The earliest versions of Mickey and Minnie Mouse entered the public domain in the United States at the start of this year, 95 years since they were introduced to the public.
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Canada’s extension of copyright might be good for corporations that hold copyrights, but it’s bad news for creators and the public.
The Uffizi Gallery in Florence has threatened legal action against Pornhub for use of its art in pornographic work.
The changes for allow access to orphan works and put beyond doubt the right of academics to quote from copyrighted works.
Copyright lasts the life of the author plus 70 years before it enters the public domain. But the author and their family are often not the beneficiary. Perhaps it’s time for shrink that term.
Artistic works in the public domain may be free, but they form the basis of derivative works worth millions to the economy.
In 1998, if Congress hadn’t extended copyrights by 20 years, George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises and Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind would all be in the public domain…
Sherlock Holmes faces his greatest challenge – since his fight to the death with Professor James Moriarty at Reichenbach Falls. Who owns Sherlock Holmes, the world’s greatest detective? Is it the estate…
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