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Generative AI and creativity: A quick analysis of US and Canadian copyright registrations for artistic works

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In addition to raising questions about ownership of outputs , infringement in training , and the future of copyright as a policy tool to encourage creativity , economists are in the early stages of analysing the effects of these technologies on human creativity.

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Innovating the Term ‘Inventor’: AI and Patent Law

IPilogue

Interestingly, the court also distinguished between ownership and inventorship , emphasizing that only humans can be capable of ownership, but inventorship only requires the capacity to invent, which AI arguably possesses. 2002 SCC 77 (“Apotex”). Patent Law in Canada. When defining this term, experts refer to Apotex Inc.

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Advent of AI Voice Generation and Threat to Personality Rights

IP and Legal Filings

The aspect of ownership in this regard narrows the scope of the application of Copyright Act. 893 of 2002 (Del) (India). [2] Personality rights must be treated with a different approach than considering one’s likeness as property as the object concerned is so intrinsically connected with oneself. 2] CS (COMM) 819 of 2022. [3]

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Once Again, LinkedIn Can’t Use CFAA To Stop Unwanted Scraping–hiQ v. LinkedIn

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The court remains skeptical of LinkedIn’s privacy-based arguments: LinkedIn has no protected property interest in the data contributed by its users, as the users retain ownership over their profiles. With that said, the Ninth Circuit did some serious hand-waving on the privacy issues. Eric’s Comments. Verio, Inc.

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2021 IP Year in Review

IPilogue

For a review of Privacy legislation in Canada, check out Emily Prieur’s article published this week. Copyright Ownership of Movies and Films in Canada: Who’s on First? The Supreme Court of Canada last considered the definition of “inventor” in 2002, but has yet to consider whether it would include non-human entities.

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IPSC Breakout Session #4 Innovation/Copyright

43(B)log

Partly in response to NJ’s 2002 law—once there’s a smart gun, manufacturers have to switch to it w/in 30 months, though NJ backed off and just required retailers to stock it, but still infuriated gun rights advocates who boycotted Colt and Smith & Wesson who then got out of the market entirely. Canada, Bill C-11 passed.

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IP as Collateral

IIPRD

Instances of companies using IP as collateral during times of distress are as follows: Xerox pledged its Patents as collateral due to problems faced concerning financial fraud and certain distress in 2002. The agreement lays down conditions for patent ownership in the event of default. Patent as Collateral in the US. Case Studies.

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