LexBlog IP

MAY 2, 2023

Federal Government Initiatives Recently announced federal government initiatives seek to leverage collective authorities to monitor the development and use of AI and automated systems. If you have not done so yet, now is a good time to get started. On April 21, 2023, the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro N.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The regulation of artificial intelligence is the topic of national and international public consultations and a growing area of literature. This book, by contrast, Chesterman explains, focuses on those who seek to regulate the activities of AI, and the difficulties that AI systems pose for government and governance.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 28, 2021

Patents A South African decision to recognize an artificial Intelligence system (DABUS) as an inventor was one of most discussed IP news items of the last several weeks [see The IPKat’s posts on the DABUS saga in various jurisdictions here , here , and here ].

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 1, 2022

For people interested in SEO, there are two separate reasons why this is an interesting topic: Worried About Being Copied: Copying and republishing content has been a “black hat” SEO tactic for as long as there has been SEO. Algorithms, such as the one Google uses to select search results, are monstrous beasts with countless moving parts.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 26, 2023

Nonetheless, policy discussions (both within the legislature and the executive) have started to address the issue, particularly in relation to innovation and the training of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. Under art.

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Velocity of Content

MAY 30, 2023

OA management platforms rely on metadata elements, particularly organizational PIDs passed from upstream submission and peer review systems, to automate the process of matching manuscripts with potential funding sources. Solving for metadata gaps would be more effective in upstream systems of record so the tail doesn’t wag the dog.

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The IPKat

MAY 22, 2023

With the sudden popularity and accessibility of AI systems such as Open AI’s ChatGPT, there has been a lot of attention regarding the regulation and governance of the industry. Hayleigh Bosher and Coran Darling giving evidence at the Inquiry Artificial intelligence is a highly debated topic in the intellectual property field currently.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

We invited experts to offer a synthesis of empirical evidence catalogued on the Evidence Portal in response to 21 topical copyright questions of importance for the 21 st century. The purported change from an ex post to ex ante system of platform liability prompted some of the contributions in the 21 for 2021 project.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

What is perhaps different with AI technologies is the magnitude of the potential impact, brought about by the unprecedented scale of automation that increases productivity and access to creativity. This approach maps well to the basic definition of AI systems used in our analysis, particularly to machine learning systems.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

This is the second installment of a reflection on the topic of content moderation and bias mitigation measures in copyright law. This second part explores the potential of property rights to increase bias in content moderation by looking at the topic from the perspective of Article 17 CDSM Directive.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 8, 2022

This two-part blog post offers a reflection on the topic of content moderation and bias mitigation measures in copyright law. Prior to the introduction of this legal regime, however, some platforms already “voluntarily” relied on similar automated content moderation (e.g., Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay. Introduction.

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43(B)log

JUNE 29, 2023

I’ve never heard of Zalando but it is an online fashion platform; systemic risks, even if they could be identified, are very different for Amazon/retail than for Facebook. Can we agree on human involvement in automation processes? Might be broken down by topic. Redress mechanisms? Where to focus to fix?

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IP Whiteboard

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The UK IPO is keen to understand the role of the patent system in encouraging use and development of AI. Input is sought on the morality and efficacy of this approach and on the level of human input into AI systems that create inventions. We have written more about this topic here: [link]. Copyright and related rights.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 26, 2022

YouTube and Meta) – automated content filtering is required to comply with the best efforts obligations in Article 17(4) CDSMD. paras 85-86] (This topic and its implications will be the subject of a separate blogpost.). Therefore, in certain cases – and certainly for the largest platforms (e.g. paras 93-95]. by Christopher Heath. €

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 17, 2024

No one individually writes or encodes these models; they are generated through an automated process of training. As Martin Andreson puts it “ In machine learning research, the weights are everything – the ultimate ‘gold’ that emerges after weeks or even months of training a system.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

§ 101 – “work made for hire” is oft misunderstood and, thus, will be the topic of a subsequent article), the person(s) who created the software code is/are the owner(s) of the copyright in the software. Companies often acquire computer software without much concern — other than the price/cost of the product.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 9, 2023

TLDR Generative AI is one of the hot topics in copyright law today. Introduction Generative AI is one of the hot topics in copyright law today. From the input perspective, the main issue relates to the activities needed to build an AI system. Is an output from a generative AI system protected by copyright?

