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Why Your Website Needs a Privacy Policy

If you collect any data from your website visitors, especially personally identifiable information/PII, your website needs a privacy policy.

Why Your Website Needs a Privacy Policy   September 27, 2023   |   By: Thuan Tran and Thomas Dunlap   In this day and age, data privacy is a hot topic. Many Americans believe their personal data is less secure now than ever and that data collection poses more risks than benefits.[1] For this reason, among… Continue reading Why Your Website Needs a Privacy Policy

Melodies and Machines: Copyright Challenges with AI Music

While copyright law offers some level of protection to music artists’ voices, artificial intelligence presents challenges. AI music copyright

August 11, 2023   |   By: Thuan Tran   Melodies and Machines: Copyright Challenges with AI Music   An AI-synthesized bop went viral recently when Drake and The Weeknd seemingly collaborated to sing “Heart On My Sleeve.” In response to the track taking the internet by storm, music industry giant Universal Music Group (“UMG”) sent urgent… Continue reading Melodies and Machines: Copyright Challenges with AI Music

AI Art & Copyright: Artificial intelligence or Artfully Infringing?

April 7, 2023   |   By: Thuan Tran   Part 2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become increasingly prevalent in the world of art, leading to new forms of creative expression that challenge our conventional notions on what constitutes art. AI-generated art is created using algorithms and machine learning, which allow computers to learn from and mimic… Continue reading AI Art & Copyright: Artificial intelligence or Artfully Infringing?

AI Art & Copyright Part 1: Do Androids Dream of Copyright Registration?

January 18, 2023   |   By: Thuan Tran   PART 1 If you scrolled through social media during the month of December, you probably saw an explosion of digital self-portraits from your friends and colleagues using the AI-art app, LENSA. LENSA is the latest AI-art app to join the ranks of Midjourney and DALL-E. LENSA uses… Continue reading AI Art & Copyright Part 1: Do Androids Dream of Copyright Registration?

Fantasy & Fair Use: How Intellectual Property Plays a Critical Role for D&D

By: Thuan Tran  [6/28/22] Much to the delight of Dungeons & Dragons (“D&D”) fans, a new animated fantasy show was released on Amazon Prime in late January and has taken the internet by storm.  The Legend of Vox Machina is based on the popular web-series Critical Role, which featured renowned voice actor Matt Mercer guiding his troupe of talented… Continue reading Fantasy & Fair Use: How Intellectual Property Plays a Critical Role for D&D

The Board Game Designers Guide to US Intellectual Property Law Cont.

By: Thuan Tran [4/30/22] Section 2: What legal protections are practical? Patents While board games, as well as game boards, parts, and certain methods of play, can be patented if they fulfill the strict requirements listed above, it is usually impractical to try and get a patent for a tabletop game. Currently, many games on the market… Continue reading The Board Game Designers Guide to US Intellectual Property Law Cont.

The Board Game Designers Guide to US Intellectual Property Law

By: Thuan Tran [4/29/22] The laws involved in protecting board games are complicated. Various websites, forums, and Reddit threads attempt to answer questions from game designers on what they are allowed to do when designing their games, as well as how to protect certain aspects of their games. One common question from game designers is… Continue reading The Board Game Designers Guide to US Intellectual Property Law

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