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Copyright Liability for LLM Outputs

Velocity of Content

If so, infringement may occur unless an exception applies or the LLM did not have access to the original work. 1 Another key right is the creation of derivative works, which includes adaptations or translations. 7 This does not, however, fully answer hard questions about the right to prepare derivative works under US law.

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Public Domain Day 2023 is Coming: Here’s What to Know

Copyright Lately

The copyright in the Fritz Lang motion picture first lapsed in 1953 after its owner didn’t renew the initial copyright registration. The Act restored protection for Metropolis and other foreign works that were still protected by copyright in their source countries, but which had fallen into the U.S. public domain on January 1, 2023.

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Zillow Loses Second Round of Copyright Fight Over Real Estate Photos

The IP Law Blog

Real estate brokers generally retain VHT to photograph properties they are attempting to sell and then edit the photos, save them in their electronic database, and deliver them to the client pursuant to a license agreement. VHT did apply for registration prior to filing the lawsuit.) The Ninth Circuit noted that the U.S.

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Copyright Office Rejects Another Bid to Register Artwork “Co-Authored” by AI

LexBlog IP

The Copyright Office opined that the work was a classic example of a derivative work in that it was a digitalization of a photograph. Under this framework, the Office noted that derivative works are analyzed to determine whether the new authorship of the derivative work meets the statutory requirements for protection.

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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

The IPKat

Chanel unsuccessfully opposed the registration of the word mark ‘HiCoco’ in Germany on the basis of its trade mark for ‘COCO’. A new law entered into force on 11 January 2024 that aligns the protection of Italian artisanal and industrial products with the EU Regulation.

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U.S. Copyright Guidelines for Works Containing AI-Generated Material

LexBlog IP

Copyright Guidelines for Works Containing AI-Generated Material by Aaron Rice Introduction The United States Copyright Office published comprehensive guidelines addressing the registration process for works containing material generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Derivative Works and AI-Generated Material A.

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Cloned-and-Revised Legal Documents Aren’t Copyrightable–UIRC v. William Blair

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The plaintiff gets an expensive lesson in the law of derivative works. * * * UIRC offers bonds using a private placement memorandum (PPM) and an indenture of trust. UIRC obtained copyright registrations for two versions of its documents. UIRC sued William Blair for copyright infringement.