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The Battle Lines Over AI Art

Plagiarism Today

Last month, artist Jason Allen won the Colorado State Fair’s art competition with a piece entitled Théâtre D’opéra Spatial. TL;DR — Someone entered an art competition with an AI-generated piece and won the first prize. Both online and off, AI art is making its presence felt, and battle lines are being drawn around it.

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When is an artist entitled to refuse attribution of an artwork? Italian Supreme Court provides (final) guidance in long-running dispute over Jeff Koons’s The Serpents

The IPKat

As IPKat readers are surely aware, his fame extends well beyond the art world, given that Koons has contributed as litigant to some of the most interesting copyright case law around the world [see, eg, IPKat coverage here ]. There, it was presented as an original Koons artwork of which three copies exist.

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Using that classic piece of art on a book cover: Grr…

The IPKat

Works of art, in the form of the reproduction of a painting, frequently adorns the cover of a reissued edition of a renowned novel. Beyond the obvious attempt to draw a connection between the artwork and the book based a shared sense of the "classical", the artwork also seeks to evoke a more specific connection with the contents of the book.

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Using AI Artwork to Avoid Copyright Infringement

Copyright Lately

AI-generated art isn’t perfect, but it’s become a viable option for set decor on motion pictures and other commercial productions. In that case, artist Lebeus Woods claimed that a torture device used in the Terry Gilliam film had been unlawfully copied from his drawing of a wall-mounted chair.

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How A Century-Old Insight of Photography Can Inform Legal Questions of AI-Generated Artwork (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

s advertisement for hats, copying Sarony’s Oscar Wilde No. Copyright Office denied copyright protection for Kashtanova’s Midjourney-generated artwork, the Office found their work lacked the critical component of a human author. Visual art is made by harnessing and curating forces outside our control. Ehrich Bros.’s

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Is Artist's Permission Required to Reproduce Artwork in Exhibition Catalog?

Dear Rich IP Blog

Dear Rich: As the representative of a particular (living) artist, I was recently contacted by the organizer of an exhibition in which original art pieces owned by various collectors will be on display -- including my client's art. The copyright (the right to display and make copies) is typically retained by the artist.

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Analysing the relationship between contemporary art and IPR

IP and Legal Filings

The contemporary art industry: an overview. Contemporary art refers to art that has been produced in the second half of 20 th century or in the 21 st century. Typically, contemporary art is culturally diverse and multifaceted. Contemporary art may also help reflect on the current issues that plague our society.

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