Many users of open-source software are frightened by the term “derivative works”. They worry they might accidentally create derivative works and put their own proprietary software under an open-source ...

When it comes to creative works, such as a drawing or a piece of writing or music, the law is pretty clear about what is a derivative work and what isn’t. Not so much with software. If the software is ...

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 ...

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 ...