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fromThe Verge
1 day ago

Live Nation says it will fight monopoly suit loss

The jury found that Ticketmaster overcharged consumers $1.72 per ticket. Live Nation argues the up to $280 million it pledged in its settlement with the Justice Department and a handful of states will ultimately prove larger than the sum based on the jury award.
Law
Music production
fromEngadget
2 days ago

Anna's Archive told to pay Spotify and record labels $322 million over unprecedented music scraping

Anna's Archive was ordered to pay $322 million for illegally scraping Spotify's music library.
Marketing tech
fromBloomberglaw
4 days ago

Meta Cases Put Social Media Platforms at Securities Fraud Risk

Social media platforms face new legal challenges regarding their role in facilitating fraudulent securities schemes.
#generative-ai
Graphic design
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Is AI the greatest art heist in history?

Generative AI is criticized for harming creativity, exploiting artists, and causing societal issues while tech leaders promote it as a revolutionary tool.
Graphic design
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Is AI the greatest art heist in history?

Generative AI is criticized for harming creativity, exploiting artists, and causing societal issues while tech leaders promote it as a revolutionary tool.
Artificial intelligence
fromEngadget
6 days ago

OpenAI says Elon Musk is orchestrating a last-minute 'legal ambush' before trial

Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft intensifies as accusations of legal ambush and chaos emerge ahead of the trial set for April 27.
#trade-secrets
Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
23 hours ago

Same Problem, Same Solution: Reading Trade Secrets Across Fields

The Federal Circuit reversed a jury verdict against Texas urologists for misappropriating trade secrets related to the Penuma penile implant.
fromPatently-O
2 months ago
Intellectual property law

No Do-Over: Trade Secret Plaintiffs Must Crystallize Their Theory by Summary Judgment

Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
23 hours ago

Same Problem, Same Solution: Reading Trade Secrets Across Fields

The Federal Circuit reversed a jury verdict against Texas urologists for misappropriating trade secrets related to the Penuma penile implant.
fromPatently-O
2 months ago
Intellectual property law

No Do-Over: Trade Secret Plaintiffs Must Crystallize Their Theory by Summary Judgment

#google
Law
fromSan Diego Union-Tribune
3 days ago

Google faces mass arbitration as advertisers seek billions

Google faces billions in damage claims from advertisers due to illegal monopoly rulings on its search and advertising technology.
Law
fromSan Diego Union-Tribune
3 days ago

Google faces mass arbitration as advertisers seek billions

Google faces billions in damage claims from advertisers due to illegal monopoly rulings on its search and advertising technology.
fromThe IP Law Blog
20 hours ago

The Briefing: Taylor Swift, Trademark Law, and the Fight Over 'Life of a Showgirl'

The case examines whether a phrase can function as a protectable trademark or if it is simply a descriptive title, which has significant legal implications.
Intellectual property law
#spotify
Music production
fromThe Verge
1 week ago

Suno 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.
Digital life
fromThe Nation
3 weeks ago

A Landmark Suit Against Meta and YouTube Opens the Floodgate for AI Litigation

A jury found big tech liable for addictive design features, establishing a precedent for legal action against social media companies for psychological harm.
Intellectual property law
fromTechCrunch
3 days ago

Motorola sues social platforms and creators over posts, raising speech concerns in India | TechCrunch

Motorola's lawsuit against social media platforms and creators raises concerns about limiting critical coverage of the company.
#patent-law
fromPatently-O
1 day ago
Intellectual property law

Extra Credit, Not Required: Teva v. Lilly and the Limits of Amgen's Reach

Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
1 day ago

Extra Credit, Not Required: Teva v. Lilly and the Limits of Amgen's Reach

The Teva v. Eli Lilly decision clarifies the evaluation of patent claims for methods of using known compounds under the Amgen disclosure requirements.
Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
4 days ago

Mind the Gap: The Middle Layer of Obviousness Doctrine

The obviousness determination in patent law lacks a structured method for concluding whether an invention is obvious after evaluating the required factors.
#music-piracy
Intellectual property law
fromConsequence
2 days ago

Spotify and Big 3 Record Labels Win $322 Million Decision Against Pirate Group Anna's Archive [Updated]

A federal judge awarded $322 million to Spotify and major labels in a lawsuit against Anna's Archive for music piracy.
Intellectual property law
fromConsequence
2 days ago

