Getty Images ("Getty") alleged copyright infringement by Stability AI ("Stability"), including claims of direct copying during artificial intelligence ("AI") training and output generation, as well as secondary copyright...more
7/9/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Getty Images ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Software ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Technology ,
Trademarks ,
UK
To address the legal issues presented by artificial intelligence ("AI"), the U.S. Copyright Office ("Office") launched a multi-part Copyright and Artificial Intelligence Report ("Report") (see our Commentaries on Part One and...more
5/27/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Copyright Office ,
Fair Use ,
Government Agencies ,
Innovative Technology ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Machine Learning ,
New Guidance
IBM UK ("IBM") successfully enforced the terms of a mainframe license against the defendants who had created a competing software product....more
5/13/2025
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CDPA ,
Computer-System Design/Software Services ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Enforcement Actions ,
IBM ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
License Agreements ,
Reverse Engineering ,
Software ,
Software Developers ,
Software Licenses ,
UK
The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") issued a landmark decision on February 25, 2025, in the case of BSH Hausgeräte GmbH v. Electrolux AB. The ruling extends the jurisdiction of EU courts to adjudicate...more
3/3/2025
/ Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Design Patent ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Injunctions ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Jurisdiction ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks
There are numerous actions currently pending in federal courts that involve artificial intelligence ("AI") and copyright law. Among other things, courts must determine if infringement occurs when an AI is trained on...more
2/26/2025
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Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Fair Use ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Legal Research ,
Legal Training ,
Machine Learning ,
Thomson Reuters ,
Westlaw
Artificial intelligence ("AI") raises unique challenges in the context of copyright law. To address and clarify various issues arising at the intersection of AI and copyright, the U.S. Copyright Office ("Office") is in the...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") recently ruled that design works must be protected by copyright in the EU regardless of their country of origin. This decision rejects the application of the reciprocity...more
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On February 14, 2022, the Review Board of the U.S. Copyright Office denied a second request for reconsideration regarding a refusal to register artwork created by AI. Importantly, the application for...more