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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

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

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

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

2022 Copyright Law Recap: Andy Warhol, Social Media Content, And Taking Shortcuts In Copyright Applications

HOW ANDY WARHOL IS STILL SHAPING AMERICAN COPYRIGHT LAW In October 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments regarding whether pop artist Andy Warhol’s artwork made fair use of a photo of a music legend, Prince, in...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decides Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P.

On February 24, 2022, the Supreme Court decided Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P., No. 20-915, holding that an inadvertent mistake of law in a copyright registration applicant’s application does not render the...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

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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