In part one of this article, we discussed the challenges artists face as they seek to protect their intellectual property from generative AI using copyright law. In part two, we explore a legal approach that may be more...more
On April 27, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court extended limits on the states’ ability to claim copyright protection over legislative materials and, specifically, over explanatory annotations added to legislative materials. The...more
4/30/2020
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Appeals ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyrightable Subject Matter ,
Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org Inc ,
Government Edicts Doctrine ,
Judges ,
Legislative Duties ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Code ,
The Copyright Act
USPTO Issues CBD Trademark Guidelines in Light of the 2018 Farm Bill: Key Takeaways -
On May 2, 2019, the USPTO released its new guidelines on how it will examine federal trademark applications for CBD products in light of...more
6/6/2019
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Controlled Substances Act ,
Copyright ,
Design Patent ,
Due Diligence ,
Farm Bill ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
IP License ,
Lanham Act ,
Licenses ,
Licensing Rules ,
Open Source Software ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent Validity ,
Patents ,
Software ,
Software Patents ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO
Today, March 4, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court issued unanimous opinions in two important copyright cases: Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC, et al., No. 17-571, and Rimini Street, Inc., et al. v....more
3/5/2019
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Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Registration ,
Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp v Wall-Street.com LLC ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Rimini Street Inc v Oracle USA Inc ,
SCOTUS ,
Solicitor General ,
Split of Authority ,
The Copyright Act ,
Uniformity
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) agency can provide IP rights owners with powerful tools to stop infringing articles from entering the United States. According to CBP statistics, in fiscal year 2015, for...more
On October 11, 2018, President Donald Trump signed into law the Orrin G. Hatch–Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act (“the Act”), which will significantly modernize copyright law to account for the digital delivery of...more
Unlike other intellectual property rights, copyright automatically exists when an original work of authorship is fixed in a tangible form of expression. So, while copyright owners may choose to register a copyright claim with...more