{"id":953,"date":"2013-09-16T11:04:32","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T11:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libtest.kentlaw.edu\/studentorgs\/ckjip\/?p=953"},"modified":"2013-10-25T18:51:17","modified_gmt":"2013-10-25T23:51:17","slug":"illusion-of-copyright-infringement-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentorgs.kentlaw.iit.edu\/ckjip\/illusion-of-copyright-infringement-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"New &#8211; The Illusion of Copyright Infringement Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_954\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-954\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/libtest.kentlaw.edu\/studentorgs\/ckjip\/the-illusion-of-a-copyright-infringement-protection\/penn-and-teller\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-954\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-954\" alt=\"Photo by Cory Doctorow\" src=\"http:\/\/libtest.kentlaw.edu\/studentorgs\/ckjip\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2013\/09\/penn-and-teller-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Cory Doctorow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Author: Jenny Small<\/p>\n<p>This Article examines the copyright infringement action filed by famous magician, Teller (of Penn &amp; Teller) against a fellow performer for allegedly reproducing one of Teller\u2019s signature illusions. 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