Spotify and Big 3 Record Labels Win $322 Million Decision Against Pirate Group Anna's Archive [Updated]

A federal judge awarded $322 million to Spotify and major labels in a lawsuit against Anna's Archive for music piracy.
fromThe Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
3 days ago

US gaming company sues Israeli game developer | The Jerusalem Post

Skillz alleges that Papaya misrepresented its games by using bots, which created unfair competition and caused damages amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars. Skillz's attorneys argue that the company's financial decline is directly linked to Papaya's actions, claiming that had Papaya disclosed its use of bots, it would not have been able to capture Skillz's customers and market share.
Intellectual property law
#ai-copyright-infringement
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The 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.
Intellectual property law
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Thousands 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.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The 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.
Intellectual property law
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Thousands 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-litigation
fromIntellectual Property Law Blog
3 months ago
Intellectual property law

No Mulligans: Frivolous Post-Judgment Motion Triggers 1927 Sanctions After 285 Award

The district court awarded Google $191,302.18 under 35 U.S.C. §285, finding EscapeX's suit frivolous and denying its Rule 59(e) motion.
#ai-copyright
#copyright
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 week ago
Intellectual property law

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, April 10: DISH Wins Copyright Appeal Over Arabic TV Retransmissions; Fifth Circuit Awards Google Transfer on Mandamus; and Third Circuit Says Online Publication of Copyrighted Building Codes is Transformative

Intellectual property law
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 week ago

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, April 10: DISH Wins Copyright Appeal Over Arabic TV Retransmissions; Fifth Circuit Awards Google Transfer on Mandamus; and Third Circuit Says Online Publication of Copyrighted Building Codes is Transformative

The article covers significant legal developments in copyright and patent issues, including court rulings and corporate partnerships in the AI sector.
fromTheregister
2 months ago

AWS will not protect users from media codec patent holders

In a February 2 notification sent to relevant customers, the cloud giant says it is updating its Service Terms to specify it does not have "defense or payment obligations for third-party patent claims against you related to use of these services for audio/video encoding, decoding, or transcoding." The services in question are AWS Elemental MediaLive, AWS Elemental MediaConvert, Amazon Interactive Video Service, Chime SDK, Amazon GameLift Streams, and Amazon Kinesis Video Services.
Tech industry
#copyright-law
fromThe IP Law Blog
2 weeks ago
Intellectual property law

Tropes Aren't Theft: What Freeman v. Wolff Teaches About Substantial Similarity in YA Fantasy Fiction

Intellectual property law
fromThe IP Law Blog
2 weeks ago

Tropes 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
fromArs Technica
3 weeks ago

Supreme Court rejects Sony's attempt to kick music pirates off the Internet

The Supreme Court ruled that ISPs like Cox cannot be held liable for users' copyright infringement without specific actions causing violations.
fromArs Technica
2 weeks ago

Authors' lucky break in court may help class action over Meta torrenting

Denying the motion to add the contributory infringement claim could potentially harm the interests of the proposed class members. If the class action proceeded without the claim, members would be barred from ever raising it, even if the Entrepreneur Media case ruling went against Meta.
Intellectual property law
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

What to know about the jury trials of Meta, Snap, TikTok and YouTube

Social media companies face landmark jury trials alleging intentional addictiveness and harm to young users' mental health, potentially reshaping platform practices and legal accountability.
#supreme-court
Intellectual property law
frompatentlyo.com
3 weeks ago

Knowledge Isn't Enough: The Supreme Court Rejects Expansive Theory of Secondary Copyright Liability

The Supreme Court ruled that ISPs cannot be held liable for users' copyright infringement solely based on knowledge of the infringement.
Intellectual property law
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

Supreme Court makes it harder for music and movie makers to sue for copyright infringement

The Supreme Court ruled that internet providers are generally not liable for users' copyright infringement, even with knowledge of illegal downloads.
Intellectual property law
frompatentlyo.com
3 weeks ago

Knowledge Isn't Enough: The Supreme Court Rejects Expansive Theory of Secondary Copyright Liability

The Supreme Court ruled that ISPs cannot be held liable for users' copyright infringement solely based on knowledge of the infringement.
Intellectual property law
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

