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

Velocity of Content

As a person involved in copyright on a daily basis, I’ve observed a number of events and requests for comment over the last few years on the issue of whether artificial intelligence (AI) systems can be “authors” in the copyright sense (or inventors of patents). I speculated that this was an attempt to avoid a messy fair use dispute.

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White House Directs Copyright Office and USPTO to Provide Guidance on AI-Related Issues

LexBlog IP

This comes amidst a backdrop where AI models currently cannot be recognized as inventors, a stance reaffirmed in the Federal Circuit decision Thaler v. Fair Use: The Executive Order encourages data sharing and research. This raises questions about the ownership and fair use of AI-discovered orphan works.

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White House Directs Copyright Office and USPTO to Provide Guidance on AI-Related Issues

Trading Secrets

This comes amidst a backdrop where AI models currently cannot be recognized as inventors, a stance reaffirmed in the Federal Circuit decision Thaler v. Fair Use: The Executive Order encourages data sharing and research. This raises questions about the ownership and fair use of AI-discovered orphan works.

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White House Directs Copyright Office and USPTO to Provide Guidance on AI-Related Issues

LexBlog IP

This comes amidst a backdrop where AI models currently cannot be recognized as inventors, a stance reaffirmed in the Federal Circuit decision Thaler v. Fair Use: The Executive Order encourages data sharing and research. This raises questions about the ownership and fair use of AI-discovered orphan works.

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AI and copyright in 2022

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In 2022 the UK Government responded to a consultation over whether to alter the UK provisions for computer-generated works (CGWs) and determined to leave them alone, concluding “There is no evidence at present that protection for CGWs is harmful, and the use of AI is still in its early stages.

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How Artificial Intelligence is Changing the Game of Professional Sports

IP Tech Blog

Innovation and competition : Compel actions to attract AI talent to the United States, understand novel IP questions, protect inventors and creators, and promote AI innovation, including at startups and small businesses. Privacy : Evaluation and mitigation of privacy risks associated with the collection, use, and retention of user data.

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How Artificial Intelligence is Changing the Game of Professional Sports

LexBlog IP

Innovation and competition : Compel actions to attract AI talent to the United States, understand novel IP questions, protect inventors and creators, and promote AI innovation, including at startups and small businesses. Privacy : Evaluation and mitigation of privacy risks associated with the collection, use, and retention of user data.

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