As the New Year marks the expiration of copyright protection for earlier animated versions of Disney's iconic Mickey Mouse character, legal experts predict a wave of creative activity and ...

For your work to be protected by copyright law it needs to be original and tangible Copyright is legal right that protects the use of your work once your idea has ...

Dezeen Wire: the UK government has announced changes in the law that will extend copyright protection of 'artistic' manufactured goods from just 25 years to the life of the creator plus 70 years, ...

An attempt by UK broadcasters to add “copy protection” capabilities to the forthcoming high-definition version of Freeview has caused an outcry among opponents of digital rights management technology.

A few months ago, a marketing firm made a multinational campaign with AI-generated visuals & wording. The result was packed with images that stood out, impactful messages, and in a short time. However ...

Some of you will have seen a blog post a few days ago from Tom Watson MP that suggested that the BBC intends to make millions of Freeview PVRs obsolete by encrypting the service information data of ...

The shoe company argued its sandals "are copyright-protected works of applied art" that may not be imitated - in an effort to try and stop copy-cat sellers. The Birkenstock sandal is recognisable for ...

The ruling will have implications for cheese producers across the EU The taste of a food cannot be protected by copyright, the EU's highest legal authority has ruled in a case involving a Dutch cheese ...