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The Other ‘Maybe’ Authors: Copyright Ownership for AI Trainers

IP Intelligence

That is, “superintending the arrangements” of content creation, being the effective cause and having decision-making authority on the final output are the hallmarks of control, not absolute certainty as to what the output would yield. 16 Casa Duse, LLC v. Merkin , 791 F.3d 3d 247 (2d Cir.

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IP Report 2021

LexBlog IP

Following a sustained period of growth in applications filed by international partnerships in 2015–2019, international partnership applications fell by 15.6% Leading domestic applicant was Bluescope Steel (215 applications). Leading international applicant was Huawei Technologies (186 applications). Applications by State/Territory.

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The Other ‘Maybe’ Authors: Copyright Ownership for AI Trainers

LexBlog IP

That is, “superintending the arrangements” of content creation, being the effective cause and having decision-making authority on the final output are the hallmarks of control, not absolute certainty as to what the output would yield. ” 16 Casa Duse, LLC v. Merkin , 791 F.3d 3d 247 (2d Cir.

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ANI Media v. Open AI : The Opt-Out Strategy

SpicyIP

Since its launch in 2015 and subsequent transformation to a for profit in 2019 , OpenAI was developing its foundation models through unrestricted access to global content, regardless of copyright protection status. Simply implementing licensing fees or entry barriers through copyright law misses the point.

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