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Tag: Derivative Works

Posted on May 18, 2022 Distribution systems

Guest Post: Fair Use or Foul Ball?

  When copying 20,000,000 books without permission is not copyright infringement Jim Bouton’s last pitch to Google wasn’t Ball Four, at least according to the... Read more

Posted on January 31, 2022 Licensing

Another highly derivative blog post

We learn from our mistakes.  Far better, however, is to learn from the other guy’s mistakes.  Here by “our” and “other guy” I am referring... Read more

Posted on May 25, 2021 Public Domain

Best of 2006: Who owns the copyright in scans of public domain works?

First posted on May 7, 2006. I love Plan59.com. If you’re my age or a little older, almost any click on this smartly designed and... Read more

Posted on May 24, 2021 Scans

Who owns the copyright in scans of public domain works?

I love Plan59.com. If you’re my age or a little older, almost any click on this smartly designed and comprehensive website can recreate a certain... Read more

Posted on July 21, 2011January 12, 2013 Distribution systems

The continuing STOR-y

I barely had time to get my arms around the story of Aron Swartz, who was arrested for downloading a ton of stuff off the... Read more

Posted on September 22, 2010October 5, 2010 Copyright Law

Creative license

David Donoghue reports on an interesting copyright issue blowing around Chicago, my home away from home: The Chicago Tribune‘s Ameet Sachdev reported that an ongoing... Read more

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The question of whether consumers are likely to be confused is the signal inquiry that determines if a trademark infringement claim is valid. I write here about trademark law, copyright law, brands, free speech (mostly as it relates to the Internet and social media). That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

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