Earlier this week, a federal judge rejected an AI startup's claim that using copyrighted material to train its AI system was permissible under the fair use doctrine. The decision—Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH v. Ross...more
Elvis may have left the building, but his impact on the right of publicity continues to be an integral part of Tennessee law. And the King's legacy now includes efforts to control the proliferation of artificial intelligence...more
When can a work created using artificial intelligence ("AI") be copyrighted? And, if an AI-enabled work can be copyrighted, who is the "author"? The Beijing, China Internet Court took a different approach than the U.S....more
On August 30, 2023, the U.S. Copyright Office published a Notice of inquiry and request for comment in the Federal Register (the "Notice"), seeking input from the public on various copyright law and policy issues relating to...more
On August 18, 2023, in Thaler v. Perlmutter, Judge Beryl A. Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted the U.S. Copyright Office's motion for summary judgment, affirming the Copyright Office's...more