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What Intellectual Property Policy Should Look Like in the Age of AI

IP Watchdog

As artificial intelligence (AI) technology continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace, it brings with it numerous questions regarding the application of intellectual property (IP) laws.

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AI and Fair Use: Navigating Legal Challenges in India and the United States

IIPRD

One such legal issues is what is referred to as “fair use,” which becomes particularly problematic in the context of the copyright law. Thus, fundamental questions arise, such as whether such copying amounts to infringement under copyright law or whether it falls under the purview of fair use. Google, Inc.

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Will eBook Ruling Impact Fair Use Analysis for Generative AI?

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Scanning books to create a searchable database of books constitutes fair use. Will scanning images (or other copyright-protected content) to create a generative AI model for use in creating images be deemed fair use? Scanning books to create eBooks does not. In Authors Guild v. Google, Inc., (the Google, Inc., (the

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Announcing the Winners of the 2024 Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on Intellectual Property Law!

SpicyIP

We are very happy to announce the results of the 2024 Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on Intellectual Property Law! It then explains why the existing fair use defense in the context of text and data mining is deeply problematic and should be replaced. Shamnad Basheer 1976-2019; taken at NUJS, Kolkata circa 2009.

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Intellectual Property Judgments 2024: Key Legal Developments

Intepat

In 2024, Indian courts delivered several landmark judgments in the field of intellectual property (IP), addressing challenges that range from traditional trademark disputes to modern issues like copyright in AI training and digital piracy. Written by Sarren Muhil & Khushee Runthala, Assessment interns @Intepat IP.

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Legal Analysis Of Copyright Issues In YouTube And Other Social Media Content

IP and Legal Filings

Even while the fair use doctrine can protect violators if they are using it for educational purposes, copyright problems with social media platforms in India are becoming worse every day. [Image Sources: Shutterstock] Because social media platforms are so user-friendly, they are now the new target of copyright violations.

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South Africa Rejects Copyright Lobby Critique, Defends Broad ‘Fair Use’ Exceptions

TorrentFreak

The International Intellectual Property Alliance ( IIPA ), which represents the ESA, MPA, and RIAA, among others, has been the voice of major entertainment industries on this front. There are also grave concerns that proposed “fair use” exceptions, which are partly modeled after U.S.

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