays sufficient artistic expression (and the standard is very low) is entitled to copyright protection. Basic geometric shapes...
Your question appears to have two parts: (1) is it an infringement to create a similar design, and (2) if it is can you recover the money made from...
I have represented copyright holders in multiple cases where defense counsel have challenged my client's ownership of its copyright on the grounds...
The answers given by my colleagues are generally correct. I would, however, like to add that there is always an exception for "fair use;" i.e.,...
In order to prove copyright infringement, a copyright holder needs to establish (1) ownership of a valid copyright, and (2) unauthorized use /...
The first thing you want to do is some research on the "free image database" that provided the image to you to see if it is reputable and where it...