Supreme Court makes it harder for music and movie makers to sue for copyright infringement

The Supreme Court ruled that internet providers are generally not liable for users' copyright infringement, even with knowledge of illegal downloads.
#copyright-infringement
Intellectual property law
fromRAIN News
4 weeks ago

BMG brings infringement lawsuit to Anthropic over AI training

BMG Rights Management accuses Anthropic of illegally using song lyrics to train its AI chatbot, seeking damages for copyright infringement.
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago
Intellectual property law

Music publishers sue Anthropic for $3B over 'flagrant piracy' of 20,000 works | TechCrunch

Intellectual property law
fromRAIN News
4 weeks ago

BMG brings infringement lawsuit to Anthropic over AI training

BMG Rights Management accuses Anthropic of illegally using song lyrics to train its AI chatbot, seeking damages for copyright infringement.
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago
Intellectual property law

Music publishers sue Anthropic for $3B over 'flagrant piracy' of 20,000 works | TechCrunch

Intellectual property law
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Actors, musicians and writers welcome UK U-turn on AI copyright

The UK government reversed its plan to allow AI firms to use copyrighted work without permission, following widespread backlash from artists and creative industry organizations.
Intellectual property law
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 month ago

Organizations 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.
Intellectual property law
fromFuturism
1 month ago

The Supreme Court Just Dealt a Crushing Blow to "AI Artists"

The US Supreme Court declined to hear a case on AI-generated art copyright, ruling that works without human creators cannot be protected, dealing a major blow to AI art legitimacy arguments.
Intellectual property law
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 month ago

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, March 6: WIPO Issues PCT Filing Study; CAFC Affirms Use of Unaccused Devices in Royalty Determination; USTR Notorious Markets List Highlights Live Sports Piracy

The Federal Circuit ruled that noninfringing features can be considered in reasonable royalty determinations, allowing damages experts to include unaccused virtual machines in royalty base calculations when causally connected to accused features.
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
2 months ago

Copyright 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.'
Intellectual property law
#ai-copyright-law
fromwww.socialmediatoday.com
1 month ago
Intellectual property law

U.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
fromEngadget
1 month ago

The Supreme Court doesn't care if you want to copyright your AI-generated art

The US Supreme Court declined to hear a case, allowing a lower court's rejection of copyright protection for AI-generated artwork to stand.
Intellectual property law
fromThe IP Law Blog
1 month ago

The 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.
Intellectual property law
fromFuturism
3 months ago

Researchers Just Found Something That Could Shake the AI Industry to Its Core

A Stanford–Yale study finds major LLMs reproduce copyrighted works verbatim, contradicting claims that models merely learn rather than copy training data.
Intellectual property law
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

Mr. Worldwide: Artist Prevails In Fierce Battle Over The Copyright Act's Reclamation Right - Above the Law

U.S. law permits artists to reclaim copyrights after statutory periods to correct initial imbalances and pursue fairer licensing agreements.
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
2 months ago

Creators Launch Campaign to Counter Big Tech's Alleged AI Copyright Theft

The campaign argues that in the race for dominance in the new GenAI technology, some of the world's wealthiest tech companies, along with private equity-backed ventures, have engaged in a "massive rip-off" of creative content without authorization or compensation. According to the campaign, this practice "imperils U.S. jobs, economic growth and global 'soft power' supported by the U.S. creative industries." The campaign warns that this widespread infringement erodes the foundation of the U.S. entertainment industry and disincentivizes the creation of new works.
Intellectual property law
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 month ago

Sony Prevails at CAFC in Decision Faulting Patent Owner's Means-Plus-Function Analysis

"Though we articulated a component-by-component analysis was unnecessary in Odetics, the patentee must still account for each element of the claimed structure in its equivalence analysis." - CAFC opinion The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Thursday issued a precedential decision finding Sony's Playstation controllers and consoles did not infringe Genuine Enabling Technology's (GET's) patent for computer input devices. GET alleged that Sony directly and indirectly infringed its U.S. Patent No. 6,219,730 via certain Playstation products.
Intellectual property law
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fromThe Drum
2 months ago

Do brands own the copyright on AI-generated ads?

AI-generated brand imagery may lack copyright protection when created with minimal human input, creating legal uncertainty over ownership for marketers.
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