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Remixing and Remastering Music in US Copyright Law: Some Reflections after Arty v Marshmello

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Marshmello, an American electronic music producer and DJ, won the case as Judge Philip S. Gutierrez held that Arty had contractually given up ownership of the rights over remix composition, and therefore had no grounds to sue. Background and decision. From remixes to remasters.

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AI Music Outputs: Challenges to the Copyright Legal Framework – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The creation and development of copyright law are closely connected to technological and associated business transformations (see, e.g. here ). Yet, the very same automation poses challenges for the application of copyright law, increasing legal uncertainty, as demonstrated in this report vis-à-vis AI music outputs.

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

Copyright Lately

The world’s largest record company says it has a clear view of the legal landscape surrounding AI-generated music. If you’ve been glued to news coverage of the Ed Sheeran trial for the past two weeks, you may have missed an even bigger story from the world of music copyright. The reality is more complicated.

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Why Netflix’s “Bridgerton” Lawsuit is Good for Fan Fiction

Copyright Lately

But this time, Netflix is the one doing the suing, and it’s targeting the creators of “ The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical ” with what I’ll call “The Official Bridgerton Musical Copyright Infringement Lawsuit” (read here). Okay, But What if Bridgerton Was a Musical?

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IP Protection of NFTs: A Comparative Look at the US and China

IP Tech Blog

Through the secure blockchain technology, NFTs allow the creation and sale of exclusive and limited content in the form of collectible digital assets that can be transported on multiple media such as images, videos, or music. Ownership and Enforcement. Copyright Ownership. Is this the same in the US and China?

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AI Generated Art and its conflict with IPR

IIPRD

This article delves into the ongoing debate around the issue of right of ownership of copyright by AI generators for their novel artwork. This is a major point of contention in the realm IP laws today whether or not AI can be given the said rights and protections under law.

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US Copyright Office Generative AI Inquiry: Where are the Thresholds?

Patently-O

by Dennis Crouch Generative Artificial intelligence (GenAI) systems like MidJourney and ChatGPT that can generate creative works have brought a wave of new questions and complexities to copyright law. On the heels of a recent court decision denying registrability of AI created work, the U.S.

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