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Tag: copyright law

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Can IKEA Actually Shut Down a Survival Horror Game Set in… Well, an IKEA?

Ah, Kickstarter. What was started as a platform for creators of all stripes to realize their dreams has become a platform for creators ...
By Richard HoegNovember 2, 2022
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The Horror of AI Art in Copyright Law & Other Legal Horror Stories

Four years ago, in this very column, I recounted three of the scariest, bone-chilling, terrifying Halloween stories — stories about copyrights that refused ...
By Adam AdlerOctober 30, 2022
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Blackbeard Just Broke Copyright Law, and Now States Are the Pirates

Blackbeard is one of the most famous and feared pirates of all time. Like all legendary pirates of old, he pilfered, he plundered, ...
By Adam AdlerMarch 29, 2020
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