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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. that the US data reflects some sort of reporting lag.

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[Guest post] Can the owner of an artistic work convert it into an NFT for its use in the Metaverse?

The IPKat

A few days ago The IPKat reported on the injunction issued by the Rome Court of First Instance regarding the unauthorized minting of NFTs from a trade mark perspective. 5(3)(j): “for the purpose of advertising the public exhibition or sale of artistic works, to the extent necessary to promote the event, excluding any other commercial use”.

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Implications Of AI On Literary And Artistic Works : A Challenge On The Copyright System

IP and Legal Filings

How is then Artificial Intelligence related to Copyrights, with an added intricacy of Literary and artistic work? Applications of artificial intelligence (AI) are capable of independently creating literary and artistic creations. It is a notion held generally ‘AI can create.’ COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

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US Copyright Office refuses to register AI-generated work, finding that "human authorship is a prerequisite to copyright protection"

The IPKat

The crucial question is “whether the ‘work’ is basically one of human authorship, with the computer [or other device] merely being an assisting instrument, or whether the traditional elements of authorship in the work (literary, artistic, or musical expression or elements of selection, arrangement, etc.)

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[Guest post] Generative AI, originality, and the potential role of contract in protecting unoriginal works

The IPKat

There have been reports on international developments, including on the US Copyright Office refusals to register AI-generated works [ here and here ] , alongside developments in the EU , China , Czechia and France. Does UK copyright law protection extend to computer-generated works which are not original?

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Protecting Your Brand: How to Remove Counterfeits from Online Marketplaces

Corsearch

Notify the platform – Reporting infringements on Amazon – Reporting infringements on eBay – Reporting infringements on Alibaba – Reporting infringements on Etsy • Step 3. Copyright infringement refers to the unauthorized utilization of safeguarded creative works.

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Copyrighting the Ogopogo Monster: The © story behind the news story

The IPKat

A press report indicated the registration had been made in 1953 by Arthur “Gil” Seabrook, a local broadcaster, as a civic promotion. Press reports incorrectly stated permission was required “because the city has the copyright to the word Ogopogo”. So, what was the work registered under Copyright #102327 on June 9, 1953.?

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