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AI Insights: Copyright Office Provides Guidance on the Registration of Works That Include AI-Generated Material

Copyright Office Provides Guidance on the Registration of Works That Include AI-Generated Material - During a June 2023 webinar, representatives of the Copyright Office provided much needed clarification and guidance on...more

Ruling on Motion To Dismiss Sheds Light on Intellectual Property Issues in Artificial Intelligence

Many of the key intellectual property issues presented by artificial intelligence (AI), ranging from the use of copyrighted material as training data in AI-models to whether AI-generated works can be protected under copyright...more

US Copyright Office Guidance on Royalty Eligibility of Musical Works Generated Using AI

As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate new works has expanded rapidly, the U.S. Copyright Office has sought to keep pace by issuing guidance on the application of copyright law to such works. On April 20,...more

Copyright Office Issues Guidance on AI-Generated Works, Stressing Human Authorship Requirement

The expanding use of artificial intelligence (AI) programs to create content has, not surprisingly, resulted in attempts to register copyrights in AI-generated works. The Copyright Office has formally rejected two such...more

Jury Finds That ‘MetaBirkin’ NFTs Infringed Hèrmes’ Trademark Rights

At the heart of what is considered the first NFT trademark trial were two competing arguments: Were the artist Mason Rothschild’s creation of “MetaBirkin” NFTs — digital images of blurry faux fur-covered handbags inspired by...more

USPTO and US Copyright Office To Conduct a Joint Study on Intellectual Property Law and Policy Issues Related to NFTs

On November 23, 2022, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the U.S. Copyright Office issued a Federal Register Notice (Notice) announcing the offices’ joint study of intellectual property (IP) issues related to...more

Two US Senators Solicit Study of Intellectual Property Rights Related to NFTs

On June 9, 2022, Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) sent a letter to the directors of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) and the U.S. Copyright Office requesting a study of intellectual property (IP)...more

NFTs Give Rise to Innovative New Business Models and Revenue Opportunities

Takeaways - Most existing agreements covering the exploitation of intellectual property rights did not contemplate how NFTs should be treated. Drafting and negotiating agreements involving NFTs requires an...more

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