Copyfraud (English Wikipedia)

Photo at the White House Archived 2015-09-22 at the Wayback Machine, The White House flickr account, posted December 6, 2009. The Electronic Frontier Foundation noted that "official photos by the official White House photographer ... aren't copyrightable [and] should instead be flagged as public domain." See D'Andrade, Hugh. "White House Photos – Does the Public Need a License to Use?" Archived 2015-07-12 at the Wayback Machine, Electronic Frontier Foundation, May 1, 2009, accessed July 11, 2015. Techdirt wrote of another White House photo, "the White House is ignoring what that license says in claiming that the photograph 'may not be manipulated in any way.' That's clearly untrue under the law and a form of copyfraud, in that they are overclaiming rights." Masnick, Mike. "President Obama Is Not Impressed With Your Right to Modify His Photos" Archived 2015-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, Techdirt, November 20, 2012, accessed July 11, 2015
"Diehl v. Crook | Electronic Frontier Foundation". Eff.org. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2009.
Lenz v. Universal Music Corp Archived 2016-11-25 at the Wayback Machine, 572 F. Supp. 2d 1150 (N.D. Cal. 2008).
"Portugal Bans Use of DRM to Limit Access to Public Domain Works". Electronic Frontier Foundation. October 23, 2017. Archived from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2017.

fenimoreartmuseum.org

Fenimore Art Museum terms and conditions

flickr.com

Photo at the White House Archived 2015-09-22 at the Wayback Machine, The White House flickr account, posted December 6, 2009. The Electronic Frontier Foundation noted that "official photos by the official White House photographer ... aren't copyrightable [and] should instead be flagged as public domain." See D'Andrade, Hugh. "White House Photos – Does the Public Need a License to Use?" Archived 2015-07-12 at the Wayback Machine, Electronic Frontier Foundation, May 1, 2009, accessed July 11, 2015. Techdirt wrote of another White House photo, "the White House is ignoring what that license says in claiming that the photograph 'may not be manipulated in any way.' That's clearly untrue under the law and a form of copyfraud, in that they are overclaiming rights." Masnick, Mike. "President Obama Is Not Impressed With Your Right to Modify His Photos" Archived 2015-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, Techdirt, November 20, 2012, accessed July 11, 2015

harvard.edu

nrs.harvard.edu

Suber, Peter. "Open Access and Copyright", SPARC Open Access Newsletter, July 2, 2011, accessed July 17, 2016

hollywoodreporter.com

"Conan Doyle Estate: Denying Sherlock Holmes Copyright Gives Him 'Multiple Personalities'". Hollywoodreporter.com. September 13, 2013. Archived from the original on September 16, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
Gardner, Eriq (September 22, 2015). "'Happy Birthday' Copyright Ruled to Be Invalid". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

hyperallergic.com

Dunne, Carey (July 27, 2016). "Photographer Files $1 Billion Suit Against Getty for Licensing Her Public Domain Images". Hyper Allergic. Archived from the original on July 28, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.

illinois.edu

law.illinois.edu

"Jason Mazzone, Professor, Lynn H. Murray Faculty Scholar in Law" Archived 2015-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, University of Illinois College of Law, accessed June 17, 2015

independent-magazine.org

Dunne, Matt (April 2005). "The Cost of Clearance" (PDF). Independent Magazine. pp. 30–31. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
"The Many Meanings of 'Fair Use'", The Independent magazine, December 1, 2005

justice.gov

"Protection of Copyright Notices – 17 USC § 506(c) and 506(d)", Justice.gov, accessed April 2, 2019

klarmachen-zum-aendern.de

musik.klarmachen-zum-aendern.de

"GEMA Strikes Again: Demands Licensing Fees For Music It Has No Rights To" Archived 2016-06-17 at the Wayback Machine, Techdirt.com, October 10, 2011, accessed May 16, 2016; "Musikpiraten e.V. examines option to sue GEMA for copyfraud" Archived 2016-06-11 at the Wayback Machine, Musikpiraten e.V., September 30, 2011, accessed May 16, 2016; and Van der Sar, Ernesto. "Music Royalty Collectors Accused of Copyfraud" Archived 2016-06-24 at the Wayback Machine, Torrent Freak, October 2, 2011, accessed May 14, 2016

latimes.com

Hiltzik, Michael (August 2, 2016). "Getty Images will bill you thousands to use a photo that belongs to the public. Is that legal?". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
Hiltzik, Michael (July 29, 2016). "Photographer sues Getty Images for $1 billion after she's billed for her own photo". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
Mai-Duc, Christine (September 22, 2015). "'Happy Birthday' Song Copyright Is Not Valid, Judge Rules". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.

