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NVIDIA: Copyrighted Books Are Just Statistical Correlations to Our AI Models

TorrentFreak

Over the past two years, AI developments have progressed at a rapid pace. This includes large language models, which are typically trained on a broad datasets of texts; the more, the better. When AI hit the mainstream, it became apparent that rightsholders are not always pleased that their works were used to train AI. This applies to photographers, artists, music companies, journalists, and authors, some of whom formed groups to file copyright infringement lawsuits to protect their rights.

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Trademarks mean something different up there, I guess

Likelihood of Confusion

Originally posted 2010-08-17 18:21:16. Republished by Blog Post PromoterCan a building be a trademark? Can a photo of a building be a trademark? Can a drawing based on a photo of a building be a trademark? I’d be inclined to answer no, no, maybe. Well, when the Supreme Court of your local country says it […] The post Trademarks mean something different up there, I guess appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Does Retail Offering of Only One’s Own Goods Qualify as a “Service”? Will the 9th Circuit’s “Server Test” for Copyright Infringement Survive? Recent Case Law Serves Up Ambiguity

CoCal IP Law Institute

In Blizzard Entertainment v. Ava Labs, Opposition No. 91285851, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, in a precedential decision available here, ruled against Ava’s counterclaim alleging that Blizzard had never used its pleaded registered marks or had abandoned them because Blizzard only used them in connection with the retail sale of its own goods.