This week, there’s a lot of uncertainty as to what President-Elect Trump will do in his second term. Ars Technica had a nice look at what might occur in AI regulation. Circle ID has a nice look at the future of Internet regulation. Finally, IAPP’s summary looks at those as well as privacy regulation. Future…
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Links for Week of October 25, 2024
This week, I liked Professor Goldman’s post about competitive keyword advertising in the 9th Circuit. The proprietor of an AI chatbot is being sued for allegedly causing the suicide of a teenager. Finally, I liked an article over Tesla and Warner Bros. being sued for unauthorized use of imagery from Blade Runner 2049, owned by…
Links for Week of September 6, 2024
This week, via BeSpacific, I liked this Tech Policy article on the myths behind Generative AI. Further, the Internet Archive’s e-book lending was found not to be fair use on appeal to the Second Circuit. Myths Behind Generative AI Fair Use
Links for Week of August 30, 2024
This week, David Colarusso posted the syllabus for his course on “Artificial Intelligence and the Law” to LLRX. Well worth reading. If art contains an NFT, is it now a security that must be regulated by the SEC? A new lawsuit is challenging that. Finally, Bruce Schneier has posted links to a long-lost lecture from…
Links for Week of August 23, 2024
This week, I liked the start of a new series of articles on CircleID about internet governance. It does a good job of explaining how the current regime developed over time. Palo Alto Networks published its current report on the state of ransomware. Finally, San Francisco’s city attorney is suing some of the popular sites…
Links for Week of August 16, 2024
This week, there was an interesting ruling denying a motion to dismiss in the ongoing class action lawsuit against some of the larger AI Image Generation sites, Stability AI, Midjourney, Runway AI, and DeviantArt. The FTC also introduced a new final rule banning fake reviews. Finally, a reminder to be careful of the fine print…
Links for Week of August 2, 2024
This week, there’s some new legislation proposed which would add a “digital replication right” for likenesses. Via BeSpacific, I learned of a new tool to allow copyright holders to see if their work is being used to train AI models. Finally, Professor Grimmelmann has a new article on copyright and generative AI. NO FAKES Act…
Links for Week of July 12, 2024
This week, a tool that artists are using to protect against mimicry of their online artwork by AI was cracked. Professor Guadamuz has a nice article on Internet history. Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it… Finally, Professor Goldman explained what happed to Gonzalez v. Google after the Supreme Court’s ruling last term….
Links for Week of June 28, 2024
This week, two of the AI-powered sites for music generation, Udio and Suno, had lawsuits filed against them by Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Warner Records. A Hat tip to John Welch for linking to a great article on Amazon’s quiet overhaul of the trademark system. Finally, I liked Professor Guadamuz’s post on the…
Links for Week of June 21, 2024
This week, I liked Bruce Schneier’s article on Democracy and AI. I also thought it was interesting how Apple’s Private Cloud Compute, introduced during WWDC earlier this month, actually works. AI and Democracy Apple – Private Cloud Compute