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Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

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

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

AI IP Year in Review - The U.S. Copyright Office’s Position on the Copyrightability of Works Made with the Assistance of...

Since platforms like Midjourney and DALL-E became popular, using text-to-image models to generate “AI art” has surged, making it increasingly difficult to distinguish between AI-generated art and human-created works. This...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Copyright Registrations and Mickey Mouse

For many companies with identifiable characters, preserving and extending their copyright protections is a top priority. As of January 1, 2024, several famous works have lost their copyright protection and entered into the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] 2024 IP Outlook: Trends Affecting Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Trade Secret Holders - December 12th, 1:00 pm - 2:00...

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As 2023 draws to a close, new developments continue to emerge across the patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret spaces. Join members of McDermott’s Intellectual Property Group for a year-end review that will explore...more

Jaburg Wilk

Can I Own Copyrights in Content Created or Partially Created by AI?

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As AI systems demonstrate unprecedented capabilities to create, manipulate, and generate original content, the interplay between AI and copyright law has come to the forefront of legal discourse. This convergence presents...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Generative AI and Copyright – Some Recent Denials and Unanswered Questions

The growth of artificial intelligence (“AI”) and generative AI is moving copyright law into unprecedented territory. While US copyright law continues to develop around AI, one boundary has been set: the bedrock requirement of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Resource Guide for the Copyright Office Artificial Intelligence Initiative

Using generative AI raises numerous copyright issues. In response, the US Copyright Office (USCO) has undertaken a new Artificial Intelligence Initiative (“AI Initiative”). This guide is a high level overview and a collection...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

AI’s Artistry Denied: No Copyright for AI Author

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Summary - The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia upheld last week, in a first-of-its-kind case, the U.S. Copyright Office's denial of an application to register an image purportedly generated entirely...more

International Lawyers Network

Can a Copyright Registration be Invalidated based on Mistakes in the Copyright Application?

Suppose that you want to register your copyright by preparing and filing a copyright application with the U.S. Copyright Office. What if you were unaware that you made some mistakes in the copyright application and the...more

Weintraub Tobin

Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - SCOTUS Issues First IP Ruling of 2022 in Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Maurits, LP

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In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the Supreme Court’s first intellectual property ruling of 2022. ...more

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The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: SCOTUS Issues First IP Ruling of 2022 in Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Maurits, LP

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In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the Supreme Court’s first intellectual property ruling of 2022. ...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

To Err is Human: Supreme Court Holds That Mistakes of Law in Copyright Applications Fall Under Safe Harbor

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Most lawyers are familiar with the well-known legal maxim that “ignorance of the law is no excuse.” In 6-3 opinion issued on February 24, 2022, in a copyright case, the Supreme Court nonetheless held that ignorance of the law...more

Sunstein LLP

“Everybody Makes Mistakes”- A Forgiving Approach by the Supreme Court Changes Copyright Law

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The Supreme Court recently issued a surprising opinion regarding the safe harbor provision of the Copyright Act: If an applicant makes a mistake of fact or law in their application, the registration will still be valid. At...more

Weintraub Tobin

“Birds Of A Feather” – The Ninth Circuit Confronts “Single Unit Of Publication” Copyright Issue

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Unicolors, Inc. creates and markets artistic design fabrics to various garment manufacturers. Some of these designs are marketed to the public and placed in its showroom while other designs are considered “confined” works...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

COVID-19 Extensions to Protect Copyright Owners: Maximizing Economic Remedies in a Period of Uncertainty

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The US Copyright Office has exercised its authority under the CARES Act in an attempt to blunt the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on visual artists, musicians, and other content creators—along with the companies...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Pepper Hamilton Higher Education "In Brief" Webinar Series: Intellectual Property Basics - What Every Higher Education...

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With a constantly evolving legal landscape, colleges, universities and independent schools encounter a vast spectrum of new topics on any given day. Pepper Hamilton's Higher Education Practice Group has created its "In Brief"...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Intellectual Property Considerations and Guidance for Start-Ups: Copyrights

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Copyrights protect original works of authorship. This gives a copyright holder exclusive rights to modify, distribute, perform, display, and copy the work. However, as with other forms of intellectual property, there are...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market - March 2019: The Switch by Nine Compels “A Stitch in Time” Approach to Copyright Filings

The Switch by Nine. Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court clarified when a copyright owner can sue for infringement, settling the conflicting interpretations of the Copyright Act’s “registration” requirement, which we...more

Stinson LLP

Supreme Court Holds Copyright Owners Must Wait to Commence an Infringement Suit Until After the Copyright Office Acts

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Although copyright registration is voluntary, the U.S. Copyright Act incentivizes copyright owners to register their works with the U.S. Copyright Office....more

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