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Protecting your design is vital but when your rights expire, can copyright law help? And does EU law trump UK law? Martin Noble of Freeths unpacks the THJ Systems and WaterRower decisions.
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.
The definition—and the process of enforcing and litigating this crown jewel—differs greatly across jurisdictions, say Louise Sargeant and Alex Shkurka of Bird & Bird.
What can UK rightsholders and potential defendants do to protect themselves from criticism later if a dispute ends up in court? Martin Noble of Freeths offers some tips.
A recent jury verdict allowed hip hop group members to take back their music rights—and raised some interesting questions about Section 203, says Jennifer Mauri of Michelman & Robinson.
For the first time in its 127-year history, the AIPPI World Congress will be hosted in China. WIPR talks to the association’s Chinese Group leadership to find out more.
From movies and jewellery to the cartoon Willis from Tunis, Tunisia’s women are using modern IP tools to protect ancient skills and challenge old inequalities, says Vera Albino of Inventa
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12 December 2024 With billionaire allies in the tech industry, a second Trump term could leave a lasting legacy on AI’s development, finds Marisa Woutersen.
9 December 2024 Long-running case concerned a controlled digital lending programme providing free e-books | California-based non-profit library says it respects appeals court decision finding its fair use argument “unpersuasive”.
6 December 2024 News from around the world that you may have missed, including a Smashburger TM dispute, the top 100 Chinese trademark filers overseas, and Canada’s news publishers taking on OpenAI.
5 December 2024 In-house counsel from Siemens and defence company Leonardo debated how best to protect AI innovations in this fast-moving arena, at WIPR’s AI & IP Europe conference in London.
5 December 2024 Development comes nearly a year after the previous government backtracked on plans giving AI developers broad copyright exceptions | Status quo “not working” for AI developers or rights owners, says IPO’s AI lead at WIPR conference.
29 November 2024 News from around the world that you may have missed, including Tesla, a UPC opt-outs ruling, and Netflix’s Tiger King saga.
26 November 2024 The association's new reporter general Ralph Nack explains why the association is addressing “one of the biggest challenges in the history of copyright”.
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