Music production
fromThe Verge
7 hours agoSuno is a music copyright nightmare
Suno's copyright filters can be easily bypassed, allowing users to create AI-generated covers of popular songs without permission.
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fromFast Company
2 days agoHarperCollins is forging ahead with AI-assisted dramas based on books. Some authors have concerns
Toonstar's proven ability to translate beloved stories into engaging animation, while keeping artists at the center of the process, makes them the ideal partner to bring Friendship List and other popular titles to new audiences in formats today's families love.
Media industry
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fromThe IP Law Blog
6 days agoTropes Aren't Theft: What Freeman v. Wolff Teaches About Substantial Similarity in YA Fantasy Fiction
The court ruled that substantial similarity in copyright law requires more than just shared themes or ideas, emphasizing the importance of protectable expression.
Intellectual property law
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
4 days agoThe USPTO is Trying-But the Most Abusive Practices to Kill Patents Are Still in Play
Aggressive procedural strategies in PTAB practice exploit reexamination to bypass IPR estoppel, creating significant loopholes in patent litigation.
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Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks agoThe Guardian view on changes to copyright laws: authors should be protected over big tech | Editorial
Writers are protesting unauthorized AI training on their work through labeling schemes and blank books, demanding government protection against copyright relaxation that would allow AI companies to use their content without consent or payment.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks agoThousands of authors publish empty' book in protest over AI using their work
Thousands of authors published an empty book protesting AI firms using their work without permission or payment, demanding government protection of creative copyright.
#patent-law
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fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
3 days agoFederal Circuit Upholds District Court's View That Omission of Coinventor Invalidates Patent
The CAFC affirmed the invalidity of two patents due to incorrect inventorship, emphasizing the importance of including all coinventors.
Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
3 weeks agoToo Late to Invent an Inventor: Forfeiture and 256 in IPR Proceedings
Section 256 allows patent invalidation to be prevented through inventorship correction without express timing requirements, but the Federal Circuit ruled forfeiture principles can bar delayed corrections from supporting new arguments in inter partes review.
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fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
3 days agoFederal Circuit Upholds District Court's View That Omission of Coinventor Invalidates Patent
The CAFC affirmed the invalidity of two patents due to incorrect inventorship, emphasizing the importance of including all coinventors.
Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
3 weeks agoToo Late to Invent an Inventor: Forfeiture and 256 in IPR Proceedings
Section 256 allows patent invalidation to be prevented through inventorship correction without express timing requirements, but the Federal Circuit ruled forfeiture principles can bar delayed corrections from supporting new arguments in inter partes review.
#ai
Intellectual property law
fromFuturism
2 days agoAnthropic Suddenly Cares Intensely About Intellectual Property After Realizing With Horror That It Accidentally Leaked Claude's Source Code
Anthropic's copyright takedown request for its AI model's source code highlights hypocrisy in its stance on copyright laws.
#copyright
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fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
4 days agoAs 'Pro Codes Act' is Reintroduced, Opponents Warn of Threats to Standards Development System
Effective copyright protections are essential for organizations to maintain high-quality codes and standards relied upon by the public and lawmakers.
Intellectual property law
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
4 days agoAs 'Pro Codes Act' is Reintroduced, Opponents Warn of Threats to Standards Development System
Effective copyright protections are essential for organizations to maintain high-quality codes and standards relied upon by the public and lawmakers.
fromPatently-O
6 days agoDisclosed but Still Secret? The Federal Circuit Weighs Patent Publications Against Trade Secret Claims
The technology at issue is a subcutaneous cosmetic penile implant, a silicone sleeve placed between the skin and 'Buck's fascia' to enhance girth and length.
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fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
5 days agoWIPO in Focus: Beyond Treaties, Toward a Market-Driven IP System | IPWatchdog Unleashed
WIPO is not merely a distant UN bureaucracy; it is a dynamic, fee-driven organization that has been undergoing significant operational and cultural transformation in recent years.
Intellectual property law
fromEngadget
1 week agoSupreme Court rules ISPs aren't liable for subscribers' music piracy
Justice Clarence Thomas stated that a provider is not liable 'for merely providing a service to the general public with knowledge that it will be used by some to infringe copyrights.' Liability arises only if the provider intended or actively encouraged the infringement.
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fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 week agoSupreme Court Reverses $1 Billion Verdict, Rules Cox Not Contributorily Liable for Subscribers' Copyright Infringement
Cox Communications is not contributorily liable for subscribers' copyright infringement without proof of intent to facilitate such infringement.
