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Client Alert: U.S. Copyright Office Issues “Digital Replica” Report Finding Urgent Need for New Federal Legislation

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Last year, the U.S. Copyright Office commenced a far-reaching policy study concerning copyright and related issues raised by the widespread availability and use of artificial intelligence (AI). This week, the Office released...more

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Glimmer of Hope? Judge Suggests Some Claims in AI Image Case May Survive

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We are still waiting for a formal ruling on the Andersen v. Stability AI defendants’ second round of motions to dismiss, but so far it’s looking like most of the case may be allowed to proceed to discovery. The judge heard...more

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Longshot Legislation Reflects Interest in AI Regulation

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In the wake of several Congressional hearings over the past year on AI and intellectual property, Representative Adam Schiff (D-California) has introduced the Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act of 2024 (H.R. 7913).  ...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

The New York Times Case against OpenAI is Different. Here's Why.

On December 27, 2023, The New York Times Company ("The Times") sued several OpenAI entities and their stakeholder Microsoft ("OpenAI") in the Southern District of New York for copyright infringement, vicarious copyright...more

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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

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New York Times vs. OpenAI: Fair Use Fight with Billions at Stake

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On the third day of Christmas, Microsoft Corp. (“Microsoft”) and OpenAI, Inc. (together with its named affiliates, “OpenAI”) didn’t get any French hens: Instead, the software giant and leading artificial intelligence research...more

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Generative Artificial Intelligence: Calling for a New Legal Front

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New York Times Copyright Suit and Key Facts - On December 27, 2023, The New York Times Company (“NYT”) filed a Complaint in the Southern District of New York against Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) and several OpenAI...more

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AI News Roundup

There’s a lot happening in the world of AI. To help you stay on top of the latest news, we have compiled a roundup of the news we are following. We have also been digging into President Biden’s executive order on AI. Read...more

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Andersen Plaintiffs Will Need to Amend Their Complaint Against Stability AI, Judge Rules

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On Oct. 30, Judge William Orrick of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California largely sided with defendants Stability AI, DeviantArt and Midjourney in the generative AI-copyright infringement suit...more

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Court Finds AI-Generated Work Not Copyrightable for Failure to Meet "Human Authorship" Requirement—But Questions Remain

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In Short - The Background: Generative artificial intelligence ("GenAI") tools allow individuals to readily generate content, including works that traditionally would be copyrightable if authored by a human being, such as...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

District Court Rules that AI-Generated Works Cannot Be Copyrighted

The D.C. district court recently affirmed the U.S. Copyright Office’s position that a work generated entirely by artificial intelligence (AI) technology is not eligible for copyright protection. The case is Stephen Thaler v....more

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