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To Recuse or Not to Recuse? An Update.

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Given that litigation in the United States can take years from start to finish, we rarely see a conclusion to the cases we follow. In a prior blog post, we looked at the potential recusal requirements of the U.S. Supreme...more

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No Copyright Protection for AI-Assisted Creations: Thaler v. Perlmutter

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Dr. Stephen Thaler’s attempts to obtain intellectual property protection for artificial intelligence were once again shot down by the courts, when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia affirmed that the...more

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Appellate Court Confirms Copyright Statute Limits Authorship to Humans, Foreclosing Copyright Registration for Content Solely...

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AT A GLANCE - On March 18, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed decisions by a lower court and the United States Copyright Office that human authorship is required to...more

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D.C. Circuit Denies Copyright to AI Artwork - What Humans Have and Artificial Intelligence Does Not

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Can a non-human machine be an author under the Copyright Act of 1976? In a March 18, 2025 precedential opinion, a D.C. Circuit panel affirmed prior determinations from the D.C. District Court and the Copyright Office that an...more

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DC Circuit Holds That AI Cannot Be an Author Under Copyright Law

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the Copyright Office’s position that artificial intelligence cannot be an author under the Copyright Act....more

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Court Rules AI Can’t Author a Copyrighted Work

On March 18, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision in the Thaler v. Perlmutter case, which confirmed the refusal of copyright registration for a work created entirely by an artificial...more

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When the Machine Becomes the Creator: Artificial Intelligence v. the Human Creator Requirements of U.S. Copyright Law

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On March 18, 2025 the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Stephen Thaler v. Shira Perlmutter et al., confirming that U.S. law requires human authorship. Specifically, the question presented to the Court was “can a...more

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Digital Millennium Copyright Act Claims in AI-Training Cases – Recent Developments

While the question of fair use has dominated much of the discussion on whether copyrighted material can be used to train AI models, of equal importance are questions involving the application of the Digital Millennium...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Recent Decisions on Whether AI Training Violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act

While the question of fair use has dominated much of the discussion on whether copyrighted material can be used to train AI models, of equal importance are questions involving the application of the Digital Millennium...more

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AI and Deepfakes: U.S. Copyright Office Urges Federal Digital Replica Law

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The Situation: In early 2023, the U.S. Copyright Office ("Office") launched a new initiative to examine the intersection of copyright law and artificial intelligence ("AI"). Later that year, the Office issued Registration...more

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Overview of U.S. Copyright Office Report Regarding Artificial Intelligence and Digital Replicas

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The U.S. Copyright Office published Part 1 of their report on copyright and artificial intelligence (AI), focusing on digital replicas. Digital replicas are "a video, image, or audio recording that has been digitally created...more

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Copyright Office Calls for Law on AI-generated Digital Replicas

The U.S. Copyright Office is tackling the issue of digital replicas -- videos, pictures or audio recordings digitally created or manipulated to falsely depict an individual – and is calling on Congress to pass a federal law...more

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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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AI Watch: Global regulatory tracker - Switzerland

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Laws/Regulations directly regulating AI (the “AI Regulations”) - Currently, there are no specific laws, statutory rules, or regulations in Switzerland that directly regulate AI. AI in Switzerland is currently subject to...more

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District Court Adopts Broad View of Copyright Preemption in Data Scraping Case

The recent California district court decision dismissing the complaint in X Corp. v. Bright Data Ltd. could have significant implications for companies that rely on their terms of use to prohibit unauthorized “data scraping”...more

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Senate Leadership Releases Sweeping AI Policy Agenda Calling for $32 Billion in R&D Funding — AI: The Washington Report

The Bipartisan Senate AI Working Group, headed by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD), Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Senator Todd Young (R-IN) released a roadmap for congressional AI policy....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

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Does Copyright Law Preempt Contractual Provisions Imposing AI-Related Usage Restrictions on Content?

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The explosive growth of generative AI has been accompanied by a corresponding growth of contractual provisions addressing generative AI issues. Website operators in particular are increasingly seeking to use their online...more

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Top Ten Current Key Copyright Issues and Pitfalls Affecting Nonprofits

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With decades of experience assisting nonprofit clients with copyright issues, we periodically like to offer refreshers on key copyright issues and highlight current trends we see nonprofit organizations encounter with...more

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D.C. Circuit to Opine on Whether AI May Be Author of Copyrightable Work in Thaler v. Perlmutter

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The D.C. Circuit is set to decide whether a work generated “autonomously” by an artificial intelligence (“AI”) computer system was properly denied copyright registration by the United States Copyright Office. The work at...more

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Artificial Intelligence Presents Challenges for Intellectual Property Laws’ Focus on Human Creation

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Artificial intelligence (AI) and its ability to generate content closely resembling human output present issues with respect to IP ownership. Maybe you have asked ChatGPT to create a flashy advertisement or write some code...more

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Golf Course Copyright Bill Implications Go Beyond The Green

In the ever-evolving landscape of intellectual property law, a new federal bill has emerged to address the unique challenges faced by golf course designers and architects. The Bolstering Intellectual Rights against...more

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Emerging Businesses and Venture Capital in 2024: 10 Hot Topics for Founders, Investors, and Executives of Emerging Companies

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2023 was a pivotal year for the emerging companies, creating new categories of winners and losers across the board. Emerging companies incorporating artificial intelligence or that have clear line of sight to positive cash...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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Motion To Dismiss Ruling Provides Insight Into How Courts View AI Training Data Cases

A recent decision by a California district court in J. Doe 1 v. GitHub, Inc., a case brought by computer programmers alleging that their works had been used to train AI models that generate computer code in violation of their...more

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