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How A Century-Old Insight of Photography Can Inform Legal Questions of AI-Generated Artwork (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Do creators who use generative AI maintain copyright in their creations? Copyright Office took a stance against generative-AI works, cancelling a copyright claim by author Kris Kashtanova for comic book images made with the aid of Midjourney. 2023, Generative AI Works Found Ineligible for Copyright Under the U.S.

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Is Artist's Permission Required to Reproduce Artwork in Exhibition Catalog?

Dear Rich IP Blog

That's because when an artwork is sold, the buyer only acquires ownership of the physical work, for example, the framed painting. As the Seventh Circuit held , “a copyright is not transferred automatically with the transfer of the copyrighted good [thus] when you buy a book, you don’t obtain the right to make and sell copies of it.”

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Generative AI and Copyright

IP and Legal Filings

The introduction and advancement of generative AI technology, which is capable of producing everything from research articles to realistic artworks, has brought a revolution in the field of creativity. This way of doing things with the help of generative AI technology carries numerous legal challenges of intellectual property violation.

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Trademark Refusal & Copyright Registration Differences

IP and Legal Filings

TRADEMARK REGISTRATION AND COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION: KEY DIFFERENCES Although both involve registration and fall under the registration of intellectual property, trademark registration and copyright registration are two distinct legal protections for different forms of creativity, and they operate for distinct reasons.

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Still No “RKO” for Copyright Law After US Court’s Damage Award in Randy Orton Tattoo Dispute

IPilogue

Recently in Alexander v Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc , a jury of the US District Court of the Southern District of Illinois concluded that tattoo artist Catherine Alexander has a valid copyright claim in the designs she tattooed on World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. Copyright protection over tattoos has been a hot topic for some time.

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Copyrighting the Ogopogo Monster: The © story behind the news story

The IPKat

The headline --“City of Vernon transfers copyright to legendary Ogopogo to B.C. Surely no “author” had created the Ogopogo, supposedly a green, serpent-like creature that creates harmonic ripples as it swims, so no one could claim copyright. So, what did Seabrook register under copyright?

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Africa IP highlights 2023: Copyright

The IPKat

Today, we begin with developments in the copyright field. The Regulations were made pursuant to section 45 of the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act and came into force on 18th March 2022. The photographer, Esther Umoh called this person out for copyright infringement on social media platform “X”.