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Is Generative AI Fair Use of Copyright Works? NYT v. OpenAI

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In order to train their technologies, should AI companies be allowed to use works under copyright protection without consent? The lawsuits brought by the owners of such works, including artworks in the case of image-generators and journalism in the NYT case, claim that this should not be allowed. Fair Use Precedent?

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Are Courts Finally Getting Fed Up With Copyright Shakedowns?

Copyright Lately

Back in May, I wrote about an overzealous copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Rachel Dolezal , the woman best known for mispresenting her racial background. The complaint raised concerns that Dolezal was using copyright law to purge the historical record of her controversial past, while seeking substantial monetary damages in the process.

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Copyrightability of a Programming Language

Patently-O

SAS argues that it made a “plethora of creative choices” in developing its material, and that creativity is more than sufficient to satisfy the originality requirements of copyright law. Thus far, the courts have disagreed with SAS and rejected its copyright assertions. The Federal Circuit’s Google v.

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

Copyright Lately

Within just over a month, a raft of barely-underground Discord servers like AI Hub have popped up to provide users with access to software—and step-by-step instructions—for creating new songs using hundreds of community-made AI models designed to mimic specific artists’ voices.

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Free Certificate Course in Application of Intellectual Property Rights for Startups and Entrepreneurship [November 22- 23]

SpicyIP

Neglect of IPR law can lead to unintentional infringement, resulting in costly legal disputes. Nevertheless, awareness about dispute settlement strategies can minimise the economic and legal costs of ignoring IPR law. Aside from various journals, his writings can be found at SpicyIP.com where he has been writing since 2008.

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Who Owns the Information, and Why It Matters in an Era of Information Surveillance?

IIPRD

To avoid any confusion as we move forward with the task of designing or constructing a digital library that is completely justified in the technological sense of the word, it is therefore absolutely essential that the concept be properly understood. Legal Certainty Of Aggregate Data Utilization In The Design Of Personal Data Protection Bill.

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Ninth Circuit Reaffirms the “Server Test” for Direct Infringement of the Public Display Right — Hunley v. Instagram, LLC (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

As a practical matter, the answer is certainly yes; an open system is built into the design of the internet. It is hornbook law that secondary liability of all kinds requires proof that direct infringement is occurring. The question is whether the same is true as a legal matter.) 3d at 1160. 3d at 1168.)