The IPKat

APRIL 25, 2024

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriends by Adrian Aronsson-Storrier and Oliver Fairhurst (both Lewis Silkin) on protectability of AI-generated outputs under UK copyright. Does UK copyright law protection extend to computer-generated works which are not original?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 15, 2023

After the winner was announced, the photographer disclosed that the image he submitted to the photography competition was generated through the use of an AI system and refused to accept the award. This has provoked a public discussion on whether AI should be attributed or mentioned when a work is generated by AI or using AI.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 18, 2023

As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate new works has expanded rapidly, the U.S. Copyright Office has sought to keep pace by issuing guidance on the application of copyright law to such works. By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Introduction In the ever-evolving intersection of technology and creativity, a groundbreaking revolution is underway – AI-generated art. This burgeoning genre is not only pushing the boundaries of artistic expression but also challenging the established norms of copyright ownership.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Image from DALL-E 3 Part 1 of this post introduced the challenges for copyright associated with generative IP and the legislative developments in this field. In the EU, Art.

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Velocity of Content

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Roy Kaufman is Managing Director, Business Development and Government Relations at CCC, where he participates in a wide range of copyright and licensing conversations internally and with many industry groups. What kinds of conversations are you having inside CCC and with external stakeholders about generative AI? CCC: Hi, Roy.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

3:23-cv-03440 ) In a recent post we analysed a class action filed in the US against Open AI for unauthorized use of copyright works for training of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT ( here ) (“Generative AI” or “Gen AI”). District Court for the Northern District of California, No.

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IIPRD

APRIL 8, 2024

This article delves into the ongoing debate around the issue of right of ownership of copyright by AI generators for their novel artwork. This is a major point of contention in the realm IP laws today whether or not AI can be given the said rights and protections under law.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The issues with AI-generated content and AI clones are certainly not going away any time soon. Over to Despoina: Bad Bunny shoo shooes anyone liking AI-generated song replicating his style and voice – is he right? AI-generated music has also taken music platforms such as Spotify by storm.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In a move that underscores the escalating tension between the music industry and artificial intelligence (AI), many of the world’s largest music publishers have filed a joint lawsuit against AI startup Anthropic over song lyrics. By: Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This post looks back at the key developments in AI and copyright in 2022, covering generative AI, text and data mining exceptions, the pastiche exception, deep fakes, voice cloning and infringement and enforcement of copyright using AI. Generative AI Computer-generated art reached a tipping point in 2022.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Image from DALL-E 3 Introduction Generative AI is disrupting the creative process(es) of intellectual works on an unparalleled scale. More and more AI systems offer services that push users’ production capacity for new literary and artistic works beyond unforeseen barriers. ChatGPT , Smodin ), to perform music (i.e.,

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

On September 5, 2023, as explained here , the US Copyright Office (USCO) issued an interesting decision in a copyright registration matter that involved AI-generated work. This case revolved around the question of whether or not an AI system can be an author. However, the USCO was not convinced.

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The Illusion of More

JANUARY 25, 2023

Plenty is being said about AI systems that generate visual works, written works, music, etc. And plenty more will be said, especially now that lawsuits have been filed against some of the AI-generated image companies.

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Patently-O

APRIL 18, 2024

by Dennis Crouch The leading case on copyrightability of AI created works is now pending before the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. 2024), centers on Dr. Stephen Thaler’s attempts to register a copyright for an artistic image autonomously generated by his AI system that he has named the “Creativity Machine.”

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 9, 2023

TLDR Generative AI is one of the hot topics in copyright law today. In the EU, a crucial legal issue is whether using in-copyright works to train generative AI models is copyright infringement or falls under existing text and data mining (TDM) exceptions in the Copyright in Digital Single Market (CDSM) Directive.

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The IPKat

APRIL 29, 2024

This TechieKat is thrilled to attend the 5th Intellectual Property Case Law ( IPCLC ) Conference which is taking place today and tomorrow in Alicante, Spain. downloadable digital music files authenticated by non-fungible tokens [NFTs] ), whilst other classes would apply depending on the items authenticated (e.g.,

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 25, 2024

The Internet Archive (IA) is a non-profit organization that aims to preserve digital history for generations to come. Publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley, and Penguin Random House filed a lawsuit, equating IA’s controlled digital lending (CDL) operation to copyright infringement.

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IPilogue

MARCH 29, 2023

Katie Graham is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. RAGHAV is the first non-human “author” of a copyrighted work. However, Canadian courts claim that “[c]learly a human author is required to create an original work for copyright purposes” (para 88).

