Public Domain Day 2023 is Coming: Here’s What to Know
A new crop of copyrighted works (including rights in a certain famous British detective) will enter the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2023. Here's what it all means.
5 Things the Media Should Have Reported About Hawley’s Copyright Bill
Josh Hawley's proposed copyright legislation is riddled with problems, but you wouldn't know that from most media reports about the bill.
Foreign Works, US Rights: The 7th Circle of Copyright Hell?
Nirvana has been sued for using an illustration from a 1949 translation of Dante’s “Inferno” on band merchandise. Here's why determining the copyright status of old foreign works can be a hellish undertaking.
Is Trump Office’s Use of the Great Seal Legal?
The newly-minted "Office of the Former President" features a logo with a striking resemblance to the Great Seal of the United States. Is it legal?
“Enola Holmes” Copyright Lawsuit Dismissed: Unsolved, Yet Resolved
It appears the parties have reached a settlement in a copyright infringement case brought by the Estate of "Sherlock Holmes" author Arthur Conan Doyle.
“The Great Gatsby” and other 1925 Works Will Soon Enter the Public Domain
A new crop of copyrighted works will enter the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2021. Here's what you need to know.
“Enola Holmes” and the Case of the Overreaching Copyright Owner
The new Netflix film "Enola Holmes," which features the imagined younger sister of famous literary detective Sherlock Holmes, is at the center of a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by the estate of Arthur Conan Doyle. The estate appears determined to squeeze every last drop of copyright life out of Holmes before the entire series falls into the public domain in 2023. Is the estate overstating its rights?