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A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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Artificial Intelligence Litigation Roundup: The First Wave

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It both rivals and compounds the transformation brought to us by advancements in computing technology, mobile technology, and the internet. The rapid evolution and commercialization of artificial intelligence (AI) tools has...more

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Artists’ Copyright Infringement Suit Against AI Companies Can Proceed

In 2023, visual artists Sarah Andersen, Kelly McKernan, and Karla Ortiz filed a class action lawsuit against several Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies, alleging that the companies’ various AI models violated copyright...more

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Developers’ Liability for Infringing Generative-AI Outputs

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The advent of generative-AI tools has brought challenging questions of accountability to the forefront, especially when those tools generate content that may infringe on someone’s copyright. Determining liability—whether it...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - June 2024 #4

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Under Armour on Friday said it has agreed to pay $434 million to settle a 2017 class action lawsuit accusing the sports apparel maker of defrauding shareholders about its revenue growth in order to meet Wall Street forecasts....more

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AI Reporter - June 2024

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In the entertainment industry, Sony Music asserted that AI companies don’t have permission to use its recording artists’ works for AI training. In response to the industry’s concerns over the use of AI, members of Congress...more

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Artists v. AI Images

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AI technology is developing at a tremendous pace and AI image creation is no exception. AI images are even winning art contests. Since AI generates artistic images modeling others’ work, human artists are asking “is it...more

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Dispute Resolution Planning for Startups in the New Age of Generative AI

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At the time of this writing, generative artificial intelligence (AI) is taking the world by storm, and legal issues abound. Artists are suing AI art-generating companies for copyright infringement. Getty Images is suing for...more

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AD-ttorneys@law - February 2023 #2

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Getty Images Sues AI Image Generator for Copyright Violations - The intersection of artificial intelligence and copyright law is still being mapped....more

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Generative AI - Copyright Overview Part 1

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Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is a technology promising to disrupt how artwork is created, software is developed, and text is written. This disruption brings with it a host of new legal questions surrounding...more

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Artists Denied Royalties Under CRRA Because of Federal Pre-Emption

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Addressing the California Resale Royalties Act (CRRA), the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a district court’s dismissal of a plaintiff’s CRRA claims concerning resale royalties that postdated the 1976...more

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Central District of California Holds That the California Resale Royalty Act Is Preempted by Federal Copyright Law

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As previously discussed on this blog, the validity of the California Resale Royalty Act (the “RRA,” Civil Code Section 986), a 1976 law that requires resellers of fine art to pay a royalty of 5 percent to the artists behind...more

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