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China: A Court Recognizes Copyright Protection for Images Generated by Generative AI Tools

Global LegalTech Hub

Associate at Alfaro Abogados Intellectual Property has become increasingly relevant in recent years, especially with the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its capabilities to create various types of works. The case involved the intellectual property rights holder of the cartoon character "Ultraman" and an AI tool.

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My New Article on Abusive “Schedule A” IP Lawsuits Will Likely Leave You Angry

Eric Goldman

I’m pleased to share a draft of a new paper, “ A SAD New Category of Abusive Intellectual Property Litigation.” This paper explains the scheme, how it bypasses standard legal safeguards, how it’s affected hundreds of thousands of defendants, and how it may have cost the federal courts a quarter-billion dollars.

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Now Available: the Published Version of My SAD Scheme Article

Eric Goldman

I’m pleased to share the final published version of my article, “ A SAD Scheme of Abusive Intellectual Property Litigation.” ” The article explains how IP rightsowners are twisting the rule of law to obtain ex parte TROs that prompt online marketplaces to freeze the defendants’ cash and accounts.

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Mastering Intellectual Property Law for Startups: Insights for Legal Practitioners

CaseFox

IP law enables startups to secure exclusive rights over their inventions, brand identities, content, and other intellectual work products. This article explores the intersection of IP and startups. Each protects different aspects of intellectual work and inventions. Startups should involve a registered patent attorney early on.

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Lessons Learned from 2024 and the Year Ahead in AI Litigation

Debevoise Data Blog

But this new era of AI has not come without controversy, as authors and rights holders have launched waves of litigation against the companies that trained and released generative AI models, as well as their investors and affiliates, alleging violations of intellectual property rights. Copyright Office.

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Journalists’ Lack of Harm Fatal to DMCA Claims Against AI Developer

Debevoise Data Blog

Generally, the DMCA provided additional digital rights management (“DRM”) and copyright protections to aid rights holders in protecting their intellectual property assets by prohibiting the production and distribution of technology that attempts to circumvent DRM and the act of such circumvention. See 17 U.S.C. Double Scienter.

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Web Scraping for Me, But Not for Thee (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Some forms of data are protected by copyright, trademark, or another cognizable forms of intellectual property. But most of the data on the Internet isn’t easily protectible as intellectual property by those who might have an incentive to protect it. LinkedIn Corp. In the end, it was a pyrrhic victory.