#ai-copyright-policy
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fromComputerWeekly.com
2 weeks agoUK government puts brakes on opt-out copyright exemption for AI | Computer Weekly
The UK government abandoned its preferred opt-out copyright exemption for AI training after overwhelming public opposition, but remains open to alternative copyright reform approaches.
Intellectual property law
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks agoGovernment backtracks on AI and copyright after outcry from major artists
The UK government reversed its AI copyright policy allowing opt-out training of copyrighted works after creative industry backlash, now seeking a balanced approach without a preferred solution.
Intellectual property law
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
2 weeks agoOrganizations Warn Fast-Track of Bill to Separate Copyright Office from Library of Congress Would Be a 'Grave Mistake'
A coalition of consumer rights and library groups opposes fast-tracking H.R. 6028, which would separate the Copyright Office from the Library of Congress and restructure leadership appointments, urging regular legislative procedures to prevent unintended consequences.
Law
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
2 years agoIs AI's Copyright World Flat, or Will AI Flatten the Copyright World?
Offshoring AI training exploits cross-border copyright variance but does not reliably eliminate legal liability due to complex choice-of-law and enforcement questions.
Intellectual property law
fromGlobal IP & Technology Law Blog
2 weeks agoFederal Circuit Finds that Antivirus Software is Abstract and Remands for Alice, Step Two
Columbia University lost a Federal Circuit appeal of its $185 million patent verdict against Gen Digital, raising significant questions about subject matter eligibility and damages in modern patent litigation.
Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
2 weeks agoThe Tinderbox: A Framework for Skinny-Label Inducement Before the Supreme Court
Generic manufacturers' decisions to market cheaper drugs with carved-out patented uses while promoting them as full equivalents raises questions about induced patent infringement liability in method-of-use patents.
Intellectual property law
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
2 weeks agoCAFC Affirms Dismissal for Lack of Standing in Software Patent Dispute
AIT lacked constitutional standing to sue for patent infringement because ASI had no patent rights to transfer in 2012, as Nelson owned all rights since 2006.
Intellectual property law
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
3 weeks agoA Response to Opposition of the 'Stealing Isn't Innovation' Campaign
The Human Artistry Campaign advocates for licensing copyrighted works to train AI models, while tech industry responses lack precision and credibility despite claiming otherwise.
Intellectual property law
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
3 weeks agoSCOTUS Denies Petition Seeking Review of Second Circuit's Trademark Co-Ownership Ruling
The Supreme Court declined to review a Second Circuit decision allowing two competing nonprofits to co-own the 'Zioness' trademark, despite source confusion concerns in trademark law.
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fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 month agoSupreme Court Denies Thaler's Latest Attempt to Register Copyright to AI-Generated Image
The Supreme Court declined to clarify copyright eligibility for AI-generated works, denying Dr. Stephen Thaler's petition challenging federal rulings that require human authorship for copyright registration.
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fromwww.socialmediatoday.com
1 month agoU.S. Supreme Court declines to hear AI copyright case
AI-generated content cannot be legally copyrighted because current copyright law requires human creators, as confirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to hear a case challenging this principle.
Intellectual property law
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 month agoEFF to Court: Don't Make Embedding Illegal
The server test holds that entities controlling servers hosting copyrighted content bear direct liability for infringement, while link embedders face only secondary liability under most circumstances.
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fromPatently-O
1 month agoExtolling the Virtues: 'Space-Efficient' Preamble Fails to Limit
The Federal Circuit reversed an indefiniteness ruling while affirming dismissal of breach-of-contract claims in NimbeLink Corp. v. Digi International Inc., with the patent issue centering on whether claim preambles impose substantive limitations.
Intellectual property law
fromThe IP Law Blog
1 month agoThe Briefing: Vetter v. Resnik: When Copyright Termination Goes Global
The Fifth Circuit ruled that copyright termination under U.S. law cannot recapture foreign exploitation rights, limiting authors' ability to reclaim worldwide grants despite decades-old agreements.
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 month agoCopyright Office Report: Copyright Claims Board a Success, But Statutory Changes Needed for Efficiency
The Copyright Claims Board estimated that 'as much as three-quarters of its time is spent on the initial review of claims and amended claims and writing noncompliance orders explaining claim deficiencies,' according to the report. The U.S. Copyright Office on Friday released its report pursuant to the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act, finding that the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) is largely successful but that there is 'room for improvement in various respects.'
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fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
10 months agoThaler Urges Full D.C. Circuit to Rehear AI-Generated Art Case
Dr. Stephen Thaler, who has been fighting to have his AI machines recognized as both inventors and creators on several fronts for the last few years, has petitioned for rehearing of his case in Thaler v. Perlmutter by the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which in March affirmed the denial of a copyright application filed by one of Thaler's generative AI systems.
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