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Venable LLP

USPTO and Copyright Office Basics on Applying for and Registering AI-Assisted Material

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Want to learn more about drafting, negotiating, and understanding intellectual property and technology contracts and have 10 minutes to spare? Grab your morning coffee or afternoon tea and dig into our Tech Contract Quick...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Authors Fight Court Order to Produce Pre-Suit Testing Data from ChatGPT in OpenAI Copyright Lawsuit

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Sarah Silverman and her fellow author plaintiffs are fighting a judge’s recent order requiring them to disclose the prompts and outputs they used in preparation for filing their class action lawsuit against ChatGPT owner...more

Houston Harbaugh, P.C.

AI Music Generators in the Crosshairs: A Battle for the Soul of Copyright

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The music industry has fired its opening salvo in what could be a landmark battle over artificial intelligence and copyright. Major labels Capitol Records and Sony Music Entertainment launched copyright infringement lawsuits...more

Jaburg Wilk

Artificial Intelligence and Copyright Infringement, Navigating the Evolving Standards

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In the ever-evolving landscape of intellectual property law, one of the most pressing challenges is posed by the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI). Particularly in the realm of photography and visual content,...more

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Authors Get Mixed Results With Initial Skirmish in OpenAI Lawsuit

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OpenAI, Inc. develops artificial intelligence software involving large language models (“LLM”) known as ChatGPT. In 2023, several authors, including the comedian Sarah Silverman, filed putative class action lawsuits alleging...more

Benesch

AI and IP: Leveraging Opportunities for Your Business

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the world around us, and intellectual property (IP) is no exception. AI is being used to create new and innovative products and services, and it is also being used to...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Latest Chapter in Authors’ Copyright Suit Against OpenAI: Original Pleadings Insufficient

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In a relatively scathing opinion finding the plaintiffs’ Complaint “defective in numerous respects,” a district court judge has thrown out most of the claims a group of artists has asserted against AI platforms that allegedly...more

Goodwin

What’s Next for AI? Six Areas to Watch in 2024

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Generative AI (GenAI) surged to the forefront of corporate agendas and public policy debates last year, promising to boost productivity and innovation. What’s in store for AI in 2024?...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Florida Federal Court Holds That Books May Not Be Removed From School Libraries for Ideological Reasons

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A Florida Federal Court held that the First Amendment bars the removal of books from school libraries based on hostility to their ideas or viewpoint, and that book authors and book publishers have standing to challenge the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Generating a Body of Generative AI Case Law

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While we wait for further guidance on the registrability of the art output by generative artificial intelligence (AI) models, the U.S. Copyright Office is forging ahead with new decisions that address the issue. On Dec. 11,...more

Kaufman & Canoles

Registration and Ownership of AI-Generated Works

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a prominent topic recently, especially given the technological advances and commercial realization of generative AI systems. As AI-generated content continues to proliferate the Internet,...more

Goodwin

Is It Possible to Copyright Works That Include AI-Generated Material?

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The answer seems to be yes — but only when ‘authorship’ of the work can be attributed to a human. In August 2023, the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that an AI-generated work “absent any guiding human...more

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The Art of AI: Protected by Copyright Law or Up for Grabs?

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On August 18, 2023, the US District Court for the District of Columbia (the Court) ruled in Thaler v. Register of Copyrights that an AI-generated work “absent any guiding human hand” is not protected by copyright, explaining...more

BakerHostetler

Copyright and AI-Generated Content: Establishing Scope Requires More Than Registration

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U.S. copyright law protects human-authored expression, not works generated purely by generative AI. When a human author uses generative AI tools to create their work, the scope of copyright protection extends to the...more

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AD-ttorneys@law - July 2023

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It’s hard to keep up with the ferment of controversy bubbling around OpenAI and its compatriots in the generative AI business. Lawsuits, lawsuits, lawsuits. Regulatory probes. Outright bans by sovereign nations. But when, by...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

For the Avoidance of Doubt: The Authors Guild Provides Guidance on Addressing AI in Licensing Contracts

In the wake of class action lawsuits against generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) systems and general anxiety surrounding “artificial intelligence and the perils of plunder,” it’s time for creators and licensees alike to...more

Irwin IP LLP

Publishers Take a Hatchet to Free Digital Libraries

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On March 24, 2023, the Southern District of New York held that the Internet Archive (“IA”)’s digitization and lending online of the Hatchette Book Group (“Publishers”)’s copyrighted physical books infringed Publishers’...more

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11 Elements of a Successful eBook for Your Law Firm

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With the rise of tablet and e-reader popularity, ebooks have become an important part of legal thought leadership. Ebooks are an incredibly powerful lead-generation tool and a key piece of a robust content marketing strategy....more

Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC

Just Because It’s On the Internet Doesn’t Mean It’s In the Public Domain

Just Because it’s Published Doesn’t Mean it’s in the Public Domain - Some people think that if something is on the Internet, it’s in the public domain and is fair game to be copied. Not true! Giving the public access to an...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Artificial Intelligence: Can it be an Inventor or an Author?

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As the innovation paradigm in automotive industry shifted over time, artificial intelligence (“AI”) has deeply penetrated into operation of automotive industry. For example, integration of AI in automotive availed a broad...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

AI Artwork: Worth a Thousand Words, but Zero Copyright Protection?

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Technology is changing, but is copyright law keeping up?  Stephen Thaler clearly believes it is not and has sued the U.S. Copyright Office over its refusal to register artwork created by his artificial intelligence software. ...more

BakerHostetler

A Recent Entrance to Copyright Protection: Can AI Qualify as an Author Under U.S. Copyright Law?

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Should copyright protection be given for AI-generated inventions? Stephen Thaler, the president and CEO of Imagination Engines, thinks so....more

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc.

Ready to Publish a Book? Hear how from Naren Aryal of Amplify Publishing Group

In this episode of On Record PR, Gina Rubel goes on record with Naren Aryal, CEO of Amplify Publishing Group. As CEO of Amplify Publishing Group, Naren Aryal advises authors, thought leaders, and organizations on the...more

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc.

Ready to Publish a Book? Hear how from Naren Aryal of Amplify Publishing Group: On Record PR

In this episode of On Record PR, Gina Rubel goes on record with Naren Aryal, CEO of Amplify Publishing Group, to discuss hybrid publishing, how to vet publishing partners, and publishing for thought leadership....more

K&L Gates LLP

Client Conversations: Interview with Anthony Giglio, New York-based sommelier, journalist, and author

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In this Client Conversations episode, Craig Budner interviews Anthony Giglio. Anthony is a New York-based sommelier, journalist, and author who prefers writing and lecturing about all things gastronomic to serving them...more

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