AI Legal Watch: March 27, 2025
JD Supra Law
APRIL 1, 2025
2025) offers continued guidance on whether authorship can be attributed to AI systems (i.e., non-humans) under Copyright Law. The recent decision in Thaler v. Perlmutter et al., 23-5233 (D.C.
How Strong Copyright Laws Empower Local Communities
Copyright Alliance
OCTOBER 10, 2024
The 2024-2025 National High School Policy Debate Topic is: Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks. […] The post How Strong Copyright Laws Empower Local Communities appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
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Call for Submissions: 1st Blog Writing Competition, 2025 Organized by CIPRA in Collaboration with SpicyIP (Submit by February 19, 2025)
SpicyIP
JANUARY 31, 2025
Analysing the intersection of journalistic privilege and copyright law. The role of IP law in combating the spread of misinformation and disinformation. Analysing the impact of Indian copyright law on fair use in academic and critical writing. The challenges of protecting literary works in the digital age.
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Copyright on the Calendar: Top Cases of 2024 and What to Watch in 2025
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 20, 2024
Copyright law provided an arena for some of the most interesting legal battles in 2024. We review some highlights from 2024 below, as well as some cases to watch in 2025.
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 27 – February 2)
SpicyIP
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
Can ‘Machine Unlearning’ ensure compliance with copyright laws? The matter is listed before the Joint Registrar on March 19, 2025 for completion of pleadings. on 22 January, 2025 (Delhi High Court) The case involved a contempt petition by ITC against the Defendants disobedience of the interim injunction order.
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AI Trends for 2025 - Copyright Law's Impact on AI Model Training and Outputs
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 31, 2025
Copyright fights over material used to train AI models will continue through 2025, and we wont see a final resolution to those legal questions during the year. By: MoFo Tech
Sunday Surprises
The IPKat
DECEMBER 7, 2024
The 18th Annual International Intellectual Property Lecture (18 March 2025) On March 18, 2025, Robert P. CITMA Spring Conference (20-21 March 2025) On March 20-21, 2025, the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA) is organising its 2025 Spring Conference in London. For more information, see here.
Tuesday Wonders
The IPKat
MARCH 11, 2025
Events Question the Trade Mark Judges 2025 UCL Institute of Brand and Innovation Law (IBIL) and MARQUES, the European Association of Trade Mark Owners, will hold a hybrid event on 25 March 2025, allowing participants to meet and question some of the judges deciding the latest trade mark disputes in the EU and the UK.
Sunday Surprises
The IPKat
APRIL 13, 2025
Courses 30 June 18 July 2025: Licensing Transactions in Intellectual Property Interested in how to navigate technologies and negotiate transactions relating to AI, blockchain, biotechnology and other emerging technology? Then join an intense, practice-oriented 3-week summer program from the Bucerius Law School in Hamburg.
Deepfakes and Personality Rights: The Need for codifying Personality Rights.
IP and Legal Filings
MARCH 5, 2025
This means, even though news items cannot be allowed copyright protection as per Article 1(8) of the Berne Convention, fake news which has an element of originality (as they depict an event that did not take place), can merit copyright protection.” 10] Ibid. [11] 11] Ibid. [12] 15] Ibid. [16] 16] Ibid. 10] Ibid. [11] 11] Ibid.
Pirate Libraries Are Forbidden Fruit for AI Companies. But at What Cost?
TorrentFreak
JANUARY 31, 2025
Earlier this week, various rightsholder groups submitted their recommendations for the 2025 Special 301 Report. copyright protection standards. Various groups stressed the importance of copyright protection when it comes to new AI technologies. This annual overview, compiled by the U.S. In the U.S.,
Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!
The IPKat
MARCH 12, 2025
The survey closes on 1 April 2025. The UCL Institute of Brand and Innovation Law and MARQUES will host their annual "Question the Trade Mark Judges" event on 25 March 2025. WIPO University of Geneva Summer School on Intellectual Property, a two-week course will be held from 16 to 27 June 2025. Photo by Asude Sena Moya
AI Reporter - April 2025
JD Supra Law
APRIL 7, 2025
There were several notable developments in March in the AI copyright lawsuits previously reported here. These results show that the relationship between AI technology and copyright law remains complex. Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic scored partial dismissals in their respective cases. By: Benesch
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Women’s History Month 2025: Women Attorneys Who Champion Copyright
Copyright Alliance
MARCH 11, 2025
Womens History Month 2025 is a time to honor, value, and highlight the exceptional achievements of women across diverse fields. The field of copyright law is no exception, where many […] The post Womens History Month 2025: Women Attorneys Who Champion Copyright appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
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Court Decision: Worldwide Rights Lost When a Songwriter Terminates Under US Copyright Law
JD Supra Law
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
29, 2025), the US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana ruled that the US songwriter-plaintiff Vetter recaptured worldwide rights not just US rights by exercising his termination rights under Section 304 of the Copyright Act of 1976 (US Copyright Law). Robert Resnik, No. 23-1369-SDD-EWD (M.D.
Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!
The IPKat
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
We are extending the deadline to vote for the IPKat Book of the Year Awards 2024 until 10 February 2025. Copyright Alessandro Cerri explored a recent decision of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court of the High Court of England & Wales on copyright infringement in a TV format. Extension of Deadline!
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Challenging the Server Test for Image Embedding
Patently-O
APRIL 2, 2025
by Dennis Crouch McGucken v. Valnet, Inc.,
EU copyright law roundup – third trimester of 2024
Kluwer Copyright Blog
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Now that the summer is formally over it is time for the third trimester of the 2024 roundup of EU copyright law. The specific Working Groups (WGs) then will meet several times for drafting rounds between September 2024 and April 2025.
Thaler v. Perlmutter: Human Authors at the Center of Copyright?
Kluwer Copyright Blog
APRIL 8, 2025
The USCO has long maintained that both copyrightability and registrability require human authorship, with the current edition of the Compendium stating that the Office will refuse to register works if a human being did not create the work, including regarding works produced by a machine. Toriqul Islam 135
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 10 – February 16)
SpicyIP
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
Highlights of the Week ANI vs OpenAI: Indias Copyright Act is outdated. India’s copyright law does not envision an exception permitting LLM trainings from copyrighted materials. Call for Applications: SpicyIP Tech Innovation Policy Fellowship 2025 (Apply by February 23) Attention IP and tech enthusiasts!
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From Headnotes to Head-scratchers: The Functional Fallacies in Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence
SpicyIP
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
This post will analyze the Court’s revised 2025 opinion, highlighting: The flawed originality analysis; Misapplication of the infringement standard; Inadequate consideration of merger and fair use defenses; Contrast with the more nuanced Indian law approach; Negative implications for AI innovation.
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Wednesday Whimsies
The IPKat
JANUARY 1, 2025
Dr Chijioke Okorie , who joined the IPKat at the start of 2019 as our first Africa Correspondent , has been promoted to Associate Professor at the University of Pretoria, effective 1 January 2025. He kept readers informed about the latest developments in trade marks, designs, AI, and copyright law.
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The Evolving Jurisprudence of Copyright in AI-Generated Works
IIPRD
MARCH 5, 2025
Blog sought to study global moves or court cases that have taken place regarding uses of copyright in made-always-with-an-AI creation and provide discussion over possible solutions to the future of intellectual property laws. Copyright Act regulates the works which are created by humans only.
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When the Machine Becomes the Creator: Artificial Intelligence v. the Human Creator Requirements of U.S. Copyright Law
JD Supra Law
MARCH 18, 2025
On March 18, 2025 the U.S. law requires human authorship. Specifically, the question presented to the Court was can a non-human machine be an author under the Copyright Act of 1976? Supreme Court issued its decision in Stephen Thaler v. Shira Perlmutter et al., confirming that U.S. By: Lowndes
Saturday Sundries
The IPKat
OCTOBER 19, 2024
This opportunity allows law students to engage with novel issues arising from the intersection of copyright law, cultural heritage, NFTs, and Generative AI in a simulated court setting. For further information, click here. For more details, see here.
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German Federal Supreme Court reject copyright protection for Birkenstock sandals.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
MARCH 30, 2025
Image by wowbee from Pixabay In a decision of 20 February 2025 the German Federal Supreme Court (BGH) denied copyright protection as a work of applied art for two sandal designs. The ruling clarifies the scope of protection under German and EU law for works of applied art. Toriqul Islam 135
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EU copyright law round up – second trimester of 2023
Kluwer Copyright Blog
JUNE 29, 2023
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Welcome to the second trimester of the 2023 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, every three months we update you on what has happened in EU copyright law. You can read the previous round-ups here.
German Federal Supreme Court rejects copyright protection for Birkenstock sandals.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
MARCH 30, 2025
Image by wowbee from Pixabay In a decision of 20 February 2025 the German Federal Supreme Court (BGH) denied copyright protection as a work of applied art for two sandal designs. The ruling clarifies the scope of protection under German and EU law for works of applied art. Toriqul Islam 135
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The 5 Worst Copyright Decisions of 2024
Copyright Lately
DECEMBER 29, 2024
Resnik , the court held that the plaintiff stated a plausible claim to recapture both domestic and foreign rights to the 1966 hit Double Shot (Of My Babys Love)a claim based on an admittedly novel theory of a single, unified global copyright governed by the laws of the works country of origin. The shot heard round the world.
