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Is it legal to use AI to…

Is it legal to use AI to copy an artist’s style?

Recently, social media was awash in newly created images in the distinctive anime style of Japan’s Studio Ghibli. People were inputting family photos, memes, and other content into OpenAI’s latest release of its ChatGPT generative AI (GAI) tool a… Read More
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Recent Legal Developments…

Recent Legal Developments in Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property

Here’s an update on recent legal developments involving artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property (IP). Human Authorship and Copyright The DC Circuit Court has affirmed the denial of copyright registration for work created via AI. The… Read More
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Federal Circuit: Jepson C…

Federal Circuit: Jepson Claim Preamble Requires Written Description

The Federal Circuit has ruled that it is necessary to have a written description to support admitted prior art. The case is In re: Xencor, Inc. As the court explained, Anti-C5 antibodies are monoclonal antibodies that bind to C5, a protein that perfo… Read More
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Mariah Carey Wins “Chri…

Mariah Carey Wins “Christmas” Present, as Miley Cyrus Faces Mars Attack

As Variety notes, Some of the most high-profile copyright infringement cases happen in the music industry, where the accusation of plagiarism is as nebulous as a concept can get. It happens sometimes by accident — an “unconscious borrowing” —… Read More
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Copyright Exemption

Fix It Yourself: How a New Copyright Exemption Could Change Everything from McFlurries to Tractors

The US Copyright Office has granted an exemption to copyright law that is expected to benefit fans of the McDonalds’ McFlurry. For years, hopeful McFlurry-eaters have often been told that the ice cream machine is out of order. As the New York Times… Read More
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Fix It Yourself: How a New Copyright Exemption Could Change Everything from McFlurries to Tractors

The US Copyright Office has granted an exemption to copyright law that is expected to benefit fans of the McDonalds’ McFlurry. For years, hopeful McFlurry-eaters have often been told that the ice cream machine is out of order. As the New York Times… Read More
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What’s new in artificial intelligence and IP law?

What’s new in artificial intelligence and IP law?

Here’s a roundup of recent developments in artificial intelligence and intellectual property (IP) law. Former AI Company Employee Says It Violates Copyright Law A former employee of OpenAI published an essay in which he claimed that his former empl… Read More
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Top Copyright Law Develop…

Top Copyright Law Developments of 2024, and What to Expect in 2025

In case you missed it, here are some of the top copyright law cases and legal developments we wrote about in 2024: American Girl, LLC v. Zembrka. The Circuit Court found that the defendant Chinese company transacted business in New York State by maki… Read More
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Human AI

Illinois Becomes Second US State to Ban AI Human Replicas

Illinois recently enacted a law making changes to the state’s Right of Publicity Act to create a private right of action to sue those creating or distributing unauthorized copies of a person’s identity using artificial intelligence (AI). Under th… Read More
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Big Three Record Company Lawsuit

Big Three Record Labels Sue over Alleged AI Music Infringement

A group of music companies including the three major US record labels—Sony Music, Warner Music Group, and Universal Music Group— have sued the artificial intelligence (AI) music companies Suno and Udio over alleged copyright infringement of music… Read More
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