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The future of intellectual property law in the era of artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing the world, and the field of intellectual property law is no exception. AI is being used to create new products and services, automate tasks, and even generate creative content. This raises a number of challenges for intellectual property law, which is designed to protect the rights of creators and […]
Comedian Chris Farley’s family suing bike-maker Trek
The family of the late comedian and film star Chris Farley has filed a federal lawsuit against Trek Bicycle for naming its fat-tired bikes Farley.
Protecting brands in the Internet age
Remember the Marlboro Man, that stalwart image forever linked to the American West? A symbol of ruggedness, he was used by the Philip Morris tobacco company to sell millions and millions of cigarettes from 1954 to 1999.
Wis. judges raise concerns over pornography ‘copyright troll’ (UPDATE)
A so-called “porn troll” has filed 60 lawsuits in Wisconsin’s federal courts since February, accusing Internet users of illegally downloading erotic movies.
US high court justices take up legal malpractice case
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court appeared reluctant Wednesday to make a federal case out of a legal malpractice claim arising from a patent suit.
US Supreme Court’s decision could impact consumers’ ability to sell their own stuff
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons Inc. could have a direct effect not only on copyright law, but also on consumers’ ability to do things as commonplace as hold garage sales, see works at a museum or buy and sell personal goods online.
BLAWG LOG: Boyden on unsolved mysteries of Copyright Law, 1963 Edition
I recently came across an interesting cluster of similar statements from copyright decisions in the late 1950s and early 1960s, which struck me as significant: It is a curious fact that although the Copyright Law has remained without relevant change since 1909 this case should present a question both basic and novel. Does either the Copyright Act or the common law provide copyright owners with a r[...]
Big debate over changes in IP law
Some theft of intellectual property is easy to spot. Think of a black market in Shanghai where for a few dollars visitors can snap up DVDs of “Hugo” or some other movie still playing in American theaters.
Chief Justice Roberts invokes Hendrix at Woodstock
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg invoked Aaron Copland. The chief justice countered with Jimi Hendrix. The high court’s generational divide was on display Wednesday as the justices heard arguments about whether Congress acted properly in extending U.S. copyright protection to millions of works by foreign artists and authors […]
High court hears foreign art copyright dispute
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court has heard arguments over a law that extended copyright protection to millions of works by foreign artists and authors that had been in the public domain – meaning they could be performed and used in other ways without paying royalties. Community orchestras, academics and others who rely on uncopyrighted […]
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