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A Copyright is an exclusive legal right granted to the creator of an original work to license, copy, sell, distribute, or otherwise exploit the work for his or her own benefit.
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Church Founder’s Works Not “Works for Hire” Even Though Founder Was Employee

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Keith Rhinehart started the Aquarian Foundation church in 1955, with a mission to study “Modern Spiritualism, Christianity, Eastern and Metaphysical Thought.” Bruce Lowndes joined the church in the 1970s and grew close with...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Almost Paradise? No Authorship for AI “Creativity Machine”

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The US District Court for the District of Columbia agreed with the US Copyright Office’s denial of a copyright application that sought to register visual art generated by artificial intelligence (AI) because US copyright law...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Copyrights: Humans 1, AI 0

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On Friday, August 21, 2023, Stephen Thaler lost his appeal of the Copyright Office’s refusal to register a piece of art generated by his “Creativity Intelligence” AI computer system. U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell agreed...more

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Copyright Strategies for Start-Up Companies

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As a leader of a start-up company, you are probably aware of the importance of protecting your company’s innovative products, services and technologies through patent filings. If you are savvy, you are also aware of the...more

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