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Can AI-generated works be protected by copyright? No, according to US Copyright Office.

CopyrightsWorld

The US Copyright Office has determined that some AI artworks cannot be copyrighted in the United States. Last Monday, the Copyright Office issued a fresh ruling rejecting a request to copyright an AI-generated artwork. “Visions of a Dying Brain” created by AI. ” An Exchange of Letters with the Copyright Office.

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Is it possible to protect AI-generated works with copyright? According to the US Copyright Office, no.

CopyrightsWorld

The US Copyright Office has determined that some AI artworks cannot be copyrighted in the United States. Last Monday, the Copyright Office issued a fresh ruling rejecting a request to copyright an AI-generated artwork. “Visions of a Dying Brain” created by AI. ” An Exchange of Letters with the Copyright Office.

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Dastar prevents misrepresentation of source of IP from being material

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Restellini allgedly “offer[ed] his opinions as to whether or not artworks should be included in the planned catalogue raisonné” in “oral consultation” with WI employees, based on the information and materials “researched, collected, synthesized, analyzed and expressed by” the employees.

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Analysing the Intersection of Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Intellectual Property Rights

IP and Legal Filings

NFTs may be represented in the form of memes, artworks, or videos. Most prominently, through its 2020 report, IBM stated that several patents granted to them in 2017 also comprised of blockchain patents. Several individuals have been held for falsifying copyright ownership over a work that exists in the public domain.

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Evaluating the Constitutionality of Viewpoint-Neutral Trademark Registration Laws That Do Not Restrict Speech—Vidal v. Elster (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) refused registration of “Trump Too Small” under Section 2(c) of the Lanham Act ( 15 USC 1052(c) ) because the phrase includes a living individual’s name without his written consent. Tam (2017) and Iancu v. The text of Section 2(c) is viewpoint-neutral.