Tumblr just put up this site warning people about the dangers of PROTECT-IP Act and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Read up, kids. This is important.
Shit’s getting real. Well done, Tumblr.
The writer of the original film, Jessica Bendinger, and the WGA have filed against the musical for exploiting the rights to the series without Bendinger’s consent nor compensation.
Take a lesson from “Star Wars”: you can have all the resources in the galaxy at your disposal, and sometimes the little guy still prevails. In this case, that little guy is Andrew Ainsworth, a British artist who helped design the stark, almost featureless costumes worn by the villainous storm troopers in George Lucas’s original 1977 space-adventure movie, and who has won the right to sell replicas of those costumes without permission from Mr. Lucas or his studio, Lucasfilm.
Of note considering Lucas’ stranglehold on his intellectual property.
The court ruled that “the scope of the film copyrights covers all visual depictions of the film characters at issue.”
So even though characters from the book The Wizard of Oz have gone into public domain, Warner Bros’ depiction of them in the classic film adaptation is still under copyright.
That sound you hear are the lawyers at Disney calling up Sam Raimi.
Comparisons.
Disclaimer: I love the new Comedy Central logo and don’t think it’s a problem that it’s so similar to these. That’s part of its allure, especially the similarity to the copyright logo.
(thanks to newwavecrashing and shorterexcerpts)
Again. I don’t know how it is over the pond but ideas are not copyrightable here. Also, what sparked this? After almost a decade and a half and you’re just now suing her. I know she needs no defense, considering the amount of money she has, but why are people so skeptical?
Last time I checked parody is not infringement, so good luck MacGyver creators, I’m sure your lawyer will be happy to accept the check.
Obama has appointed an IP Czar to strengthen the nation’s copyright laws. A “czar” really? I know that the czars were ousted by Communist Russia, but the connotation the word brings is all too convenient.
Love Drunk vs Somebody Told Me
This sort of thing happens all the time, there’s only so many combinations of notes in western music. I don’t think Boys Like Girls intentionally ripped off The Killers but unfortunately they wrote a melody that is very similar. I doubt The Killers will take legal action, I’ve heard a lot worse in terms of copyright infringement.
