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Elon Musk, Tesla, Warner Brothers Discovery raise First Amendment defense in use of scene allegedly similar to Blade Runner 2049
Read more: Elon Musk, Tesla, Warner Brothers Discovery raise First Amendment defense in use of scene allegedly similar to Blade Runner 2049The First Amendment has entered the picture. Elon Musk, Tesla, and Warner Brothers Discovery have all raised a First Amendment defense, even ordering it ahead of their fair use defense. The case involves Musk’s use of a scene shown below in a Tesla event. Tesla had earlier tried to license the use of a still…
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Scholarship: Copyright Dilution Under Constitutional Scrutiny
Read more: Scholarship: Copyright Dilution Under Constitutional ScrutinyHappy to share my latest scholarship. Copyright Dilution Under Constitutional Scrutiny examines the curious (putative) doctrine of copyright dilution that copyright stakeholders are advancing in their lawsuits against AI companies. This is a new doctrine being developed on the fly. It is also unconstitutional. This Essay explains why. Download the preprint version on SSRN. The…
