The Supreme Court’s decision in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith issued earlier today is chock full of references to famous artists, famous works of art, famous musicians and famous celebrities dating back centuries. Given Andy Warhol’s focus on the famous during…
This spring, Utah legislators gave parents new legal tools to control use of social media by children and teens, including introducing a private right of action with statutory damages. To comply, social media companies will need to fundamentally redesign their systems by March 1, 2024,…
What qualifies as the United States’ current favorite sport may be a subject for heated debate, but “America’s Pastime” and its biggest stars still have significant power over the public—and, apparently, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”). By 2017, New York Yankees right-fielder Aaron…
A deepfake is an image or video of a person, often a celebrity, who has been digitally altered using an artificial intelligence (“AI”) application to appear to be someone else. Deepfake technology has the potential to be either a boon or a bane to celebrities….
In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit approved the use of “Copyrightability Hearings.” Not sure what that means? Read on to find out. The case involved a dispute between two parties, SAS Institute, Inc. (“SAS”) and World Programming Limited (“WPL”). SAS created and markets a…
In 2018, the U.S. Copyright Office denied the registration of a 2-D work of art “A Recent Entrance into Paradise” generated by artificial intelligence (“AI”). The programmer behind the AI, Dr. Stephen Thaler, sued the Copyright Office sued the Copyright Office in Federal Court in D.C….
The crinkle sound of the gold foil. The rich smell of honey and almond. The unique design of peaks and valleys. And the delicious taste of Swiss chocolate. There is little doubt that since its creation in 1908, Toblerone-branded chocolate has made a name for…
On February 1, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California alleging that digital health platform GoodRx violated the FTC Act by repeatedly sharing personal health information with advertising companies and platforms, such as Facebook…
This blog has covered artificial intelligence and copyright protection in the United States on a number of occasions, including It’s Alive? and AI Artwork. To date, the Copyright Office has consistently rejected registration of works created using AI technology. The basis is that the Copyright…
When you hear the word “gruyere,” what comes to mind? A bucolic region in the mountains of Switzerland? Perhaps the Gruyère region of neighboring France? Or, more likely, you think of a type of cheese. Not just any old cheese though – according to the…
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