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[Guest post] Navigating the high notes: Taylor Swift's copyright dispute

The IPKat

This article delves into the saga’s central copyright issues and the concept of moral rights, and compares the situation in the US to how it might have unfolded under EU law. After Swift had found herself dissatisfied with the way in which BMR had made use of its rights, she decided to re-record the albums.

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Some Thoughts on Five Pending AI Litigations – Avoiding Squirrels and Other AI Distractions

Velocity of Content

Regardless, as of this writing there are now five cases that may provide some clarity on this less frequently discussed but foundational issue of the unauthorized use of copyrighted materials as training data for AI (I use “AI” here as a shorthand which also includes text and data mining and machine learning). Case 1- Doe 1 v.

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A Brief Thematic Review of Non-Fungible Tokens and their Copyright

IP and Legal Filings

The copyrights Act includes computer programmes and electronic communication, however this has been viewed as a grey area. Following the 2012 revision to the copyrights Act, it was made clear that Internet activities were also covered by the copyright law.