Fifty years ago, a graphic artist named Harvey Ros... ...a hit, but neither Ball nor his company sought a copyright or a trademark.In the early 1970s, brothers Berna... ...uo; to the smile, the Brothers Spain were able to copyright the revised mark in 1971, and immediately began p...
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/14/Who-Really-Invented-the-Smiley-Face/
(L) The infamous The Pirate Bay (R) Finn... ...nt and therefore we will sue them for copyright
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/02/16/Anti-Piracy-Website-Pirates-The-Pirate-Bay/
You probably sing the song "Happy Birthday To You"... ...much in restaurants or movies because it's under copyright . The song's origin are not exactly clear, but it... ...e song's origin are not exactly clear, but it was copyrighted in 1935. Through a series of purchases, the right... ...he song for their fi...
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/01/02/The-New-Birthday-Song-Contest/
Imagine that you spent time and money developi... ...bably take them to court! There are gray areas in copyright , though. How much of an idea is stolen or not, an...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/06/15/how-aunt-jemima-changed-u-s-trademark-law/
In 1907, archaeologist Sir Marc... ...dated printed book, but also the oldest copyright -free /public domain work as well! Links: H...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/05/11/the-diamond-sutra-the-worlds-oldest-copyleft-book/(vimeo link) Kirby Ferguson has released the fo... ...he concept of intellectual property, patents, and copyrights
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/02/17/everything-is-a-remix-part-four/
The rights to the 1978 song "Y.M.C.A." generate a... ...of “Y.M.C.A.,” whose lyrics he wrote, under a copyright provision that returns ownership of creative work...
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/18/village-person-tests-copyright-law/
In a story we brought you last week, a monkey grab... ...this one of himself. This picture doesn't have a copyright notice, but two other pictures at Mail Online hav... ...range. So here's the legal question: how did the copyright get assigned to Caters? I can't see how there's b... ...things, Slater almost...
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/07/13/can-a-monkey-license-its-copyrights-to-a-news-agency/
YouTube took the original Nyan Cat video down, and... ...that "This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by PRguitarman." However, PRguitarman says... ...man." However, PRguitarman says he did not file a copyright claim. He is having trouble straightening this ou...
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/06/28/nyan-cat-video-in-legal-limbo/
What do you do if you are a member of a band and someone keeps sending you emails claiming to the the artist known as Banksy, and asking you to change the name of your band? That actually happened to the band Exit Throug...
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/05/01/banksy-steals-band-name-then-gives-them-300000-painting/