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Copyright Office Issues Report on Copyrightability of AI Content
JD Supra Law
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
On January 29, 2025, the U.S. Copyright Office released a report concerning artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright law, focused on the scope of copyright protection for content generated in whole or in part by AI. By: Ballard Spahr LLP
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Generative AI in Focus: Copyright Office's Latest Report
JD Supra Law
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
On January 29, 2025, the U.S. Copyright Office released its highly anticipated report (the Report) regarding the copyrightability of works created using generative artificial intelligence (AI).
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5 Proven Steps to Protect Your Intellectual Property in 2025
Traverse Legal Blog
JANUARY 17, 2025
5 Proven Steps to Protect Your Intellectual Property in 2025 In a world where ideas are currency, protecting intellectual property (IP) has ne ver been more critical. While intellectual property law can be complex, following a structured approach can help secure your ideas and prevent misuse.
Open Source Artificial Intelligence Definition 1.0 – A “take it or leave it” approach for open source AI systems?
Kluwer Copyright Blog
MARCH 4, 2025
On 17 January 2025, the AI Office presented a template for this summary , which essentially requires disclosure of information about the AI model, about the training data (including its size, its characteristics, and its sources), and about measures implemented to respect copyright (and other rights) and the removal of unwanted content.
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Friday Fantasies
The IPKat
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Warhol: Comparative perspectives on the use of cultural heritage images (12-13 June 2025) On 12 and 13 June 2025, the University of Florence and EUI are teaming up to host a conference devoted to the discussion of how different legal systems regulate access to their cultural heritage and impact follow-on creative expressions.
Report on a roundtable on academic publishing and genAI deals – GenAI and copyright series at the Institute of Brand and Innovation Law
Kluwer Copyright Blog
DECEMBER 17, 2024
In the complicated landscape of genAI and copyright law, several different themes have emerged as particularly thorny and triggering the interests of different stakeholders. The Institute is actively exploring the impact of genAI on copyright law via a dedicated series of events, roundtables, lectures and publications.
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Copyright’s critical mess: music metadata
Kluwer Copyright Blog
MARCH 13, 2025
Then, the question of what copyright laws, and other fields of law, have to offer to overcome those challenges will be answered. New empirical findings from the OpenMusE project confirm these problematic practices currently still persist ( Vieira 2025 ). Toriqul Islam 135
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Tuesday Tiddlywinks
The IPKat
AUGUST 13, 2024
AlgoSoc International Conference 2025: 10 April 2025. 2025 Annual Meeting, 17 May 2025, San Diego, California, USA. The seminar will take place on 19 September 2024. The Future of Public Values in the Algorithmic Society. Call for abstracts. Details here. 22 September 2024, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Details here.
Tuesday Wonders
The IPKat
OCTOBER 1, 2024
INTA Annual Meeting 2025 The 147th Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA) will be held in San Diego, California, on 17-21 May 2025. The recordings of past lectures and further details about the upcoming lectures can be found on the Centre for Plant Success website. Registration will open in January.
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Amazon Owns Your E-Books and Wants More
SpicyIP
MARCH 1, 2025
Everywhere else we may be bound by laws and conventions there we have none. 1925 As of 26th February, 2025 , Kindle users will no longer be able to use the feature Download or Transfer via USB, for Kindle Purchased books, as Amazon is discontinuing the feature. Virginia Woolf, How Should One Read a Book?,
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The Parody Exception: Revisiting the Case for a Distinct Pastiche Exception
Kluwer Copyright Blog
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Presently, a new reference from the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) asks the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for vital interpretive guidance concerning the parody exception within copyright law. This approach, initially applied to cultural politics by Dentith, can be similarly adopted within copyright law.
Sunday Surprises
The IPKat
JULY 28, 2024
The Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice (JIPLP) is calling for articles for its special issue on fashion law, which will be published in late 2024 or early 2025. Webinar ‘ Infringing AI: Liability for AI-generated outputs under EU/UK copyright law ’. JIPLP Special Issue on Fashion and IP.
Nayanthara and Dhanush Copyright Controversy – De Minimis Rule to the Rescue?
SpicyIP
JANUARY 5, 2025
De-Minimis or de minimis non curat lex is a legal principle that discounts minor or trivial violations of law. To put it another way, the law does not concern itself with trifles. This principle has also gained significance under Copyright law. vs Yashraj Films Pvt.
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Tuesday Tiddlywinks
The IPKat
OCTOBER 7, 2024
European Copyright Legislation – Quo Vadis? (21 21 October 2024) Over 30 years have passed since the efforts to harmonize European copyright law began. Should European copyright law be unified through a regulation? If that’s not feasible, should the Court's case law at least be codified?
The next chapter in the “Metall auf Metall” saga – Pastiche to be clarified by the CJEU
Kluwer Copyright Blog
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
With regard to the “free use” of then-§ 24(1) UrhG, the CJEU stated that the national copyright laws may not provide for exceptions or limitations other than those listed in Art. 30) would render the provision obsolete, since the mere style is not protected by copyright law. 5 InfoSoc Directive. 17(7) DSM Directive).
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