UNH Franklin Pierce Law School Law Library: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and Intellectual Property: Copyright

Copyrighted Material Pertaining To COVID-19

MR-1 Ventilator Manual
An example of a copyrighted technical manual that is relevant to treating patients in the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 Coronavirus Infection Viruses Stock Photo
A royalty-free image of the COVID-19 virus.
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Royalty free photos, which iStock specializes in, are becoming more important during the pandemic.
Understanding Royalty-Free Images and Video Clips
A description of the royalty-free licensing from an intellectual property perspective.
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This royalty-free licensing on short notice is becoming a common legal remedy to dealing with copyright issues pertaining to the pandemic.
GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL STRUCTURE DIAGRAMS**
A manual describing the different ways chemical structures are commonly drawn in organic and inorganic chemistry.
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Aside from the manual being copyrighted, this manual touches on the critical issue that is very relevant to copyright law, the way molecules are drawn. The copyrights pertaining to any graphical displays of chemical structures definitely affect the exchange of information in the race to develop COVID-19 treatments.
Copyrights & Coronavirus: The Copyright Register Steps Into the Breach
About the current state of the copyright system during this COVID-19 pandemic