Intellectual Property (IP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Open Movements (OM)

Issues and developments related to IP, AI, and OM. My Bloomsbury book "Ethics, Information, and Technology" will be published in January 2026 and includes chapters on IP, AI, OM, and other emerging technologies (IoT, drones, robots, autonomous vehicles, VR/AR). Preorders are available via this webpage: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/ethics-information-and-technology-9781440856662/

Trademark Infringement Is No Joking Matter: Supreme Court Reevaluates Parody Fair Use Exception and First Amendment’s Place in Trademark Infringement; Lexology, June 12, 2023

Commentary: Warhol decision’s implications for creators, artists; Minnesota Lawyer, June 16, 2023

Generative AI is a minefield for copyright law; The Conversation, June 15, 2023

Rapid advances in AI set to upend intellectual property; Financial Times, June 14, 2023

Can you copyright the content you make with generative AI?; Descript via Fast Company, June 14, 2023

Twitter sued for $250 million by music publishers over ‘massive’ copyright infringement; The Verge, June 14, 2023

Art Basel banana artist prevails in copyright lawsuit; Axios, June 13, 2023

Boeing sued over alleged theft of IP, counterfeiting of tools used on NASA projects; CNBC, June 7, 2023

Matt Damon, Ben Affleck's production firm slams Donald Trump for misusing video; UPI, June 10, 2023

If AI invents a new medicine, who gets the patent?; Stat, June 8, 2023

Marvel settles with four artists in superhero copyright fight; Reuters, June 9, 2023

A Filmmaker's Guide to Creating Intellectual Property for Film and TV; No Film School, June 8, 2023

Supreme Court’s 2023 Copyright Fair Use Decision is Not a One-Hit Wonder; JD Supra, June 6, 2023

Tolkien Estate Suing Author for LOTR Rip-Off; Kirkus, June 5, 2023

US Supreme Court rules for Jack Daniel's in fight over parody dog toy; Reuters, June 8, 2023

Why Wally’s Pub could pay up to $30K for playing Bad Company’s 'Feel Like Makin’ Love'; Portsmouth Herald via Seacoastonline, June 7, 2023

Japan Declares AI Training Data Fair Game and ‘Will Not Enforce Copyright’; PetaPixel, June 5, 2023

Senate aims to navigate conflict between copyright and training AI; Washington Examiner, June 7, 2023

US Supreme Court takes up case dealing with the use of public figures’ names and likenesses in trademarks; Jurist.org, June 5, 2023

Generative AI Debate Braces for Post-Warhol Fair Use Impact; Bloomberg Law, May 30, 2023

Supreme Court Rules That Andy Warhol Violated a Photographer’s Copyright; Smithsonian Magazine, May 24, 2023

Canvas is half-blank for artists after Warhol's Supreme Court copyright loss; The Denver Gazette, May 20, 2023

Registered Trademark Search; Arkansas.gov

After the Warhol Decision, Another Major Copyright Case Looms; The New York Times, May 22, 2023

Best of Bloomberg Law: Intellectual Property (Radio); Bloomberg Law, May 22, 2023

Marvel, artist's estate ask for pre-trial wins in superhero copyright fight; Reuters, May 22, 2023

Danish Supreme Court says newspaper did not violate copyright of Little Mermaid statue; AP, May 17, 2023

Ed Sheeran co-writer gets tattoo of jury’s copyright verdict; Independent, May 16, 2023

Supreme Court sides against Andy Warhol Foundation in copyright infringement case; NPR, May 18, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court Opinion: ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS, INC. v. GOLDSMITH ET AL.; May 18, 2023

Andy Warhol’s Iconic Prince Silkscreens Violated Copyright Rules, Supreme Court Says; Forbes, May 18, 2023

Supreme Court Rules Andy Warhol’s Prince Art is Copyright Infringement; PetaPixel, May 18, 2023

In Historic Decision, Supreme Court Rules Andy Warhol’s Images of Prince Violated Photographer’s Copyright; Variety, May 18, 2023

Supreme Court Rules Against Andy Warhol in Copyright Case; The New York Times, May 18, 2023

IP Challenges and Risks Unique to AI – Part I; National Law Review, May 14, 2023

Photographers Score Early Victories in Copyright Lawsuits Against Artist Richard Prince; PetaPixel, May 16, 2023

Sam Altman: OpenAI plans a pro-copyright model for ChatGPT; Axios, May 8, 2023

6 Takeaways From Ed Sheeran’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ Copyright Case; The New York Times, May 5, 2023