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Czech court finds that AI tool DALL-E cannot be the author of a copyright work

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The prompt used by the claimant in this case had been: “ Create a visual representation of two parties signing a business contract in a formal setting, such as a conference room or a law firm office in Prague. The defendant, a local law firm, subsequently copied the Image and used it on its own website (presumably, to prove a point?).

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Snopes Co-Founder and CEO Admits to Plagiarizing Dozens of Articles

Plagiarism Today

On Friday, Buzzfeed published an article that highlights the widespread and long-running plagiarism of Snopes CEO and co-founder David Mikkelson. To that end, any plagiarism scandal represents a serious challenge, but to have one that involves dozens of articles written by the site’s co-founder, it becomes almost insurmountable.

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EU law: Generative AI, copyright infringements and liability – My guess for a hot topic in 2024

Kluwer Copyright Blog

It does seem like the topic of AI and copyright was everywhere in the copyright world last year. While some digital topics have been known to cause a great commotion in copyright circles only to later sink practically without a trace, unless I am mistaken, the issue of the copyright implications of AI is different.

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Ferragamo did not infringe Audrey Hepburn’s image/personality rights by stating that its shoes were originally designed for her

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Background In 2022, the Court of Appeal of Florence upheld the decision at first instance that Ferragamo’s use of the name 'Audrey Hepburn' in connection with the shoe models above did not infringe the late actor’s image rights – more specifically: the right to her name.

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ERA IP-focused events and courses return with 25% discount for IPKat readers

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IPKat readers can claim a 25% discount by using the discount code IPKATsc2024 when registering online via the ERA website. IPKat readers can claim a 25% discount by using the discount code IPKATsc2024 when registering online via the ERA website. Participants can work using their own devices at home or in their offices.

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The Challenge of Determining Podcast Plagiarism

Plagiarism Today

Katz distilled all of his observations into a lengthy article , which he published as part of his newsletter. The podcast did provide citations for the episode, including five articles, two Wikipedia entries and a government document. To that end, he still denies using Katz’ work in any way. Was it plagiarism?

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UK takes uncompromising approach to interpretation of "the product" under Art. 3(a) SPC Regulation (Newron v Comptroller [2023] EWHC 1471)

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The decision considered what it means for "the product" in Article 3(a) to be protected by a marketing authorisation (see also IPKat: The SPC alphabet ). The indication was described as the use of safinamide as an add-on therapy to levodopa in Parkinson's disease ( EU/1/14/984 ).

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