According to the United States Copyright Office Circular 14: "A derivative work is a work based on or derived from one or more already existing works. Common ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed an order dismissing a breach of contract action, finding that the plaintiff failed as a matter of law to establish copyright infringement under ...

The office rejected the application because the artwork covered didn’t meet the threshold of creativity required for derivative works The US Copyright Office has ...

Hollywood has a long history of building on success, which is why every television season brings a new wave of familiar teen dramas and medical shows, and why the “Law & Order” universe now includes ...