Derivative use of Public Domain Content – Film Industry Focus

”An EU-wide study carried out by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), through the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights, is one of the first studies focusing on usage of the pre-existing creative content for new derivative projects. The objective of the research is to document the way previous creative content, both still under the copyright protection and already in the public domain, is being used by film producers for new creative projects in this sector”.

- European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights Executive Summary Derivative Use of Public Domain Content_EN and Final Full Report Public Domain