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Recent court decisions in two highly publicized Gen AI cases favored the platforms and may start to reduce the concerns over using Gen AI. But content owners and those working for them should still understand the legal...more
Two recent district court opinions from the Northern District of California, filed within days of each other address the use of copyrighted material in training data in two separate market dominating Large Language Models...more
Another federal court recently ruled that using copyrighted books to train artificial intelligence (AI) systems can qualify as fair use under the U.S. Copyright Act. This time, the court said that, because the issue of market...more
The recent federal court finding—that using copyrighted books to train an AI large language model (LLM) qualifies as fair use—provides some guidance for companies developing or deploying generative AI systems and for...more
Federal courts continue to address whether training artificial intelligence ("AI") models on copyrighted materials without a license constitutes copyright infringement....more
With the Trump administration’s push to establish America’s global dominance in artificial intelligence (AI), thorny questions of intellectual property rights and fair use are likely to be litigated with greater frequency....more
The European Commission has released a new template for summarizing training data used in general-purpose artificial intelligence ("AI") models, as part of its broader AI regulatory framework....more
The recently proposed Transparency and Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence Networks Act ("TRAIN Act") seeks to address the opaque nature of generative AI model training by amending Chapter 5 of Title 17 of the U.S....more
The ongoing legal battle between several visual artists and generative artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, including Midjourney and Stability AI, has significant implications for copyright law and its application to AI...more
OpenAI’s request for access to The New York Times reporters’ notes, memos and other documents raises complex discovery issues. OpenAI’s defense is requesting access to reporters’ notes and other materials in discovery,...more
The complaints allege that gen AI technology produced by Suno and Udio directly infringes on copyrights owned by Universal Music Group (UMG) Records, Sony Music Entertainment, and other major record labels. The growing...more
The USPTO has issued several recent Federal Register Notices this calendar year. The latest, entitled Guidance on Use of Artificial Intelligence-Based Tools in Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 89...more
To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following. The Artist Rights Alliance has published an open letter asking that technology platforms “pledge...more
The surge of generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) systems entering the market faces a barrage of intellectual property challenges in the courts. In one particular flavor, copyright holders allege that the generative AI...more
Welcome to this week’s issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies. This week, we discuss the continued contentious matter of the use of...more
The Delaware District Court’s Ruling on cross-motions for summary judgment in the case of Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence Inc will provide guidance for similar AI training/copyright infringement cases and, as a bonus, it...more
Artificial intelligence (AI) is fast becoming an integral element in the operation of virtually every business and organization. As with most modern technologies, the use of AI-powered apps and tools comes with its own set...more