IP Law 360

JANUARY 1, 2024

Copyright Office in 2024 with the planned release of a study on artificial intelligence, and Congress has proposed legislation to crack down on counterfeit products that are unsafe for consumers. Here are Law360's picks for policies to watch in the copyright and trademark space this year. The spotlight will be on the U.S.

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IPilogue

APRIL 7, 2022

My placement was on the International Copyright Team, under the International Trade Branch in the Cultural Affairs sector. I had plenty of opportunities to work closely with my colleagues at the department and received lots of support as I went through various research and writing tasks related to different policies.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Copyright Office issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register to clarify the application of the derivative works exception to copyright termination rights within the context of blanket licenses administered under the Music Modernization Act (MMA). On October 25, the U.S.

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Copyright Office on Monday announced it has appointed its deputy director of policy and international affairs to serve as the agency's acting general counsel and associate register of copyrights.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2023

I know it is sheer coincidence–since my blog has zero influence over Canada’s copyright policy and the bureaucrats who beaver away in the bowels of the ISED and Heritage Departments working on copyright issues–but I couldn’t help but take a smidgeon … Continue reading "Canada Gets the Memo: It’s Time to Come to Grips with (..)

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

Copyright Office (“Office”) has published guidance on its policy and practices for examining and registering works that contain material generated by the use of artificial intelligence technology. The Office recognizes that AI-generated works implicate other copyright issues not addressed in this statement.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 3, 2022

Copyright and trademark attorneys will have plenty to monitor in 2022, including changes to the standard for injunctive relief in trademark infringement cases, new procedures to challenge trademark registrations at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the implementation of the newly created Copyright Claims Board.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 2, 2023

As a result, many companies are developing corporate policies on employee use of AI. Copyright Office and the U.S. Copyrights On March 16, 2023 the Copyright Office issued Guidance on the examination and registration of works that contain material generated by AI technology. Both the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 10, 2024

In a complaint filed at a Nashville federal court last spring , Universal Music, Sony Music, EMI and others, accused X Corp of “breeding” mass copyright infringement. The social media company allegedly failed to respond adequately to takedown notices and lacks a proper termination policy.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 17, 2024

779,628 ‘Infringing’ Items Flagged At TorrentFreak, we are mostly interested in copyright-related actions. In recent years, we have seen an increase in copyright takedown notices on Reddit, partly driven by the platform’s growth. That said, the company does signal a significant increase in copyright-related user bans.

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The Trichordist

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Will there be sanctions for absurd delays at the Copyright… Read more "When Did Noah Build the Ark? Will there be sanctions for absurd delays by Big Tech streamers at the Copyright Royalty Board? Music Technology Policy". The CRB should sanction capricious delays that keep songwriters from getting paid.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has issued a Request for Comments (RFC) on Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) system accountability measures and policies to advance its efforts to ensure AI systems work as claimed and without causing harm. Written comments must be received on or before June 10, 2023.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 11, 2023

Copyright Office denied the registration of a 2-D work of art “A Recent Entrance into Paradise” generated by artificial intelligence (“AI”). The programmer behind the AI, Dr. Stephen Thaler, sued the Copyright Office sued the Copyright Office in Federal Court in D.C. In 2018, the U.S. in June 2022. By: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Some of the IP issues include: i) whether training AI models on copyrighted content constitutes infringement; ii) whether the output of genAI that is based on copyright-protected training material constitutes infringement; iii) what level of human authorship/inventorship is required for copyright/patent protection of genAI-assisted works; iv) whether (..)

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

Copyright Office (USCO) launched a new AI Initiative to examine the copyright law and policy issues raised by artificial intelligence (AI), including the scope of copyright in works generated using AI tools and using copyrighted materials in AI training. On March 16, 2023, the U.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 15, 2024

Cox Communications, which in part held that the internet service provider was liable for contributing to music copyright infringement, highlights the importance of reasonable policies to terminate repeat infringers, and provides guidance for litigating claims of secondary liability, say Benjamin Marks and Alexandra Blankman at Weil.

