Weekly IP Buzz for the Week Ending December 16, 2022
In this week's post, we see as copyright term extensions for old, famous works begin to expire, it is important for owners to know what other rights they may be able to use to prevent third party unauthorized use and for public domain users to understand the true landscape of available and fair use.
Copyright: A Year in Review
In the coming year, some Mickey Mouse works and other famous copyrighted works will see an end to the copyright term extension of 1998, becoming available for use in the public domain.
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In addition to publishing Thriving Attorney, Darin M. Klemchuk is founder of Klemchuk PLLC, a litigation, intellectual property, and transactional law firm located in Dallas, Texas. Click to read more about Darin Klemchuk's practice as an intellectual property lawyer. For more on the latest developments in IP law, see the blogs Ideate and IP Questions Answered.