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Seems like it. And now a custom car maker who goes by the name of Gotham Garage will have to prove that it did not infringe DC Comics’ copyright to the Batmobile. You see, Gotham Garage decided to build and sell replica…
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Patrick Cariou’s lawyers filed their appellate brief on Wednesday, January 25, 2012. The case, the Roe v. Wade of the artworld, is Cariou v. Prince. The brief is available here, via pdf format on Scribd.
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It’s back, like a double-edged dagger — an éperon — Nietzsche style. Back by popular demand, and now going on its third year, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts’ legendary, ground-breaking, and no-holds-barred educational…
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They probably did, and their customer service response didn’t make things any better. Thanks to our good friend Amanda Sitzer for the heads up.
Artists, tell the U.S. Copyright Office how you would benefit from a court system where you could protect your copyrights and file small copyright claims. Because January 16 is a federal holiday (commemoration of the…
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Kevin Smith, Duke University’s Scholarly Communications Officer, has some thoughts on this question, comparing U.S. copyright laws to those of the UK and Brazil.