likelihoodofconfusion.com

Doctorow, Cory. "Copyfraud, uncertainty and doubt: the vanishing online public domain", Boing Boing, June 25, 2014, accessed June 16, 2015. See also Coleman, Ron. "Who owns the copyright in scans of public domain works?", Likelihood of Confusion, September 19, 2012, accessed October 30, 2018

mfa.org

MFA-Boston Terms and Conditions

moviemaker.com

"How to Avoid a Lawsuit in Waiting", MovieMaker, February 11, 2003

nationalarchives.gov.uk

assets.caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Lord Justice Arnold (November 20, 2023), THJ v Sheridan (PDF), Court of Appeal, Wikidata Q124044396

nyulawreview.org

Mazzone, Jason (2006). "Copyfraud" (PDF). New York University Law Review. 81 (3): 1026. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2015.

openforum.com

"Entrepreneurial Innovators Series: Richard Gottehrer, The Orchard". American Express OPEN.

pdnonline.com

pdnpulse.pdnonline.com

Walker, David. "Court Dismisses $1 Billion Copyright Claim Against Getty" Archived 2017-09-01 at the Wayback Machine, PDNPulse, November 22, 2016

publicdomainsherpa.com

"False copyright claims are more common than you think". Public Domain Sherpa. Retrieved April 2, 2019.

reuters.com

Goh, Brenda (April 12, 2019). "Furor over 'black hole' photo forces China's largest image provider to shut". Reuters. Retrieved April 16, 2019.

salient.org.nz

Reyners, Conrad (March 17, 2008). "The plight of Pirates on the information superwaves". Salient. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2012.

scholar.google.com

Matthew Bender v. Jurisline, 91 F.Supp.2d 677 (2000)
Lenz v. Universal Music Corp., 801 F.3d 1126 (2015), (9th Cir. 2015)

semanticscholar.org

api.semanticscholar.org

Deazley, Ronan; Sullivan, Robert (2011). "Copyright, Licences, and Statutory Fraud". Journal of Media Law. 3 (2): 287–303. doi:10.5235/175776311799280782. S2CID 143774979.

ssrn.com

Cooper, Tanya Asim. "Corbis & Copyright?: Is Bill Gates Trying to Corner the Market on Public Domain Art?" Archived 2015-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, Intellectual Property Law Bulletin, vol. 16, p. 1, University of Alabama 2011

techdirt.com

Photo at the White House Archived 2015-09-22 at the Wayback Machine, The White House flickr account, posted December 6, 2009. The Electronic Frontier Foundation noted that "official photos by the official White House photographer ... aren't copyrightable [and] should instead be flagged as public domain." See D'Andrade, Hugh. "White House Photos – Does the Public Need a License to Use?" Archived 2015-07-12 at the Wayback Machine, Electronic Frontier Foundation, May 1, 2009, accessed July 11, 2015. Techdirt wrote of another White House photo, "the White House is ignoring what that license says in claiming that the photograph 'may not be manipulated in any way.' That's clearly untrue under the law and a form of copyfraud, in that they are overclaiming rights." Masnick, Mike. "President Obama Is Not Impressed With Your Right to Modify His Photos" Archived 2015-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, Techdirt, November 20, 2012, accessed July 11, 2015
Masnick, Mike. "Lawsuit Filed to Prove Happy Birthday Is in The Public Domain; Demands Warner Pay Back Millions of License Fees" Archived 2013-10-14 at the Wayback Machine, Techdirt.com, June 13, 2013
Masnick, Mike. "Warner Music Reprising the Role of the Evil Slayer of the Public Domain, Fights Back Against Happy Birthday Lawsuit" Archived 2013-11-03 at the Wayback Machine, Techdirt.com, September 3, 2013; and Johnson, Ted. "Court Keeps Candles Lit on Dispute Over 'Happy Birthday' Copyright" Archived 2017-06-28 at the Wayback Machine, Variety, October 7, 2013
"GEMA Strikes Again: Demands Licensing Fees For Music It Has No Rights To" Archived 2016-06-17 at the Wayback Machine, Techdirt.com, October 10, 2011, accessed May 16, 2016; "Musikpiraten e.V. examines option to sue GEMA for copyfraud" Archived 2016-06-11 at the Wayback Machine, Musikpiraten e.V., September 30, 2011, accessed May 16, 2016; and Van der Sar, Ernesto. "Music Royalty Collectors Accused of Copyfraud" Archived 2016-06-24 at the Wayback Machine, Torrent Freak, October 2, 2011, accessed May 14, 2016
Masnick, Mike (July 28, 2016). "Photographer Sues Getty Images For $1 Billion For Claiming Copyright On Photos She Donated To The Public". Techdirt. Archived from the original on July 29, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016. includes a copy of the lawsuit

theartnewspaper.com

Bendor Grosvenor (December 29, 2023). "Court of Appeal ruling will prevent UK museums from charging reproduction fees—at last". The Art Newspaper. ISSN 0960-6556. Wikidata Q124044230.

