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AI: The Copyright and Plagiarism Story of 2022 and 2023

Plagiarism Today

In 2022 and looking ahead to 2023, there is one story that is dominating the narrative of both copyright and plagiarism matters: Artificial Intelligence. 2022 was a breakout year for artificial intelligence in creative fields, and 2023 will likely be one too. However, that is not true this year. Copyright and AI. Plagiarism and AI.

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Limiting Public Participation: Why No One Should Be Surprised at the CRTC’s Internet Services Registration Requirement Ruling

Michael Geist

The CRTC’s decision to require registration for a wide range of Internet sites and services that meet a $10 million revenue threshold, including podcasters, adult sites, and news sites, appears to have taken many Canadians by surprise. I wrote in favour of the extension in a submission. This is the result.

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Trademark Registration: 100% THAT B H

Patently-O

by Dennis Cxrouch In re Lizzo LLC (TTAB 2023) In a new precedential opinion, the PTAB has sided with the musical artist Lizzo — agreeing to register her mark “100% THAT B H” for use on apparel. ” On those grounds, the TTAB concluded that the mark is registrable and thus reversed the denial.

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Copyright Office Artificial Intelligence Initiative and Resource Guide

Intellectual Property Law Blog

On March 16, 2023, the U. Copyright Office (USCO) launched a new AI Initiative to examine the copyright law and policy issues raised by artificial intelligence (AI), including the scope of copyright in works generated using AI tools and using copyrighted materials in AI training.

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Generative Artificial Intelligence: US Copyright Office denies registration

The IPKat

On 21 February 2023, the US Copyright Office (USCO) issued a decision further to a request to register Zarya of the Dawn , a graphic novel that includes images created with the assistance of Midjourney , a generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) system. The case In September 2022, Ms.

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[Sponsored] UK IPO-INTA Brand Protection Strategies Conference, 2023

SpicyIP

We are pleased to announce that the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) and International Trademark Association (INTA) are jointly hosting a conference on brand protection strategies on February 24th, 2023 at the Imperial, New Delhi. P rior registration through RSVP is mandatory for attendance.

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2023 Emoji Law Year-in-Review

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

In 2023, I logged 225 such cases (this number will grow a bit due to lags with the electronic databases). The 2023 count represented a 17% increase over the 2022 count. 2023 marked a significant milestone: my census now counts over 1,000 total U.S. Ballenger, 2023 U.S. I continue to maintain my census of U.S.

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