Music lawyer Tamera Bennett and TV lawyer Gordon Firemark discuss: The impact of Mickey Mouse (or some versions) going public domain on January 1, 2024. The latest artificial intelligence news from the UK High Court on patents and Thaler loses again in Thaler v Comptroller [2023] UKSC 49; the New York Times sues OpenAI in The New York Times Co. v. Microsoft Corp., et al No. 1:23-cv-11195 (S.D.N.Y. filed Dec. 27, 2023); and the No AI Fraud ACT bill is introduced in the House. The Nirvana Nevermind Baby gets his day in court in Elden See more +

Music lawyer Tamera Bennett and TV lawyer Gordon Firemark discuss: The impact of Mickey Mouse (or some versions) going public domain on January 1, 2024. The latest artificial intelligence news from the UK High Court on patents and Thaler loses again in Thaler v Comptroller [2023] UKSC 49; the New York Times sues OpenAI in The New York Times Co. v. Microsoft Corp., et al No. 1:23-cv-11195 (S.D.N.Y. filed Dec. 27, 2023); and the No AI Fraud ACT bill is introduced in the House. The Nirvana Nevermind Baby gets his day in court in Elden v. Nirvana L.L.C., No. 22-55822, D.C. No. 2:21-cv-06836-FMO-AGR, (9th Cir. Dec. 21, 2023). French Montana wins a copyright infringement case, but why in Richardson v Kharbouch, No. 1:19-cv-02321 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 04, 2024). The Tolkien estate wins a copyright infringement lawsuit over a fan fiction author in Polychron v. Bezos, 2:23-cv-02831, (C.D. Cal. Aug 14, 2023) ECF No. 47. And what’s happening at the Copyright Small Claims court 18 months after they started accepting cases? This and much more on Episode 164 of the Entertainment Law Update Podcast.

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