theguardian.com

Kennedy, Maev (July 14, 2009). "Legal row over National Portrait Gallery images placed on Wikipedia". The Guardian. Retrieved March 27, 2019.

theregister.co.uk

Eicher, Charles. "Copyfraud: Poisoning the public domain" Archived 2016-02-04 at the Wayback Machine, The Register, June 26, 2009, accessed June 16, 2015

torrentfreak.com

"GEMA Strikes Again: Demands Licensing Fees For Music It Has No Rights To" Archived 2016-06-17 at the Wayback Machine, Techdirt.com, October 10, 2011, accessed May 16, 2016; "Musikpiraten e.V. examines option to sue GEMA for copyfraud" Archived 2016-06-11 at the Wayback Machine, Musikpiraten e.V., September 30, 2011, accessed May 16, 2016; and Van der Sar, Ernesto. "Music Royalty Collectors Accused of Copyfraud" Archived 2016-06-24 at the Wayback Machine, Torrent Freak, October 2, 2011, accessed May 14, 2016

uga.edu

digitalcommons.law.uga.edu

Heald, Paul J. "Payment Demands for Spurious Copyrights: Four Causes of Action" Archived 2016-05-28 at the Wayback Machine, Journal of Intellectual Property Law, vol. 1, 1993–1994, p. 259

umn.edu

scholarship.law.umn.edu

Cobia, Jeffrey (2009). "The Digital Millennium Copyright Act Takedown Notice Procedure: Misuses, Abuses, and Shortcomings of the Process". Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology. 10 (1): 387–411.

variety.com

Masnick, Mike. "Warner Music Reprising the Role of the Evil Slayer of the Public Domain, Fights Back Against Happy Birthday Lawsuit" Archived 2013-11-03 at the Wayback Machine, Techdirt.com, September 3, 2013; and Johnson, Ted. "Court Keeps Candles Lit on Dispute Over 'Happy Birthday' Copyright" Archived 2017-06-28 at the Wayback Machine, Variety, October 7, 2013

