The US Copyright Office has granted a copyright exemption giving restaurants the right to repair broken equipment by bypassing locks intended to prevent anyone other than the manufacturer from repairing them.
This...more
Not surprisingly, a lot is happening at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property (IP) law. Here’s a roundup of some recent developments in the area of copyright law and AI....more
Luther Campbell, the former leader of 2 Live Crew, and the heirs of two other group members have won a legal battle over the rights to the group’s music.
Lil’ Joe Records, owned by Joseph Weinberger, bought the group’s...more
Several Representatives, including both Democrats and Republicans, have introduced the “Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act of 2024’’ (NO FAKES Act) in the House of Representatives....more
A federal district court in Ohio has rejected an attempt by a tattoo artist to reinstate his case against video game company Take-Two.
The artist claimed that the company infringed his copyright in tattoos worn by...more
Dozens of musical artists have expressed their objections to the Trump Campaign’s use of their music at events.
According to Wikipedia, at least 35 musicians have opposed Trump’s use of their music....more
The US Copyright Office has issued a report in which it recommends passage of a federal law that would create a form of property right in a person’s digital replica....more
The Guangzhou Internet Court issued the first ruling involving the liability of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) companies for copyright infringement.
China has three internet courts in Beijing, Hangzhou, and...more
Congressmen Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) have introduced the Bolstering Intellectual Rights against Digital Infringement Enhancement (a.k.a. the BIRDIE Act), which proposes amending the definition of...more
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Copyright Office have published the results of their joint study on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and intellectual property (IP).
The Report was created in response to a June...more
3/25/2024
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Copyright ,
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Copyright Ownership ,
Design Patent ,
Enforcement ,
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Intellectual Property Protection ,
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Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Shareholders ,
Trademark Infringement ,
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The Fourth Circuit has overturned a $1 billion verdict in a copyright case against Cox Communications.
As the court explained,
Defendant Cox Communications sells internet, telephone, and cable television service to 6...more
3/18/2024
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Contributory Infringement ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Cox Communications ,
DMCA ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Music Industry ,
Reversal ,
Vicarious Infringement
Clients sometimes ask intellectual property (IP) lawyers how they can patent or copyright their ideas and make money off them.
The short answer is: you probably can’t.
Neither patent law nor copyright law protects...more
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has reiterated that there is no “strict or bright-line rule against registration of characters.”
The case is In re Joseph A. Stallard, 2023 USPQ2d 1009 (TTAB 2023)....more
The European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) have released a 61-page study showing that EU startups that secure intellectual property (IP) rights protection are 10.2 times more...more
10/31/2023
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Copyright ,
EU ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Manufacturers ,
Patent Applications ,
Patents ,
Startups ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademarks ,
Venture Capital
A federal court has ruled that a photographer may not recover certain profits indirectly related to authorized copies of his work.
The case is Graham v. Prince, No. 15-CV-10160 (SHS), 2023 WL 5917712 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 11,...more
Almost every week sees a new development in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) law.
Here are some recent highlights.
...more
The US Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property recently held its second hearing in two months on issues at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property (IP) rights. ...more
7/27/2023
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Consent ,
Copyright ,
Fair Use ,
Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Machine Learning ,
Right of Publicity ,
SAG ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Strike
The US Supreme Court has issued its decision in the important copyright law case of Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith et al....more
6/6/2023
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Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Derivative Works ,
Fair Use ,
Fine Art ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
SCOTUS ,
The Copyright Act ,
Transformative Use
Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit (CCU) has filed three lawsuits over false copyright infringement claims on the platform.
As Amazon reported, “multiple bad actors” submitted thousands of false copyright infringement claims...more
Bungie, a video game company that created the “Halo” and “Destiny” game series, has been awarded $4.3 million in damages in an arbitration against a creator of cheat software....more
4/10/2023
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Arbitrators ,
Breach of Contract ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Damages ,
DMCA ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Licensing Rights ,
Reverse Engineering ,
Software Licenses ,
Software Patents ,
Tortious Interference ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Unjust Enrichment ,
Video Games
The US Copyright Office has issued a statement of policy to clarify its practices for examining and registering works that contain material generated by the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
AI is very...more
As we discussed in this recent blog, several intellectual property (IP) owners have sued artificial technology (AI) companies, claiming that the output produced by the AI engines violates their IP rights.
The legal furor...more
The form at the top of this blog is a photoshopped patchwork of real and fake elements – including AEON Law’s name, logo, and address. Unfortunately, such scams are common, and too many people fall victim to them.
Here...more
Getty Images recently announced that it had commenced legal proceedings in the High Court of Justice in London against Stability AI. Getty claims Stability infringed its intellectual property (IP) rights, including copyright,...more
Every year on January 1, new works enter the public domain. In 2023, all literary works, musical compositions, and movies first published or released in 1927 entered the public domain in the United States.
Earlier works...more