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George Carlin Was Funny – Copying His Likeness AIn’t Estate Settles AI-based Copyright Claims

JD Supra Law

According to published reports, George Carlin’s estate settled right of publicity and copyright claims relating to an AI-scripted comedy special using a “sound-alike” of George Carlin which performed the generated script.

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GTA Cheat Developer Must Pay AU$130,000 for Copyright Infringement

TorrentFreak

In recent years, game companies have filed copyright infringement lawsuits against alleged cheaters, cheat makers, and sellers. With the orders in hand, a search party was permitted to enter several buildings and search, copy, or remove evidence including any computers and documents that were linked to the alleged offenses.

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Mr Justice Zacaroli finds manufacturing software copyright infringed and confidence breached in ex-employee fight

The IPKat

When one hears the claims of copyright infringement, confidential information and employment claims one can readily assume that this is an employer/ex-employee dispute. It was then, that PQ's solicitors wrote to Mr Aughton alleging breaches of confidence and infringement of copyright.

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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

The IPKat

Confidential Information Image by Riana Harvey Annsley Merelle Ward discussed the recent decision Mimo Connect v Burley & Ors [2023] EWCA Civ 909 and in particular the fact that facts are everything in confidential information cases. Here is a brief recap of the topics covered last week on The IPKat.

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U.S. Court Denies Access to Defendant’s Hard Drive in Online Piracy Case

TorrentFreak

According to Strike 3 the man pirated 54 movies and through discovery it requested permission to inspect a copy of his hard drive and cloud hosting accounts for evidence. Judge Pym also reviewed Strike 3’s offer but concluded that this isn’t sufficient to protect the defendant’s privacy and confidentiality rights.

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Authors Get Mixed Results With Initial Skirmish in OpenAI Lawsuit

The IP Law Blog

In 2023, several authors, including the comedian Sarah Silverman, filed putative class action lawsuits alleging various copyright infringement claims. The OpenAI defendants moved to dismiss all causes of action alleged by the author plaintiffs with the exception of the first cause of action for direct copyright infringement. (It

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ISP Must Unmask Alleged Pirates But Rightsholders Can’t ‘Harass’ Them

TorrentFreak

For example, the data is classified as “highly confidential” and should be destroyed 30 days after the proceedings conclude. — A copy of the stipulation and order, issued by the U.S. As mentioned earlier, rightsholders are not allowed to “harass” the customers either.

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