web.archive.org

"Jason Mazzone, Professor, Lynn H. Murray Faculty Scholar in Law" Archived 2015-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, University of Illinois College of Law, accessed June 17, 2015
Katyal, Sonia K. and Simone C. Ross. "Can technoheritage be owned?" Archived 2016-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, The Boston Globe, May 1, 2016
Mazzone, Jason (2006). "Copyfraud" (PDF). New York University Law Review. 81 (3): 1026. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
""Terms and Conditions"". Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
Dunne, Matt (April 2005). "The Cost of Clearance" (PDF). Independent Magazine. pp. 30–31. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
Heald, Paul J. "Payment Demands for Spurious Copyrights: Four Causes of Action" Archived 2016-05-28 at the Wayback Machine, Journal of Intellectual Property Law, vol. 1, 1993–1994, p. 259
Cooper, Tanya Asim. "Corbis & Copyright?: Is Bill Gates Trying to Corner the Market on Public Domain Art?" Archived 2015-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, Intellectual Property Law Bulletin, vol. 16, p. 1, University of Alabama 2011
Eicher, Charles. "Copyfraud: Poisoning the public domain" Archived 2016-02-04 at the Wayback Machine, The Register, June 26, 2009, accessed June 16, 2015
Photo at the White House Archived 2015-09-22 at the Wayback Machine, The White House flickr account, posted December 6, 2009. The Electronic Frontier Foundation noted that "official photos by the official White House photographer ... aren't copyrightable [and] should instead be flagged as public domain." See D'Andrade, Hugh. "White House Photos – Does the Public Need a License to Use?" Archived 2015-07-12 at the Wayback Machine, Electronic Frontier Foundation, May 1, 2009, accessed July 11, 2015. Techdirt wrote of another White House photo, "the White House is ignoring what that license says in claiming that the photograph 'may not be manipulated in any way.' That's clearly untrue under the law and a form of copyfraud, in that they are overclaiming rights." Masnick, Mike. "President Obama Is Not Impressed With Your Right to Modify His Photos" Archived 2015-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, Techdirt, November 20, 2012, accessed July 11, 2015
Reyners, Conrad (March 17, 2008). "The plight of Pirates on the information superwaves". Salient. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
"Diehl v. Crook | Electronic Frontier Foundation". Eff.org. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2009.
"Conan Doyle Estate: Denying Sherlock Holmes Copyright Gives Him 'Multiple Personalities'". Hollywoodreporter.com. September 13, 2013. Archived from the original on September 16, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
Masnick, Mike. "Lawsuit Filed to Prove Happy Birthday Is in The Public Domain; Demands Warner Pay Back Millions of License Fees" Archived 2013-10-14 at the Wayback Machine, Techdirt.com, June 13, 2013
Masnick, Mike. "Warner Music Reprising the Role of the Evil Slayer of the Public Domain, Fights Back Against Happy Birthday Lawsuit" Archived 2013-11-03 at the Wayback Machine, Techdirt.com, September 3, 2013; and Johnson, Ted. "Court Keeps Candles Lit on Dispute Over 'Happy Birthday' Copyright" Archived 2017-06-28 at the Wayback Machine, Variety, October 7, 2013
Mai-Duc, Christine (September 22, 2015). "'Happy Birthday' Song Copyright Is Not Valid, Judge Rules". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
Gardner, Eriq (September 22, 2015). "'Happy Birthday' Copyright Ruled to Be Invalid". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
Lenz v. Universal Music Corp Archived 2016-11-25 at the Wayback Machine, 572 F. Supp. 2d 1150 (N.D. Cal. 2008).
Doctorow, Cory. "Copyfraud: Disney's bogus complaint over toy photo gets a fan kicked off Facebook" Archived 2016-05-07 at the Wayback Machine, Boing Boing, December 11, 2015
"GEMA Strikes Again: Demands Licensing Fees For Music It Has No Rights To" Archived 2016-06-17 at the Wayback Machine, Techdirt.com, October 10, 2011, accessed May 16, 2016; "Musikpiraten e.V. examines option to sue GEMA for copyfraud" Archived 2016-06-11 at the Wayback Machine, Musikpiraten e.V., September 30, 2011, accessed May 16, 2016; and Van der Sar, Ernesto. "Music Royalty Collectors Accused of Copyfraud" Archived 2016-06-24 at the Wayback Machine, Torrent Freak, October 2, 2011, accessed May 14, 2016
Dunne, Carey (July 27, 2016). "Photographer Files $1 Billion Suit Against Getty for Licensing Her Public Domain Images". Hyper Allergic. Archived from the original on July 28, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
Masnick, Mike (July 28, 2016). "Photographer Sues Getty Images For $1 Billion For Claiming Copyright On Photos She Donated To The Public". Techdirt. Archived from the original on July 29, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016. includes a copy of the lawsuit
Walker, David. "Court Dismisses $1 Billion Copyright Claim Against Getty" Archived 2017-09-01 at the Wayback Machine, PDNPulse, November 22, 2016
Gardner, Eriq. "'Happy Birthday' Legal Team Turns Attention to 'We Shall Overcome'" Archived 2016-04-16 at the Wayback Machine, Billboard, April 12, 2016.
Farivar, Cyrus. "Lawyers who yanked 'Happy Birthday' into public domain now sue over 'This Land'" Archived 2017-08-13 at the Wayback Machine, Ars Technica, June 18, 2016
"Rights and Reproductions at the American Antiquarian Society". Americanantiquarian.org. April 16, 2009. Archived from the original on June 27, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2009.
Doctorow, Cory. "Ashley Madison commits copyfraud in desperate bid to suppress news of its titanic leak" Archived 2016-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, Boing Boing, August 20, 2015
"Portugal Bans Use of DRM to Limit Access to Public Domain Works". Electronic Frontier Foundation. October 23, 2017. Archived from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2017.

wikidata.org

Andrea Wallace (February 23, 2022), A Culture of Copyright: A scoping study on open access to digital cultural heritage collections in the UK (PDF), p. 1, doi:10.5281/ZENODO.6242611, Wikidata Q111275072
Lord Justice Arnold (November 20, 2023), THJ v Sheridan (PDF), Court of Appeal, Wikidata Q124044396
Bendor Grosvenor (December 29, 2023). "Court of Appeal ruling will prevent UK museums from charging reproduction fees—at last". The Art Newspaper. ISSN 0960-6556. Wikidata Q124044230.

worldcat.org

search.worldcat.org

Bendor Grosvenor (December 29, 2023). "Court of Appeal ruling will prevent UK museums from charging reproduction fees—at last". The Art Newspaper. ISSN 0960-6556. Wikidata Q124044230.

zenodo.org

Andrea Wallace (February 23, 2022), A Culture of Copyright: A scoping study on open access to digital cultural heritage collections in the UK (PDF), p. 1, doi:10.5281/ZENODO.6242611, Wikidata Q111275072