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U.S. Supreme Court could take up its first AI case. Thaler v. Perlmutter involves question of authorship & AI.
Read more: U.S. Supreme Court could take up its first AI case. Thaler v. Perlmutter involves question of authorship & AI.Today, the Supreme Court meets in conference to decide whether to grant (or reject) pending cert petitions. Among them is the petition in Thaler v. Perlmutter. It asks: For a variety of reasons, I now believe the chances are very high the Supreme Court agrees to hearThaler‘s case. To briefly summarize my reasons: You can…
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Why copyright dilution, endorsed by the Copyright Office’s Report, is not only “uncharted,” it’s unconstitutional.
Read more: Why copyright dilution, endorsed by the Copyright Office’s Report, is not only “uncharted,” it’s unconstitutional.The second version of my pre-prepint article “Fair Use and the Origin of AI Training” is now available on SSRN. Download here. It will be published by the Houston Law Review later this year. The revised version adds a new section to explain why courts should reject the Copyright Office’s pre-publication report’s endorsement of a…
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My paper on “Fair Use and the Origin of AI Training.” Or why the Copyright Office Report is wrong about fair use and why courts should reject its view.
Read more: My paper on “Fair Use and the Origin of AI Training.” Or why the Copyright Office Report is wrong about fair use and why courts should reject its view.I am happy to share my latest law review article, “Fair Use and the Origin of AI Training,” forthcoming in Houston Law Review in the fall. Download a preprint copy of my paper at SSRN by following this link. Main points in my article, “fair use and the origin of ai training” The origin of…
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Opinion: Why the Copyright Office’s “pre-publication” Report is flawed–both procedurally and substantively.
Read more: Opinion: Why the Copyright Office’s “pre-publication” Report is flawed–both procedurally and substantively.The dust is still settling in the aftermath of the Copyright Office’s issuance of a “pre-publication” version of its long-awaited Report analyzing the issue of fair use in AI training. A cloud now hangs over the Report–and whether it’s DOA–following President Trump’s firing of the Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter less than 24 hours after…
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Partly AI-generated album cover for Jeremy Renner’s album receives copyright registration, with AI-generated elements excluded
Read more: Partly AI-generated album cover for Jeremy Renner’s album receives copyright registration, with AI-generated elements excludedRecord Street Music, the label behind Jeremy Renner’s album Love and Titanium, received a copyright registration for the album cover that was partly AI-generated. Basis for the claim of a work of authorship: “2-D artwork, The author?s contributions to the image consist of the following: author modified the abstracted bird at the top center of…