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After almost 30 years in private practice, Rich Kim made the leap in-house earlier this year to “reignite” his passion for the law. The VP of IP strategy at Netlist tells Sarah Speight why Big Tech favours ‘efficient infringement’, why he believes new patent acts will redress the balance, and what it’s like swapping a law firm for a corporation.
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Two pivotal rulings regarding the use of copyrighted works to train genAI models may reshape the legal landscape for developers, rights holders, and AI platforms, writes Michael Graif of Brown Rudnick.
Nigeria lacks AI-specific laws but hopes to become a leader in the space through a new regulatory framework, says Izuchukwu Chinedo of Inventa.
It has taken 15 years to warm the pot, but with the AI opt-out plan, EU rightsholders are finally cooked, comments Kurt Van Damme of a Belgian copyright collecting society.
Public policies such as the NO FAKES Act should be the backbone of a system that supports—not exploits—musicians, argues Frank Cullen of the Council for Innovation Promotion.
Our tendency to give large language models human attributes has dangerous implications for business and society, argues Roanie Levy of the Copyright Clearance Center.
As AI technology advances, its impact on global copyright—with major litigation and potential new regulation on the cards—will ramp up this year, write Charlotte Fleetwood-Smith and Rebecca Pakenham-Walsh of Fieldfisher.
From licensing agreements to AI-driven innovation, IP has a crucial role to play in transitioning the energy sector towards a more sustainable future, says Jeffrey Whittle of Womble Bond Dickinson.
Despite the fast-moving situation, there is plenty of scope within USPTO guidance to obtain AI patents, explains Zack Higbee of Alston & Bird.
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Image library fails to get copyright law ‘to bite’ in UK | Getty to pursue remaining secondary infringement, trademark infringement and passing off claims.
With recent uplifts in funding for defence in the UK and Europe, Sarah Speight sits down with Gordon Douglas of Leonardo UK to hear what that means for IP at the multinational aerospace, defence and security company.
Getty v Stability AI raises key secondary infringement questions on whether AI models are ‘infringing articles’ l Court ruling could restrict AI models trained outside UK from being offered to UK users l AI training declarations ‘may become key for copyright compliance’.
It may have led to the end of two distinguished careers, so why was the report so controversial, and will any of it be enacted? Marisa Woutersen reports.
ROSS Intelligence bid pays off in dispute with Thomson Reuters | First case of its kind to reach any Circuit court | “Future innovation in AI depends on a finding of fair use in this instance”, argues ROSS.
Court of Appeal blocks Getty’s attempt to include CSAM in Stability AI lawsuit | Judge says claim came too late despite mentioning “violent and pornographic” outputs from Stable Diffusion | Trial resumes at the High Court.
UK government passes data legislation but rejects amendments to protect creators’ work from AI data scraping | Government to treat matter separately with ongoing consultation and eventual AI legislation | Rejection is a “stunning rebuke” and “more process and nonsense”, says Baroness.
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