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adaptation right

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A quick definition of adaptation right:

Adaptation right refers to the exclusive right of a copyright holder to create new works based on their original work. This means that if someone wants to make a movie or other derivative work based on a book or other copyrighted material, they must first obtain permission from the original creator. This helps to protect the rights of the original creator and ensure that they have control over how their work is used and adapted by others.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Adaptation right is a copyright holder's exclusive right to create new works based on their original work. This means that no one else can create a new work based on the original without the copyright holder's permission.

Example: Let's say an author writes a book. They have the adaptation right, which means that if a movie studio wants to make a movie based on the book, they need to get permission from the author first. The author can choose to give permission or not.

Explanation: The example illustrates how the adaptation right works. The author has the exclusive right to create new works based on their original work. This means that they have control over how their work is adapted and used by others. The movie studio cannot create a movie based on the book without the author's permission, which protects the author's creative control and ownership of their work.

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i heard the group interview is really chill and I'm kinda excited to do it
seems cool
13:14
Yeah, 7sage has a page that talks about the questions for each schools interview, GULC's seems unique
13:15
Idk how much of an effect it has on admissions chances but should be cool either way
ive heard the conversion rate for gulc group interview is pretty high even moreso if you have the stats
it's hard to say but i've also heard that the group interview is harder to get than the alumni interview. but who really knows tbh
im p sure they don't interview everyone and getting one this early should be a great sign!
13:16
Yeah I've heard the same ab the group interview
13:17
So maybe I'll see you in D.C. a year from now lmao
initiallaw
13:32
Speaking of stat twins kazuyamishima were exact stat twins lol
17:13
Anyone going to the UGA zoom thing on the 22nd?
17:16
My bad, 24th*
Idk, what's it for?
@Law-Guy: How'd you get the Vandy fee waiver?
17:32
What does going ur3 in 3 days mean at Uva 😅
that you will get UR2 in 3 more
17:33
somethings gotta give
I’m new. What’s the UR and UR2?
17:35
I already went ur2. It’s the 3rd status date change
17:35
@RustyWrangler: attend one of their virtual info sessions and they'll send you a fee waiver
@Law-Guy: Awesome, thanks! I'll sign up rn!
i'm not entirely sure
They've recently been sending a lot of interview invites
It means status change?
17:47
Someone said there is a wl/r wave coming but how can that even be predicted 😭
17:48
Where?
Quillinit
17:50
This is obviously not true for UVA. Past years show they don't send any non A results until December
boglue
18:05
this is gonna sound so dumb but what do yall mean when you say date change
18:07
So the date under “application under review” changes with each reader.
boglue
18:08
does anything automatically update on the lsd checker or is that all manual
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