Artwork Fair Use Moral Rights 
Kluwer Copyright Blog
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
In order to train their technologies, should AI companies be allowed to use works under copyright protection without consent? The lawsuits brought by the owners of such works, including artworks in the case of image-generators and journalism in the NYT case, claim that this should not be allowed. Fair Use Precedent?
The IPKat
APRIL 6, 2025
Many lament the extractive nature of accessible art outputs, where AI companies train first and ask for forgiveness (fair use) later. The Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) provides some moral rights: non-economic rights personal to the author of a work.
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Kluwer Copyright Blog
APRIL 22, 2024
Mango, in turn, sustained in its defence that (i) as the rightful owner of the physical Paintings, it was entitled to display them in public, and that (ii) the creation of digital works (i.e. Therefore, the moral right of “disclosure” had already been exhausted. an exploitation that caused them no harm).
The IPKat
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Background As previously reported by the IPKat last year, VEGAP, a collective management organisation for intellectual property rights in Spain, brought a claim against Punto Na SA, the IP holding company for the well-known clothing brand Mango, seeking compensation in respect of the alleged infringement of copyright in certain artworks.
LexBlog IP
JULY 17, 2023
The growing popularity of art generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer just a question of whether it is morally right to replace human artists. How can this be considered an original artwork and who is the author?
The IPKat
JULY 9, 2023
It emerges that brands should pay for the use of street artworks. The number of registrations with the US Copyright Office has been growing since the 1970s. The use of cease-and-desist letters is widespread too. Those artists are attached to their creations and to the right of attribution.
LexBlog IP
OCTOBER 10, 2023
However, in 5Pointz the building owner consented to the artwork installation. What if the social media account is used to promote the account owner’s own goods or services, or a third party’s brand? Copyright Law grants the author the exclusive rights to exploit the work, subject to certain fair use defenses.
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