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Barry Sookman

APRIL 7, 2024

… The post Understanding the AIA Copyright Provisions in the EU Artificial Intelligence Act appeared first on Barry Sookman.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Shopify, for its part, has issued a statement saying that it takes intellectual property violations very seriously and has processed over 90% of its copyright and trademark reports within one business day. All totaled, the plaintiffs are seeking up to $150,000 for each infringed copyright and $2 million for each infringed trademark.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Using generative AI raises numerous copyright issues. In response, the US Copyright Office (USCO) has undertaken a new Artificial Intelligence Initiative (“AI Initiative”). This guide is a high level overview and a collection of materials relating to the AI Initiative. By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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Olartemoure Blog

APRIL 4, 2024

Download Provisional refusal guide Topics of interest Antitrust Competition Law Compliance Copyright and Entertainment Law Corporate Law Data privacy Innovation Legal Design Litigation Patents Regulatory affairs Trademarks Data privacy policy Do you accept our data privacy policy?

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Copyright Office issued a notice of inquiry (NOI) regarding copyright and artificial intelligence (AI). The Office has decided to do a study on whether legislative or regulatory steps are necessary to address the copyright law and policy questions that arise from generative AI. Yesterday, in the Federal Register, the U.S.

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Barry Sookman

JANUARY 3, 2024

Introduction The question as to whether the generative AI (GenAI) systems and their use infringes copyright is a hotly debated one, with no fewer than 12 proposed class actions and 3 lawsuits in the United States and one in the United Kingdom already focused on resolving this question.

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Copyrighted material is fuel for AI systems. Voluntary collective licensing is an effective solution enabling the use of copyrighted material as society realizes the benefits promised by AI systems. I invite our Velocity of Content blog readers to check out CCC’s “ Intersection of AI & Copyright ” page.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

4-5 April 2024: 31st Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference The Emily C. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School will hold its 31st Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference on 4 and 5 April 2024. Click here for details and to register. & John E.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

Over the same period, however, the government’s messaging around Canada’s AI- copyright policy has been anything but consistent. It is unclear whether the use of copyrighted works for training an AI system is considered copyright infringement if the…owner’s permission is not obtained.…

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Likelihood of Confusion

MARCH 2, 2024

My über-sharp friend Oliver Herzfeld, moving up in the world, has written an article in Forbes magazine on a recent Copyright Office policy statement that, as he puts it, “revises, and to a certain extent reverses, its prior position regarding the protection of compilations.” ” Oliver sums up the changes.

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The Trichordist

JANUARY 20, 2022

Hugh Prestwood and Judy Ahrens' story highlights the cruelty of the Copyright Royalty Board's frozen mechanicals policy and the failure of leadership by music publishers.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 29, 2024

In this episode of OnAir with Akin, lobbying and public policy partner Hans Rickhoff and senior counsel Reggie Babin lead a discussion with intellectual property partner David Vondle on intellectual property, copyright, and how that intersects with both the courts and with federal policy.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

In addition to raising questions about ownership of outputs , infringement in training , and the future of copyright as a policy tool to encourage creativity , economists are in the early stages of analysing the effects of these technologies on human creativity.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Copyright Office issued a Federal Register Notice (Notice) announcing the offices’ joint study of intellectual property (IP) issues related to non-fungible tokens (NFTs). On November 23, 2022, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the U.S. By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 8, 2024

Sage Policy Profiles , a new web-based tool from Sage and Overton , lets researchers uncover and understand the influence their evidence-based research may have on public policy by identifying citations of the work in policy documents, think tank publications, and working papers.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 28, 2023

by Dennis Crouch Thus far US copyright and patent tribunals have refused to award rights for AI generated works. Li sued for copyright infringement. Judges emphasized that copyright law aims to encourage human creativity. Of course, this is one regional lower court decision and is not generally a policy statement of the PRC.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 14, 2023

Your employees and copyright awareness – sharing your policy may not be enough. shows that companies are discussing their copyright policies more frequently, leading to 74% of employees reporting awareness of those policies. However, employee behaviors are often misaligned with policy expectations.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 19, 2024

in copyright litigation, with one judge saying he doubted Amway's self-insured policies should take priority over an AIG internet policy. Sixth Circuit judges appeared skeptical Tuesday of an AIG unit's argument that it shouldn't have to defend and indemnify Amway Corp.

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Likelihood of Confusion

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

I moan constantly about Congress’s refusal to do its job and make policy decisions about trademark and copyright via legislation that reflect the technological and economic realities of our time, The post Garbage in, garbage out appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 17, 2024

Generative artificial intelligence (“GenAI”) challenges EU copyright law, from the AI training to the protectability and liability risks of its output. The EU’s forthcoming AI Act takes first steps towards AI-specific regulation with its provider obligations on training data transparency and copyright policy. By: MoFo Tech

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 13, 2023

The past year has provided decades' worth of developments across law and policy in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies. Copyright Office (USCO) and the U.S. Both the U.S.

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