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Katfriends Adrian Aronsson-Storrier and Oliver Fairhurst from Lewis Silkin report on recent litigation in the UK against the developers of AI generation software. This litigation has arisen amongst a flurry of recent interest in AI generated works. What is AI image generation software?

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Allen won first place at the Colorado State Fair (the “Competition”) for the two-dimensional artwork entitled Théâtre D’opéra Spatial (the “Work”), which he produced with the aid of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”). As a result, the examiner asked Allen to disclaim or exclude from his copyright claim the portions of the work generated by AI.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

Image by Anja from Pixabay In a statement made on 12 October 2023 , the French collecting society Sacem , which represents most authors/composers and publishers of music in France, announced that it is opting out of machine learning training for the works in its repertoire.

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SpicyIP

MAY 1, 2023

Varsha is a lawyer based in Delhi and is a graduate of Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur. After making an argument for the need of regulating AI from an IP perspective in Part I , Part II of the post focuses on the different aspects which can be regulated to develop a responsible and ethical AI.

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The IPKat

MAY 22, 2023

This post is brought to you by Oprah Nwobike , who is a lawyer and doctoral researcher at Brunel University London focusing on copyright and artificial intelligence in the music industry, under the supervision of IPKat's Dr Hayleigh Bosher. Does AI create? How does AI threaten the creative industries?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

It does seem a bit one-sided in making it sound (to me, anyway) like people, governments or courts who oppose copyright protection of AI-generated works are fighting a rear guard battle and that at some point copyright protection of such works will almost “naturally” happen. Copyright Act, R.S.C.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Photo by Antoine Schibler on Unsplash Works generated through complex AI systems, such as machine learning and text-to-image generation models, have recently stirred up many discussions and even given rise to lawsuits ( here and here ). AI processes will be able to produce a large number of works extremely quickly.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

The world’s largest record company says it has a clear view of the legal landscape surrounding AI-generated music. If you’ve been glued to news coverage of the Ed Sheeran trial for the past two weeks, you may have missed an even bigger story from the world of music copyright. Sheeran had the easier job.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

by Dennis Crouch Generative Artificial intelligence (GenAI) systems like MidJourney and ChatGPT that can generate creative works have brought a wave of new questions and complexities to copyright law. On the heels of a recent court decision denying registrability of AI created work, the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 1, 2024

[Opening theme music plays, followed by the sound of a car engine starting up and revving loudly. Or at least, that used to be the case for national treasures; today we have generative AI. Fans understand this and the AI models we tested seem to ‘know’ that too. Pirate Partridge – Ahaarrrr?

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The IP Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Weintraub Tobin’s Intellectual Property podcast, The Briefing , published nearly 50 episodes this year covering a variety of IP issues relating to trademark, copyright, and entertainment law. Goldsmith that Andy Warhol’s portrait of music legend Prince did not qualify as fair use under copyright law.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 18, 2023

This article consists of a collection of words that were once invented, most of them long before copyright or trademarks existed. These same words are now used as input by generative AI that will ultimately lead to new breakthroughs. At the same time, AI is causing grave concerns for the copyright industry.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 17, 2024

The book that is going to change copyright law? After the referrals in Mio [IPKat here and here ] and USM Haller [IPKat here ] , another referral asking about the meaning of originality in EU copyright law has been made to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU): it is the referral from Romania in Institutul G.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 23, 2023

Copyright Office recently cautioned that copyright law should be applied to music created with generative artificial intelligence on a case-by-case basis, which should signal to musicians using AI that decisions on their royalty eligibility may require further inquiry and therefore result in delays, say attorneys at Skadden.

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 6, 2023

This post originally appeared in the Scholarly Kitchen on 11/28/23 Monday, October 30 was the final date for interested parties to submit comments to a comprehensive “ Notice of inquiry and request for comments ” issued by the United States Copyright Office entitled “Artificial Intelligence and Copyright.”

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Nikola Datzov, Can AI Keep a (Trade) Secret? We’ve funneled IP protection for AI generated inventions/information to trade secrecy w/o patent or copyright for human authors/inventors. How can we trust AI generated trade secrets? Is there sufficient incentive for AI generated innovations?

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Anson C J taking an in-depth look into the question of whether an AI-generated work is a “work” under the copyright law. Image produced by using a generative AI model ‘AI Generated Work’, ‘Computer Generated’ and ‘Work’ in Copyright: Whether AI Generated Work is a ‘Work’?

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Whether or not Picasso was truly the originator of the phrase, it captures a tension underlying copyright law. Recent monumental leaps in the use and availability of artificial intelligence ("AI") generative products, which produce new content such as art, music and text, have added a contemporary.

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