Artificial Intelligence and the Expansion of Rights of Publicity
In response to an uptick in abusive content created using AI, states such as Tennessee have enacted legislation designed to protect rights of publicity, benefiting both celebrities and the general public.
Idol Images and the Plight of Technology
K-pop Idols, members of global music groups, have some of the most fragile reputations. With the rise of social media and AI technology, false information and impersonations have run rampant. How can labels and artists ensure their right of publicity is untarnished?
AI-Inventions, Plant Patents, and the Forever-Spinning Plum
We’ve been here before. In the 1930’s, Congress decided that plants were patentable subject matter. Since then, we’ve pushed the boundaries of what can be patentable. But now that we’re faced with AI-inventions, we have choked on the idea that an invention was created using bits and not biotics.
Who Owns The Copyright For AI-Generated Thanksgiving Recipes?
New York Times food writer Priya Krishna used OpenAI products to generate new Thanksgiving recipes and images, prompting the question: who owns the copyright for these recipes? According to OpenAI’s terms of use, Ms. Krishna owns them, but in reality, copyright for machine generated content is more complicated than that.
A.I. Essays: Fraud in the Classroom or Final Frontier of Authorship?
AI writing tools like OpenAI’s GPT-3 and Google’s Lambda are transforming essay writing by generating coherent, human-like text in seconds, raising concerns about plagiarism and the integrity of academic work. While current copyright law does not protect AI-created works, debates around intellectual labor, creativity, and machine-driven outputs are intensifying. Critics worry that AI enables users to bypass the intellectual effort required in writing, while supporters argue it can make education more accessible and level the playing field for students with fewer resources. As AI evolves, it challenges institutions to rethink the boundaries of creativity and ownership.
No Right to Copyright for AI
The owner of an artificial intelligence filed a suit against the United States Copyright Office for denying his application for a piece of visual art created by the AI. This case has recently been appealed and will be a landmark decision regarding the rights of AI and their owners to the work that is created by AI.
Industry-Specific Patent Policy
Patent scholars have long called for industry-specific patent policy; however, these policies must support cross-functional collaboration amongst different technologies to continue to foster innovation.
AI vs. Artists: The Bout of the Decade
AI's rapid growth is raising legal concerns, as AI models allegedly use copyrighted materials to train. Lawsuits are questioning AI's legality, as well as its impact on artists and copyrighted content. As the cases are determined, so too will the technology's future and its impact on creators' rights.
AI and Copyright: Can Art Created by Generative AI Qualify for Copyright Protection?
Computer Scientist Stephen Thaler aspires to expand the definition of authorship in the copyright registration context. If his appeal is dismissed, this will affirm that AI generated works of art do not satisfy the requirement of traditional-human authorship in an application for copyright protection.
Bestselling Authors Sue OpenAI for Copyright Infringement
The Authors Guild, in association with sixteen other high-profile authors, such as George R.R. Martin and Sylvia Day, are putting pressure on the use of AI to create second-hand novels using their works by jointly filing a lawsuit against ChatGPT-maker OpenAI for copyright infringement.