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UMG and social platform accuse each other of greed as contract expires | Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, The Beatles removed | UK artists to receive enhanced protection under music streaming code | Universal | TikTok | Minister for AI and intellectual property Viscount Camrose. 31 January 2024
Copyright
Social media giant launches new tools and updates to existing ones aimed at protecting IP | Launch includes updates to Brand Rights Protection, the introduction of an IP Reporting Center, and improvements to the Rights Manager tool. 29 January 2024
AI
Granted US patents rose slightly following decline in 2022 | Samsung had the most patents granted in the country with over 10,000 | EV-related tech drops out of top ten. 23 January 2024
Copyright
Submission to the UK House of Lords says use of protected material is unavoidable for training modern AI models | ChatGPT creator contends that the broad spectrum of copyrighted expressions is critical for creating effective AI | Lords urge greater use of exixsintg licensing models. 17 January 2024
Copyright
CEO says ‘control and compensation’ equally important in blanket license model | AI companies would pay fees to use works under scheme that authors could opt into. 15 January 2024
Patents
Streamlining plans come under revised Patent Law rules, taking effect on Saturday | CNIPA to focus on industries including big data and AI to strengthen IP protection. 18 January 2024
Copyright
Focus shifts to ‘code of practice’ for AI developers following criticism from creatives | Govt told that AI will continue to pose a threat to creators' IP without “a definitive course of action” | Trust of creatives must be rebuilt after “abortive attempts to roll out broad exception” plans, says report. 11 January 2024
Patents
Judge says tech giant has “access to vast quantities of data” that could lead to an “unwarranted invasion” of privacy | Google must not access proprietary data on potential jurors | Company dismisses plaintiff’s founder as a “disappointed inventor”. 10 January 2024
Copyright Channel
Hear all about it! The NYT has presented a compelling case—backed by rich evidence—but a loss at trial could be a disaster for the publishing industry, finds Sarah Speight. 8 January 2024
Copyright Channel
The UK Supreme Court’s landmark ruling that Stephen Thaler’s DABUS machine cannot be the sole inventor of two patents still leaves fundamental questions about AI, inventorship and creativity, writes Mike Williams of Marks & Clerk. 4 January 2024
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