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/

The Intercept, Raw Story and AlterNet sue OpenAI for copyright infringement; The Guardian, February 28, 2024

George Santos sues Jimmy Kimmel for copyright infringement over Cameo videos used on his show; BoingBoing, February 18, 2024

No Fair Use for Photo Used Without Required Attribution; The National Law Review, February 15, 2024

The Death of the Litmus Test; Chicago-Kent Intellectual Property Journal, December 20, 2023

The New York Times’ AI copyright lawsuit shows that forgiveness might not be better than permission; The Conversation, February 13, 2024

How AI copyright lawsuits could make the whole industry go extinct; The Verge, February 15, 2024

How to Think About Remedies in the Generative AI Copyright Cases; LawFare, February 15, 2024

Judge rejects most ChatGPT copyright claims from book authors; Ars Technica, February 13, 2024

AI and inventorship guidance: Incentivizing human ingenuity and investment in AI-assisted inventions; United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), February 12, 2024

Inventorship guidance for AI-assisted inventions webinar; United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), March 5, 2024 1 PM - 2 PM ET

On Copyright, Creativity, and Compensation; Reason, February 12, 2024

EU countries strike deal on landmark AI rulebook; Politico, February 2, 2024

This AI Model Is Trained On Public Domain Stills To Create Mickey Mouse Images; Cartoon Brew, February 5, 2024

Under the Bridge | The Rise of Copyright Trolls in the Intellectual Property Space; JDSupra, February 6, 2024

Study: Digital watermarks and AI will expedite copyright cases; Scottish Legal News, February 5, 2024

European Publishers Praise New EU AI Law; Publishers Weekly, February 2, 2024

The economy and ethics of AI training data; Marketplace.org, January 31, 2024

‘Please let me get what I want’: can artists stop politicians from using their songs?; The Guardian, January 30, 2024

How A Mickey Mouse Horror Movie Is Releasing Only 2 Months After Disney Lost The Copyright; Screen Rant, January 31, 2024

California copyright-case leaves tattoo artists in limbo; Fox26 Houston, January 29, 2024

Florida’s New Advisory Ethics Opinion on Generative AI Hits the Mark; JDSupra, January 29, 2024

Lawyers weigh strength of copyright suit filed against BigLaw firm; Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly, January 29, 2024

Creatives Battling AI Companies Over Copyright Turn to Congress; Bloomberg Law, January 29, 2024

When Louis Vuitton tries to make you change your brand name; BBC, January 27, 2024

Library Copyright Alliance Principles for Copyright and Artificial Intelligence; Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), American Library Association (ALA), Association of Research Libraries (ARL), July 10, 2023

Training Generative AI Models on Copyrighted Works Is Fair Use; ARL Views, January 23, 2024

Richard Prince to Pay Photographers Who Sued Over Copyright; The New York Times, January 26, 2024

Artificial Intelligence Law - Intellectual Property Protection for your voice?; JDSupra, January 22, 2024

Teaching kids about their intellectual property rights; KX.net, January 23, 2024

Kat Von D Wins Copyright Case, Fair Use of Miles Davis Photo; Bloomberg Law, January 26, 2024

‘Who Owns This Sentence?’ Increasingly, Who Knows?; The New York Times, January 24, 2024

A Stranger Bought a Set of Highly Personal Letters. Can I Call Him Out?; The Ethicist, The New York Times Magazine, January 25, 2024

George Carlin Estate Sues Creators of AI-Generated Comedy Special in Key Lawsuit Over Stars’ Likenesses; The Hollywood Reporter, January 25, 2024

The Sleepy Copyright Office in the Middle of a High-Stakes Clash Over A.I.; The New York Times, January 25, 2024

The Public Domain Benefits Everyone – But Sometimes Copyright Holders Won’t Let Go; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), January 22, 2024