JONES DAY TALKS®: Women in IP – AI and Copyright Law Need-to-Knows
(Podcast) The Briefing: Sequel, Spin-Off, or Something Else? The Legal Battle Over "ER" and "The Pitt"
The Briefing: NBA Teams Fight Back Against Trolling – The Validity of the Discovery Rule at Stake
(Podcast) The Briefing: NBA Teams Fight Back Against Trolling – The Validity of the Discovery Rule at Stake
What Were the Cooler Wars? (Part 1) — No Infringement Intended Podcast
(Podcast) The Briefing: Westlaw v. Ross AI - Is This The End of AI Training or The Future of AI Training
The Briefing: Westlaw v. Ross AI - Is This The End of AI Training or The Future of AI Training
(Podcast) The Briefing: Federal District Court Adopts Problematic “Vibe Copyright” Protection in Influencer Fight
The Briefing: Federal District Court Adopts Problematic “Vibe Copyright” Protection in Influencer Fight
(Podcast) The Briefing: Copyright Troll or Rightful Enforcer? The Fifth Circuit’s Curious Ruling In Sports Doc Copyright Litigation
The Briefing: Copyright Troll or Rightful Enforcer? The Fifth Circuit’s Curious Ruling In Sports Doc Copyright Litigation
(Podcast) The Briefing: 2025 IP Resolutions Start With a Review of IP Assets
The Briefing: 2025 IP Resolutions Start With a Review of IP Assets
Can My Band Cover Another Famous Song? — No Infringement Intended Podcast
(Podcast) The Briefing: Is This Just A Copycat Influencer Case or Something More Problematic?
The Briefing: Is This Just A Copycat Influencer Case or Something More Problematic?
Can You Copyright AI-Generated Content? - On Record PR
(Podcast) The Briefing: Turkey, Trademarks, Copyright, and Cranberry Sauce – IP and Recipes
The Briefing: Turkey, Trademarks, Copyright, and Cranberry Sauce – IP and Recipes
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - IP and M&A Transactions
In a significant move to address the tension between copyright and generative artificial intelligence (AI), the UK’s Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA), Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS), and Publishers’...more
As legal and business professionals focused on protecting intellectual property—especially those of us in business litigation—it's crucial to stay attuned to the expanding influence of generative AI (“GenAI”). While patents...more
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being integrated into business models across industries and it is not hard to see why. After all, it can increase operational efficiency and reduce costs by quickly creating...more
Another year, another celebration of intellectual property (IP) on World IP Day. This time, the World Intellectual Property Organization is focusing on IP and music: World Intellectual Property Day 2025 highlights how...more
Artificial intelligence presents so many opportunities, but there are still so many questions in relation to copyright law. What constitutes fair use? How much human input satisfies the human authorship requirement? Can...more
Established 25 years ago at the turn of the century by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), World IP Day celebrates the unique contributions made by global inventors and creators. Over the past half century,...more
Studio Ghibli, the iconic Japanese animation studio founded in 1985 by Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, has consistently served as a pillar of creativity, producing animated films that blend unique visuals with heartfelt...more
Welcome to our third issue of 2025 of Decoded - our technology law insights e-newsletter. We hope you enjoy this issue and thank you for reading. SEC may Reverse Proposed Cryptocurrency Custody Rule and Ohio House...more
Congress has reintroduced the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act— a bipartisan bill designed to establish a federal framework to protect individuals’ right of publicity. As previously...more
As in-game economies evolve, the complexity surrounding virtual goods and services, content creation, and payment structures deepens. As part of this ongoing series on in-game economies, this installment explores issues...more
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
Need Assessment, Vetting, and Identification of a Reliable Expert in the Digital Forensics Process - Whether your organization is looking for advisory and expert support for an internal investigation into allegations of...more
The protection of intellectual property (IP) is vital in the fiercely competitive artificial intelligence (AI) industry, necessitating a deep understanding of how the complex IP framework can be effectively leveraged to...more
In a significant decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit recently ruled that the Copyright Act of 1976 requires human authorship to register a work, affirming the district court’s denial of a...more
In February 2025, the U.S. Copyright Office released a report titled “Identifying the Economic Implications of Artificial Intelligence for Copyright Policy.” Edited by Brent Lutes, the Office’s chief economist, the volume...more
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
Since a February 11, 2025 decision by Judge Stephanos Bibas finding in favor of Plaintiff Thomson Reuters on copyright infringement during the model training process in Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH et al. v. ROSS...more
Key takeaways from the US Copyright Office’s Copyrightability Report and the DC Circuit’s March 2025 Thaler decision - On January 29, 2025, the US Copyright Office issued Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, Part 2:...more
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
A U.S. federal appeals court recently ruled that works generated solely by artificial intelligence are not eligible for copyright protection. ...more
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
The power of large language models (LLMs) that enables generative AI derives from vast quantities of data. Much of this data comes from scraping all forms of content from the internet. Despite the benefits, this practice...more
On March 18, 2025, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the D.C. District Court’s and U.S. Copyright Office’s decisions, holding that a copyrighted work cannot be authored exclusively by an AI system. Computer...more
Key Takeaways: - Confirming the position of the Copyright Office and past precedent considering the possibility of non-human authors, the D.C. Circuit held this week that the Copyright Act does not protect works created...more
Is copyright limited to human authorship? Or, may artificial intelligence create a work of art or write a novel that qualifies for copyright protection? Recently a federal appeals court concluded that only humans are entitled...more