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Some Thoughts on Five Pending AI Litigations – Avoiding Squirrels and Other AI Distractions

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Regardless, as of this writing there are now five cases that may provide some clarity on this less frequently discussed but foundational issue of the unauthorized use of copyrighted materials as training data for AI (I use “AI” here as a shorthand which also includes text and data mining and machine learning). Case 1- Doe 1 v.

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IT’S THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT FOR ME: WHY CLAIMS AGAINST MEME CONTENT SHOULD NOT MATTER

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ii] Existing copyright law is ineffective in its application to new forms of digital media. x] In fact, on the contrary, memes can operate as a source of marketing and a way to garner interest in creative works in a funny, generationally relevant way.

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Sweet Sound of Victory: Looking at the Calcutta HC’s Decisive Decision on Rights of Authors

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Saregama Vodafone Injunction against exploitation of copyright in sound recording and allied copyright work via VAS. He, rightfully, opined that ‘ twin lights can co-exist” for “ composer alone has copyright on a musical work.” Cut to almost 4 decades later, in 2012, the copyright laws in India were amended.

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