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AI cannot generate copyrightable material, says US judges

E&T

The ruling was the result of a lawsuit brought forth by Stephen Thaler, who was looking to copyright ‘ A Recent Entrance to Paradise’, an image he created using an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm he built and named the Creativity Machine. Now a judge has upheld the decision, as first reported by The Hollywood Reporter.

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Authors and publishers call for regulations to stop AI using copyrighted works

E&T

The Society of Authors, Publishers Association, Association of Authors’ Agents and the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society asked Sunak for “urgent confirmation” that AI systems cannot continue to use copyright-protected works.

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Canada launches consultation on the implications of generative artificial intelligence for copyright

Canadian Manufacturing

François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage, launched a consultation to gather Canadians’ thoughts on generative AI tools and the implications for copyright holders to give consent and receive credit and compensation for the use of their works.

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George RR Martin, John Grisham, Jodi Picoult and other authors sue ChatGPT owner

E&T

The document also cites a response from ChatGPT itself, in which the chatbot stated that “it is possible that some of the books used to train me were under copyright” and that, in that case, “it would have been used without the knowledge or consent of the copyright holder”.

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Blockchain and Intellectual Property: Protecting Ideas in a Digital Age

Robotics Automation News

Intellectual Property (IP) encompasses the legal rights associated with intangible products of the mind, including patents, copyrights, and trademarks, serving as essential safeguards for human creativity.

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Are your AI-based software platforms becoming a legal liability?

E&T

In the US, an AI-based software platform owned by Microsoft - GitHub Copilot - and OpenAI, which supplied the open-source code for training purposes, are facing a class-action lawsuit over alleged copyright infringement. The case was filed by programmer and lawyer Matthew Butterick and several anonymous members of the open-source community.

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IP 101 for Emerging Healthy F&B Companies

Foley

To gain a competitive edge, companies should understand and be intentional about building their intellectual property portfolio, which can include patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. A copyright is conferred automatically as soon as the work is created. Copyright Office.