Social Media Ideas for First Owner Of Copyright - Section 17

TCRC v. Ganga Rudraiah: Copyright, Acquiescence, and the Cost of an Unwritten Arrangement

The Madras High Court’s decision in TCRC v. Ganga Rudraiah may appear to be about the ownership of BTS photographs from the making of the hit film ‘Aval Appadithan‘. But the reason...

Originality Without Authorship: Analysing the Copyright Office’s Decision in Thaler

In light of the Copyright Office’s refusal to register Dr. Stephen Thaler’s AI-generated artwork, holding that DABUS cannot be recognised as its author, Vikram Raj Nanda and Sumukh...

Claiming What’s Ours: Preserving the “Public” in the Public Domain

December 30, 2022 was a momentous day in Canada’s copyright history, although it may not have been on the radar of the majority of the Canadian public. That is the date that the te...

Form: Vary licence of right terms by design right or copyright owner

Use this form to apply by design right or copyright owner to vary terms of licence of right.

Section 117: Correction of errors in patents and applications

Sections (117.01 - 117.31) last updated: October 2026.

3 Count: 50 Year Anniversary

Judge orders Meta to name employees who approved book torrenting; Canadian publishers sue Anthropic, and the US Copyright Act of 1976 turns 50. Source

License to Litigate: Exclusive Licensee May Sue Without Patent Owner

Section 24: Publication and certificate of grant

Sections (24.01 - 24.05) last updated: October 2026.

When Federal Court Is Too Much: Copyright Small Claims and the Case for Registration

If someone copies your original work, photograph, a marketing video, website copy, training materials, you have rights under copyright law. But for many creators and businesses, th...

D.C. Judge Pauses Perlmutter Suit as Copyright Office Bill Awaits Senate Action

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a minute order on September 18, in Perlmutter v. Blanche, staying the lawsuit brought by Register of Copyrights Shira Pe...