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Federal Circuit Narrows Scope for Copyrighting Software Function

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The majority opinion authored by Judge Reyna and joined by Judge Wallach affirmed the lower court ruling that SAS failed to establish copyrightability of its claimed program elements. Schultz, Steven Tepp. Sutherland, Andrew Tanenbaum, Brad Templeton, Andries van Dam, John Villasenor, Jan Vitek, James H. 4th — (Fed.

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Fifth Circuit Says Keyword Ads Could Contribute to Initial Interest Confusion (UGH)–Adler v. McNeil

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The court summarizes the applicable legal standard: We agree with Southwest Recreational, the Ninth Circuit opinions, and the treatise author [McCarthy] that in the context of internet searches and search-engine advertising in particular, the critical issue is whether there is consumer confusion. It’s 2021 FFS.

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A PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST AS A YOUNG…CODE(R)?: Why Understanding Artificial Intelligence & Real Creativity Shouldn’t Make The Artist A Dunsel

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” ― James Joyce , A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN , Chapter V. [T]he T]he application.identified the author of the Work as the ‘Creativity Machine,’ and noted it was ‘Created autonomously by machine.’ ’ — Complaint , paragraph 17 in Thaler v. Complaint , par.