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Category: Copyright

U.S. Copyright Office Calls for a New Digital Replica Law

U.S. Copyright Office Calls for a New Digital Replica Law

September 11, 2024 |  By: David Ludwig   In today’s digital age, artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly advanced, bringing with it unprecedented opportunities — and challenges. One of the most pressing issues is the rise of AI-generated digital replicas, commonly referred to as “deepfakes.”   These realistic but fabricated images, videos, and audio recordings can… Continue reading U.S. Copyright Office Calls for a New Digital Replica Law

Courtside Drama: NBA Teams Face Copyright Lawsuits

Courtside Drama: NBA Teams Face Copyright Lawsuits

August 22, 2024 |  By: David Trinnes   Foul play has been alleged against the NBA in a different kind of court.   14 NBA teams[1] have been sued for copyright infringement by independent music labels alleging that they have used copyrighted music in social media videos without their permission.  The lawsuits were filed in… Continue reading Courtside Drama: NBA Teams Face Copyright Lawsuits

Case Analysis: The Supreme Court Rules a Plaintiff May Claim Over a Decade’s Worth of Damages for a Copyright Claim Involving a Song by the Artist Flo Rida

Case Analysis: Copyright Claim Involving Artist Flo Rida

May 13, 2024 |  By: David Trinnes   The Supreme Court recently ruled 6-3 in the case of Warner Chappell Music, Inc., et al. v. Nealy, et al.[1] that producer Sherman Nealy may claim damages for an unlicensed sample of his work used in Flo Rida’s 2008 hit song “In the Ayer.”  The infringing activity,… Continue reading Case Analysis: The Supreme Court Rules a Plaintiff May Claim Over a Decade’s Worth of Damages for a Copyright Claim Involving a Song by the Artist Flo Rida

The Ink is Not Dry on Fair Use in Tattoos: Kat Von D’s Copyright Win Leaves Open Questions

The Ink is Not Dry on Fair Use in Tattoos: Kat Von D’s Copyright Win Leaves Open Questions

March 27, 2024 |  By: Michael Shafer   It’s no secret to anyone looking around the tattooed American public that people want copyrighted works permanently inked into their skin. People often use tattoos as tributes to media and public figures who have inspired them throughout their lives. This drive to pay homage through tattoos necessarily… Continue reading The Ink is Not Dry on Fair Use in Tattoos: Kat Von D’s Copyright Win Leaves Open Questions

Common Intellectual Property Disputes for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs with innovative products, services, or creative works may be vulnerable to intellectual property disputes. Learn about the risks to your business.

January 18, 2023 |  By: Thomas Dunlap Entrepreneurs often invest significant time, effort, and resources in developing new products, services, creative works, and technologies. This intellectual property is a valuable asset that requires protection from competitors who might copy or otherwise exploit it without permission. Of course, these claims go both ways: you need to… Continue reading Common Intellectual Property Disputes for Entrepreneurs

Judge Dismisses Sarah Silverman’s “Nonsensical” Copyright Claims Against Meta: Lessons for AI Developers

Judge Dismisses Sarah Silverman’s “Nonsensical” Copyright Claims Against Meta: Lessons for AI Developers

December 11, 2023   |   By: Daniel Davis   A California federal judge recently dismissed several copyright infringement claims brought by comedian Sarah Silverman and other writers against Meta Platforms, Inc (“Meta”), Facebook’s parent company.[1] In their lawsuit, the writers claim that Meta used illegal copies of their books to develop the company’s Large Language Model… Continue reading Judge Dismisses Sarah Silverman’s “Nonsensical” Copyright Claims Against Meta: Lessons for AI Developers

Borrowing Music: Basics of Cover Songs and Using Samples in Sound Recordings

New software, sampler plug-ins and royalty-free sample libraries have made using samples in sound recordings easier than ever. Copyright law

Borrowing Music: Basics of Cover Songs and Using Samples in Sound Recordings   September 13, 2023   |   By: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig   Under the U.S. Copyright Act, a copyright owner has the exclusive right to publish, reproduce, alter, revise, distribute, publicly perform, and/or display the work and otherwise exploit such work, including for sound… Continue reading Borrowing Music: Basics of Cover Songs and Using Samples in Sound Recordings

Patent Examiner Interview: What’s the Upside?

The upside of an examiner interview is multifaceted. The prosecution of Utility Patent Applications filed before the USPTO...

August 23, 2023   |   By: Daniel Finnegan Do Not Underestimate the Upside of a Patent Examiner Interview!   For those familiar with the prosecution of Utility Patent Applications filed before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), it is understood if not expected that (after a long wait) the first correspondence from the USPTO… Continue reading Patent Examiner Interview: What’s the Upside?

Who Owns the Rights to Employee Inventions?

Who has the ownership rights to a patentable invention, the employee or the company they work for? The rights for employee inventions...

August 16, 2023   |   By: Mark Magas and William Flachsbart   Who Owns the Rights to Employee Inventions?   One question we commonly hear from inventors is whether they have ownership rights to a patentable idea they conceived while working for a company. The answer can be quite tricky.   “The general rule is that… Continue reading Who Owns the Rights to Employee Inventions?

Andy Warhol at the Supreme Court: For Fair Use, Context Matters

June 2, 2023   |  By: David Ludwig   ​Ever since Marcel Duchamp put a urinal on the wall of an art gallery and titled it “Fountain,” we have known that context matters in the art world. From the “found object” art movement to Andy Warhol’s prints of the iconic Campbell’s Soup cans, artists have challenged… Continue reading Andy Warhol at the Supreme Court: For Fair Use, Context Matters

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