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 6, 2023

On the assumption that readers might be interested in this topic and less interested in reviewing all the responses, I have pasted below a selection of questions and answers from Copyright Clearance Center’s (CCC’s) own response. Embeddings are used in practically every task that a generative AI system performs (e.g., Google, Inc.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 16, 2024

Synthetic data may also facilitate compliance by developers of GenAI systems with certain of the anticipated obligations which may become mandatory under the proposed EU AI Act. [6] ” The definition and extent to which such systems were to be regulated underwent various iterations during the trilogue process. [8]

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The IPKat

JANUARY 4, 2023

By 2025, we will have replaced our existing processes with a single, integrated system for all registered IP rights (patents, trade marks and designs). The current framework assumes a system built around paper forms and correspondence. Would il benefit you if we automated some IPO processes? PTAB updates and practice tips 2.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

In any case, what’s even more important for us lawyers and IP practitioners is Big data, machine learning, artificial intelligence (or rather automated decisions), all moving and changing at an extreme speed. The holder no longer needs the balancing the various national legal systems offered to him. Holders are pluripotent.

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SpicyIP

JULY 26, 2021

Topical Highlight. An article in the Business Insider discusses the use of YouTube’s copyright strike system for extortion purposes by using fake copyright strikes. Fear Won’t Take You Anywhere: Delhi HC Revisits Bolar Exception, Rules Apprehensions Cannot Deny Liberty under Section 107A.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 27, 2023

This is why ChatGPT seems so knowledgeable about a vast array of topics and subject areas. ” OpenAI goes on to state that “[i[t is important to keep in mind that this is a direct result of the system’s design (i.e., answering a different intended question or providing information about a different topic).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Chapter 3 carries out a legal mapping of the topic of this report at EU level. The collected data highlighted both the similarities and, in some cases, remarkable differences in the Member States’ legal systems both before and after art. Our focus here is the legal regime of art.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 15, 2022

And while we’re on the topic of an opinion covering multiple interesting trade secret issues, the U.S. In a post for The IP Watchdog , Alex Pronk summarizes the ruling in Beijing Neu Cloud Oriental System Tech. International Business Machines Corporation , in which U.S.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 4, 2022

Copyright Office started looking into automated tools that online services can deploy to ensure that pirated content can’t be easily reuploaded. This is a sensitive topic as became clear from the massive response to a public consultation published earlier this year. . Mandatory Technical Protection Tools.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2022

The bill applies to “social media platforms” that: “(A) Construct a public or semipublic profile within a bounded system created by the service. (B) B) Populate a list of other users with whom an individual shares a connection within the system. … Second, what does “a bounded system” mean?…The

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 26, 2024

AI is the topic on everyone’s minds, and we know it brings tremendous potential to the life sciences industry. Workbench automates these steps, reducing the potential for human errors and significantly accelerating the data curation process. Where do you see AI playing new roles in semantic technology in the coming years?

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 31, 2022

According to Natalia Trayanova, professor of biomedical engineering and medicine at Johns Hopkins University, this complex biophysical system “can be represented using a set of mathematical equations,” said Natalia A. Trayanova, a co-author and professor of biomedical engineering and medicine at Johns Hopkins University.

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The IPKat

APRIL 24, 2024

The book is divided in 10 chapters, each dedicated to particular and highly topical aspects and questions related to AI. One of the critical topics of the book, in my opinion, is the impact of AI on democracy.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 31, 2022

PatentNext Summary: Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are expected to increasingly provide automated decisions impacting, for example, home ownership, job recruitment, and other important life events. ” However, with the increased use of AI systems comes the increased risk of possible bias and discrimination. .”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Plaintiffs’ theory would make it difficult or impossible for governments to enact even carefully drawn laws intended to protect the free speech, due process, and privacy rights of platforms’ users and to ensure that our system of free expression serves democracy. ” [To be clear, newspaper decisions are not more transparent to readers.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

“the Platforms permit any user who agrees to their boilerplate terms of service to communicate on any topic, at any time, and for any reason. These are very fundamental principles underlying the American system of checks-and-balances between the three branches of government.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The topic of the liability of internet intermediaries has never been so contentious. ISSP include search engines, auction platforms, e-commerce platforms, product comparison services, internet payment systems, self-publishing platforms, social media, etc. Internet platforms have enjoyed immunity both in EU law and overseas.

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