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Thaler Loses AI-Authorship Fight at U.S. Copyright Office

IP Watchdog

Copyright Office (USCO) denying registration of a two-dimensional artwork generated by Creativity Machine, an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm created by Dr. Stephen Thaler. Thaler filed an application to register the computer-generated work, “A Recent Entrance to Paradise,” on November 3, 2018.

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Did Fortnite Plagiarize Among Us?

Plagiarism Today

Though originally released in 2018, Among Us became wildly popular during the pandemic, with streamers and gamers alike discovering it and enjoying both the cartoonish art style and the intrigue of trying to suss out who the imposters are. However, it wasn’t the end of Epic Games’ issues with copying. billion for Epic Games.

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The Art of Attribution and Three Unlikely Theories of AI Authorship

Patently-O

In 2018, Dr. Stephen Thaler, creator of the ‘Creativity Machine’ AI system, sought copyright registration for an AI-generated image, listing the Creativity Machine as author. After two failed requests for reconsideration, Thaler sued to compel registration. by Tim Knight and Dennis Crouch.

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A.I. Artwork Not Copyrightable

Above the Fold

On February 14, 2022, the Review Board of the United States Copyright Office issued an opinion letter denying a claimant’s second request for reconsideration to register an Artificial Intelligence artwork piece titled “A Recent Entrance to Paradise” (“Work”). Thaler identified the author of the work as the “Creativity Machine.”

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Who’s Laughing Now? EUIPO Board of Appeal Rules that Banksy Can Keep his Trademark and Anonymity Too

IPilogue

Background Banksy’s graffiti artwork Laugh Now first appeared in Brighton, England, in 2002. On November 7, 2018, Pest Control, Banksy’s authentication body, filed an EU trademark claim on behalf of the artist for Laugh Now. Typically, artists protect their artwork using only copyright law. street artist Banksy.

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A.I. Artwork Not Copyrightable

LexBlog IP

On February 14, 2022, the Review Board of the United States Copyright Office issued an opinion letter denying a claimant’s second request for reconsideration to register an Artificial Intelligence artwork piece titled “A Recent Entrance to Paradise” (“Work”).

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Top Trademark Trends of 2022

Erik K Pelton

And the number of active trademark registrations in the USPTO database is larger than ever. Additionally, since late December 2021, when new procedures went into effect, the USPTO has received around 100 expungement petitions and about 100 re-examination petitions to get rid of registrations for marks that are allegedly not in use.

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