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Discerning Signal from Noise: Navigating the Flood of AI-Generated Prior Art

Patently-O

Many of us learned a mantra that “a prior art reference is only good for what it discloses” — but in our expanding world of deep fakes, intentional and otherwise, is face value still worth much? The authors also caution against automatically extending the presumption of enablement to all AI-generated disclosures.

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Canada Threatens to Delay Copyright Term Extension in Response to U.S. Electronic Vehicle Tax Credit Plan

Michael Geist

The potential copyright changes involved one key, costly change: the extension in the term of copyright protection from the current international standard of life of the author plus 50 years to life of the author plus 70 years. Electronic Vehicle Tax Credit Plan appeared first on Michael Geist.

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Around the IP Blogs

The IPKat

Copyright The Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice published an Author's Take piece considering what the way forward for the press publishers' right might be under EU copyright law. This Kat is having a haunted October This post promises to take readers around the IP blogs in eight posts.

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Is the Villainous Portrayal of Disfigurement Really Worth the Price of the “JAMES BOND 007” Trademark?

IPilogue

Olaoluwa Oni is a published author and a graduate research student at Osgoode Hall Law School. As a preliminary matter, it is worth mentioning that marks that recall or promote subject matter that are scandalous, obscene, or immoral are considered “ Prohibited Marks ” and excluded from Trademark registrability.

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The Real George Costanza and the Right to Privacy

JIPEL Copyright Blog

He resembles so many grumpy New Yorkers—but, allegedly, he’s based on one New Yorker in particular, Jerry Seinfeld’s former pal Michael Costanza. Michael Costanza filed a $100 million lawsuit against Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David (the show’s co-creator), and NBC for invasion of privacy, defamation, and being cast in a false light.

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New Tools, Old Rules: Is The Music Industry Ready To Take On AI?

Copyright Lately

AI Michael Jackson singing Jack Black’s “Peaches” song from The Super Mario Bros. The comments of UMG’s Chief Digital Officer Michael Nash, in response to a question posed by analyst Omar Sheikh, are worth quoting extensively. Movie soundtrack. My take follows each soundbite below.

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512(f) Doesn’t Restrict Competitive Gaming of Search Results–Source Capital v. Barrett Financial

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

March 23, 2023) Plaintiff provides no argument or supporting legal authority suggesting that a Defendant who files a counter-notice pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § Hawks Dismissed * Michael Savage Takedown Letter Might Violate 512(f)–Brave New Media v. Weiner * Fair Use – It’s the Law (for what it’s worth)–Lenz v.